Senior Privacy Advisor | Kaitohutohu Matua Tumataiti

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Bring your creativity, passion, innovation, and ideas to work on privacy at Stats NZ

Embed a culture of continuous learning and improvement and provide robust and actionable advice

Work in our brand new 6-star green building in Welllington

Fixed term role until June 30,

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of

• people across Aotearoa.

We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Maori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders.

Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

What's in it for you?

| Nga hua ka riro ki a koe

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about theWay We Workat Stats NZ and also check out our benefits.

We want working for us... to work for you!!

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include :

Balance life and work commitments

Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)

Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa

3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)

City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs

State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington

The role | Te tunga

We are seeking a forward-thinking AI Privacy Advisor to lead the development and enforcement of privacy frameworks across our AI systems and data-driven operations.

This is a fixed term role based in Wellington.

This role is critical in ensuring ethical AI deployment, regulatory compliance, and public trust in our initiatives.

This role would suit someone who can bring :

Experience in leading privacy work.

An in-depth knowledge of AI

Experience in a similar role that included a large component of strengthening privacy capability.

Deep technical knowledge and experience in privacy and information sharing.

Excellent relationship skills to champion privacy at all levels

Demonstration of matauranga Maori, fluency in te reo, understanding of tikanga and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a work setting own capability.

Demonstrate a willingness to upskill and increase your cultural capability

Understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures.

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work.

We encourage you to beyou in your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability.

You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

How to apply | Me pehea te tuku tono

If this sounds like you, click on theApply nowbutton to be redirected to the application page on our careers site.

The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview.

You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video.

Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies : unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.

Job level(s) 4-6 years experience, 7+ years experience

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