Senior Technical Advisor
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Senior Technical Advisor will bring fuel market and supply chain experience and expertise to the Resource Markets (RM) Branch’s Compliance team, which is responsible for enforcing regulations applicable to the petroleum and minerals sectors. The team traditionally focused on compliance with the requirements under the Crown Minerals Act but is being expanded to implement fuel security measures.
The key responsibilities of the Senior Technical Advisor include:
- Implementing the Minimum Stockholding Obligation regime in accordance with Part 4 of the Fuel Industry (Improving Fuel Resilience) Amendment Act 2023 and Fuel Industry (Fuel Resilience) Amendment Regulations 2024 (currently being drafted).
- Work closely with the Insights and Intelligence branch to develop the templates and forms for submission of information required under the regulations.
- Monitor the fuel sector through review of the information to ensure compliance with the regulations:
- Minimum Stockholding Obligations are met,
- calculation of obligations are consistent with regulations,
- any entitlement agreements used to meet obligations are valid, and
- assurance statements are submitted by an obliged person.
- Providing guidance documentation and education to obliged persons on:
- Information disclosure,
- applications for exemptions,
- compliance plans, and
- enforceable undertakings
- Assessment of and recommendation to decision makers on submitted:
- exemptions,
- compliance plans, and
- enforceable undertakings by obliged persons.
- Assist in the prosecution of non-compliant obliged persons.
- Extract insights from the disclosed information to inform policy development and for publication purposes.
- Participating in fuel emergency simulation exercises.
- Contributing to assessment of business case for fuel resilience measures.
Internally, the Senior Technical Advisor is expected work collaboratively with others within the Resource Markets, Energy Markets and Insights and Intelligence branches to ensure New Zealand’s fuel resilience is met and continues to improve.
Externally, the Senior Technical Advisor is expected work collaboratively with relevant government agencies, fuel companies and fuel infrastructure operators to ensure New Zealand’s fuel resilience is met and continues to improve.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- A tertiary qualification in fields relating to science, engineering or business is required.
- At least five years' experience in fuel supply chain, terminal operations, or related fuel services is necessary.
- Proven ability to understand relevant legislation and apply it to operational arrangements.
- Regulator experience is highly desirable.
- Sound compliance skills including gathering, researching, analyzing and evaluating information and working knowledge of the enforcement process.
- Sound commercial and infrastructure understanding of New Zealand fuel sector.
- Established network across New Zealand fuel sector, both the commercial entities and other government agencies.
- Well-developed written and oral presentation, and interviewing skills.
- Planning, organising and project management skills, including ability to maintain performance when under pressure, critical assessment of workflows, and appropriate prioritising of work.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; demonstrated by credibility, personal or collaborative influence, managing expectations and targeted persuasion.
- Sound quantitative competency.
- Considerable experience professionally representing an organisation to senior levels across government or the private sector.
- Considerable experience in dealing with ambiguity in a complex and dynamic environment.
- The willingness and ability to mentor less experienced staff.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Responsibilities of this position are expected to change over time as the Ministry responds to changing needs. The incumbent will need the flexibility to adapt and develop as the environment evolves.
Critical areas of success
- Shapes an ambiguous, complex or unclear technical issue into a problem; identify its root causes; explore and evaluate relevant information and integrate it into the development of options.
- Conducts research into complex issues and produces technical advice.
- Presents information and actively works with staff in other MBIE branches, government and external agencies.
- Manages information and data appropriately.
- Uses project planning and management techniques to effectively carry out the agreed work in technical areas, using initiative to resolve most conflicts, manage risks and coordinate work with others.
- Contributes to the development an effective compliance strategy for the effective regulation under the relevant legislation.
- Applies an outward-looking approach to building relationships with external stakeholders, delivery agencies and government agencies, understands their different perspectives, and is able to manage differences of views and reflect them in advice.
- Be a self-starter, taking responsibility for own work and quickly getting up to speed.
- Be a team player who willingly and proactively assists others.
- Proactively grows knowledge and skills in relevant areas, and shares that with others.
Relationship management
- Participates as an active team member and contributes knowledge and expertise needed to achieve MBIE’s outcomes.
- Develops effective working relationships with other MBIE managers and staff in order to transfer knowledge and learning from the team to the wider organisation.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, in order to identify and share best practice information and to promote the Ministry, its products and services.
- Represents whole-of-Ministry views and protects its reputation in any external interactions.
- Responds to Official Information Act and Privacy Act requests correctly and within legislated timeframes.
Wellbeing, health & safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry
The Senior Technical Advisor position reports into the Manager Monitoring within the Resources Markets (RM) branch. The branch sits within the Building, Resources and Markets group.
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Ngā matatau – Our competencies
Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.
Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.
Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.
Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.
Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.
Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
