Team Manager National Monitoring & Intelligence

Job title : Team Manager National Monitoring & Intelligence

Role type : Permanent, Full time

Location : Petone, Wellington

Salary band & range : General Salary Range C - $119,376 to $139,700 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Korero mo te turanga

Lead a team that turns information into intelligence to protect New Zealand's fisheries resources.

Are you passionate about leading people and making a difference in New Zealand's commercial fishing sector?

We're looking for a Team Manager to lead a high-performing team of compliance analysts in a complex regulatory environment.

We're looking for a dynamic people leader to head our National Monitoring & Intelligenceteam.

This role is critical in ensuring the delivery of actionable intelligence and operational oversight to detect illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) commercial fishing offending in New Zealand fisheries waters.

About You - Mou

As our Team Manager – National Monitoring & Intelligence, you will :

• Drive national priorities and compliance strategies for commercial fisheries
• Oversee intelligence analysis and monitoring programmes that inform operational decisions
• Continue to develop and implement risk-based and scanning frameworks
• Provide authoritative advice to senior leadership and ensure compliance with legislative and evidential standards
• Lead and develop a high-performing team, fostering collaboration and technical excellence
• Ensure the team adheres to legislation, maintains professional standards and ethics
• Represent MPI across MPI and other government agency forums
• Supporting the continued improvement and innovation of our digital monitoring tools
• To be considered a successful applicant you will have;
• Proven leadership experience in an intelligence or regulatory environment
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong understanding of legislation and regulatory processes
• Ability to build effective relationships across government and industry
• It is also desirable that you will have;
• Expertise in compliance operations
• Familiarity with technologies used in monitoring and regulatory environments
• Knowledge of commercial fishing

You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply.

We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit.

About the Team - Mo to matou Ropu

This is your opportunity to lead a team of 10 analysts in a collaborative, inclusive and supportive environment.

You will make a tangible impact on the protection of New Zealand's fisheries by providing monitoring information, tactical and operational intelligence on commercial fishing entities and activities.

You'll work with a clear purpose; protecting our fisheries for future generations.

About MPI - Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua

The Ministry for Primary Industries is helping to seize export opportunities for our primary industries, improve sector productivity, ensure the food we produce is safe, increase sustainable resource use, and protect New Zealand from biological risk.

Benefits of working at MPI - Nga hua o te Mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua

Security checks - Nga Taki Whakahaumaru

Higher level Security Clearance

If you do not meet these minimum criteria, we may not be able to accept your application.

Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.

As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and / or apply online, please click "APPLY FOR THIS JOB" or visit the MPI Careers Site.

To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at

If you have any questions about the role, please email

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