Advisor Tupu Tai
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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.
Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Advisor Tupu Tai plays a key role in contributing to the end to end delivery of the Tupu Tai Pasifika Public Sector internship programme, including planning, recruitment, pastoral care, stakeholder engagement, training, facilitation and event management. This is a highly collaborative role that will need to actively build and maintain a wide range of internal and external relationships to support the successful delivery of the Tupu Tai programme.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Can manage workload and priorities to effectively deliver on outcomes.
- Significant experience working with Pacific young people (3+ years) in a mentoring/coaching or early in career advisory capacity preferably in the youth development or tertiary sector.
- Knowledge and experience of the aspirations and needs of Pacific young people including evidence of involvement in Pacific networks.
- An ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with a wide range of people at all levels, both internal and external to MBIE.
- Is comfortable quickly developing an understanding of context in relation to the insights required and provide strategic advice.
- Comfortable operating in a work programme and project environment, and has some knowledge and experience in this field.
- Well-developed analysis, problem solving and decision-making skills, with a focus on collaboration.
- Ability to navigate and maintain important relationships and partnerships with stakeholders.
- An understanding of government decision making and recruiting environment would be beneficial.
- Some advisory experience in an area of HR practice, such as recruitment, L&D, performance management etc. would be beneficial.
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
The responsibilities of the position are expected to change over time as the programme or work changes and the incumbent will need the flexibility to adapt and develop as the environment evolves.
Programme Delivery
- Contributes to the successful delivery of the annual Tupu Tai internship programme, including the identification of any risks, and provision of advice to the Senior Advisor Tupu Tai Programme Lead and Manager
- Understands the programmes objectives and partners with key stakeholders across the Public Sector to ensure the successful delivery of all streams of the programme.
- Provides insights and advice to the Senior Advisor Tupu Tai Programme Lead focused on how we can continuously improve end-to-end Tupu Tai processes and experiences for Tupu Tai interns and alumni who have entered the public sector.
- Contributes to the development and implementation of the attraction strategy and plan, ensuring it aligns with the Tupu Tai programme objectives and works for Pacific communities.
- Contributes to the delivery of the end-to-end recruitment process for the annual Tupu Tai interns recruitment campaign.
- Supports the delivery of the Tupu Tai programme, including programme retreats, workshops, and the opening and closing ceremonies.
- Contributes to the delivery of structured culturally grounded pastoral care and early in career support for Tupu Tai interns.
- Plans and (where required) facilitates the delivery of training for public sector agency managers and buddies taking part in the Tupu Tai programme.
Communication & Relationship Management
- Effectively develops and maintains relationships with programme stakeholders both internal and external.
- Collaborates with Public Sector early in career HR teams to ensure relevant information is shared, including best practice learnings from Tupu Tai.
- Communicates well with Tupu Tai candidates and public sector agencies to support MBIE’s employer brand.
Wellbeing, Health and 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 Advisor Tupu Tai position reports into the Manager, Langa Le Vᾱ Pacific Policy team within the Te Waka Pῡtahitanga 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
