Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
The Regulatory and Risk Assurance team is a new team that will ensure the consistency and calibration of the Biosecurity Import and Export Standards Directorate's regulatory activities and coherence, and alignment of biosecurity risk analysis across the Directorate and wider organisation.
As our Adviser / Senior Adviser, you will be supported to explore highly innovative approaches to co-design products and services that enhance our regulatory system. You will be able to confidently and successfully work with a range of subject matter experts to identify and develop new and better ways to achieve regulatory outcomes. You will facilitate innovative approaches to problems, particularly those that improve accessibility and compliance, reduce complexity and minimise costs.
Mōu - About You
To be successful in this role, you will be comfortable with dealing with ambiguity, be naturally inquisitive and will bring the following skills or experience:
- proven experience in applying human-centred design/design-methodology including journey-mapping, desktop and ethnographic research, co-design, ideation workshopping etc. with evidence of contributing to/leading delivering products and services that have been applied in the real world;
- experience/knowledge/interest in regulatory design;
- ability to quickly understand the nature of problems and identify a range of possible solutions (including their implications);
- ability to plan projects and deliver them on time, within agreed resources;
- you will be a champion of change and be the ‘voice of the customer' making our rules accessible, useable and desirable;
- an interest or experience working in the Biosecurity system;
- strong relationship management skills including establishing, building and maintaining key working relationships with users;
- excellent communication skills with the ability write in plain English and tailor messages to your audience;
- experience using InDesign, Figma, Canva or other similar tools.
Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
This role reports to the Team Manager Regulatory and Risk Assurance, this is a new team where you will be working alongside other Advisers/Senior Advisers/Specialist Advisers to deliver products and services that enhance our regulatory system. This team is unique as it provides regulatory stewardship for the Biosecurity Import and Export Standards Directorate, meaning you will get first-hand experience in seeing how risk analysis informs standard setting and implementation.
Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI
Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
- Additional MPI leave days
- Annual Wellness payment
- Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
- Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation
Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - 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, hapū, whānau and hāpori.
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 Manatū 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 midnight on 25 March 2025.
If you have any questions about the role, please email melissa.heaney@mpi.govt.nz
