Senior Adviser (Food Act Operations)

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Senior Adviser (Food Act Operations)
• Role type
• : Permanent, full-time
• Location
• : Christchurch
• Salary band & range
• : General Salary Range D : $100,934 to $118,005 depending on skills and experience
• About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga
• As a Senior Adviser in the Food Act Operations team, you'll help us support the systems and services that underpin and enhance New Zealand's food safety framework.

You will be a key player in a small group focussed on building and maintaining strong collaborative relationships with recognised agencies, territorial authorities, third-party service providers, and other key stakeholders to ensure consistent and effective application of domestic food regulatory requirements across the country.This is a dynamic and proactive role that requires adaptability, strategic thinking, communication and a commitment to continuous improvement.

You'll be part of a team that's focused on finding and delivering smarter, more effective ways to regulate a diverse and evolving food sector.

If you're a proven thinker, communicator and relationship builder who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys tackling complex challenges, we'd love to hear from you.Your key responsibilities will include :

You will bring experience working with with recognised agencies or territorial authorities and a collaborative mindset with the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, whether you're working with industry partners, regulators, or internal teams.

Your experience in regulatory environments, food safety, or food processing gives you the confidence to navigate challenges and contribute to meaningful change.We're looking for someone who has :

Food Risk Management is responsible for setting standards for food production, processing, importing and exporting; identifying emerging food safety risks; and delivering an agile and evolving food compliance and response system.The newly formed Food Act Operations team is a team of 10 people, that will be working to support councils, verifiers, evaluators, food business and other stakeholders with their requirements under the Food Act.Based primarily out of Wellington in Pastoral House, our team is hard working and friendly.

People enjoy working in this team because we have an energetic and positive team environment.

Our work spans across many areas and so there will always be opportunities to learn, grow and try new things.

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.

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