Kaitohutohu | Advisor (Waikato-Waiariki), Rotorua

Kaitohutohu | Advisor
Te Puni Rohe | Regions
Te Puni Kokiri | The Ministry of M ori Development

Location: Waikato-Waiariki, Rotorua.

Te Puni Kokiri is the government's principal policy advisor on M ori wellbeing and development. We achieve strategic influence with a focus on providing high quality policy advice and holding other agencies to account for delivering public services to, for, and with M ori. This includes our mandate to promote M ori achievement in education, training, health and economic resource development along with performing our monitoring and mentoring roles.

We have an exciting opportunity for two Kaitohutohu | Advisors to bring their life experience, knowledge and passion for "thriving whanau" to our collaborative, welcoming Rotorua office.

Te whai w hitanga | The opportunity

Agile and supportive, kaimahi take their mahi across the wider region as part of a "One Waikato-Waiariki" approach. This well-established proactive team shares ideas, is led and supported by dedicated team of kaiwhakahaere and kaimahi who encourage and upskill one another.

The Advisor is responsible for assisting wh nau, hapu, iwi, M ori organisations and M ori communities to develop and implement initiatives that will enable them to achieve long-term economic and social development. They do this by:

• Facilitating regional partnerships and working with stakeholders across iwi, public and private sectors.
• Assisting in the development and management of proposals for funding, including investments.
• Contributing to regional work programmes including leading and providing policy advice across a range of project related issues significant to M ori and Government.
• Acting as an effective conduit for information both into and out of M ori communities to support M ori initiatives.

The appointment range for this role is between $76,022 to $92,015 per annum (With a midpoint of $84,468) and the salary will be determined based on the successful candidate's skills and experience.

Mou | About you

We are looking for kaimahi who take an engagement and relationship approach to their mahi over a purely transactional one. To be successful you will have:

• Experience working with community, preferably with M ori and working collaboratively with others to get work done
• Research skills, including evaluation of opportunities and risks. Demonstrated capability in providing high quality advice and recommendations based on your research.
• A high level of written communication and be skilled working with numbers, including spreadsheets, and databases. Technologically savvy, especially with the Microsoft suite.
• Some understanding of and can speak some reo M ori and be comfortable working in a te ao M ori environment.
• Clean full drivers licence.

T u e whai ai | What you will get in return

Te Puni Kokiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of te wero, manaakitanga, he toa takitini and ture tangata.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:

• Optical allowance
• Hauora allowance
• Te Reo M ori proficiency allowance
• Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.

Te Puni Kokiri | Ministry of M ori Development

Te Puni Kokiri is committed to our vision of 'Wh nau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Wh nau'. We consider that when wh nau are thriving, so do their communities, hapu, iwi and all of Aotearoa. This underpins everything we do.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting M ori collective success. They do this by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapu and wh nau M ori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables M ori participation and success as M ori, and it is our people who will create a future where all wh nau can thrive.

We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We believe that diversity fuels innovation and enriches our collective strength. Your unique perspectives, skills, and heritage contribute to our mission of advancing M ori aspirations and well-being.

Tono mai | Apply Now!

Ka aki kina koe kia tukuna mai to tononga i tenei rangi tonu, kia whakap ngia r nei tetahi Ringa Taritari e korero ai mo ng painga o tenei whai w hitanga, me tona h ngai ki o wh inga -umanga. Nau mai r ko ng tononga i te reo M ori, te reo P keh , te reorua r nei, ka mutu, e kore to kowhiringa reo e whai p nga kino ki to tononga ahakoa te aha. Ka tirohia ai e m tou ng tononga katoa, ka mutu, kite ana m tou i te tangata tika rawa atu, ka whakatungia ko ia.

We encourage you to apply today or get in touch with one of our recruitment partners to discuss how this great opportunity will fit with your career goals. We welcome applications in te reo M ori, English, or both. Please be assured that applying in te reo M ori will not slow down or affect your application. We are actively reviewing talent, and an appointment will be made as soon as we identify our ideal candidate.

Imeratia vacancy@tpk.govt.nz me he p tai u | Please email vacancy@tpk.govt.nz with any p tai.

Ka aukati ng tono hei te R tapu 30 Poututerangi te 11.55pm | Applications close on Sunday 30 March 2025 at 11.55pm.