Senior Adviser - Enterprise Planning

The Ministry acts in the world to build a safer, more prosperous and more sustainable future for New Zealanders.

Kia hangai ake e te Manatu he ao-haumaru, ao-tonui, ao-pumau, ki te oranga tonutanga mo Aotearoa whanui.

Senior Adviser - Enterprise Planning

• Opportunity to apply your planning and performance expertise in a global Ministry.
• Join a high-performing, friendly and supportive team.
• Permanent opportunity based at our Head Office in Wellington.

Support MFAT to act in the world to build a safer, more prosperous, and more sustainable future for New Zealanders.

About the role - Korero mo te turanga

This is a specialist planning and performance role focused on coordinating and leading the delivery of MFAT's enterprise planning system to enable the Ministry to prioritise and deliver great outcomes for New Zealand.

Our Strategy and Performance Division (SAPD) links strategy, planning, resourcing, and performance to help the Ministry maximise its collective impact. As Senior Adviser - Enterprise Planning, you will be one of three key people within SAPD's Enterprise Planning and Performance team that is responsible for enterprise planning; monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on performance; and linking resourcing to strategic intent.

You will collaborate and coordinate with the Lead Adviser Enterprise Planning and Performance and the Senior Adviser Enterprise Performance.

The role requires extensive engagement across the Ministry, and requires well-rounded relationship, advisory and influencing skills, as well as excellent technical skills in enterprise planning systems.

Your key responsibilities in this varied role will be to:

• Contribute to the design and lead delivery and maintenance of a fit for purpose planning system to enable the Ministry to prioritise, plan and resource delivery of its responsibilities.
• Engage actively with the organisation and policy leads to support strong understanding and implementation of that system.
• Manage and coordinate delivery of the annual strategic and business planning cycle.
• Manage production of the Ministry's Strategic Intentions document.

For more detail you can request a copy of the position description by emailing recruitment@mfat.govt.nz.

The full salary range for this role is $104,670 and $141,612 total remuneration, inclusive of our 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution.

Who are we looking for? - Ma wai te mahi nei?

If you are a team player who brings manaakitanga and kotahitanga to your work and you enjoy working with, and through, others in a great team, we'd love to hear from you.

In addition, we would like to hear about your skills and experience that includes your:

• Experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining enterprise planning systems, preferable in the public sector.
• Experience in strategic and business planning.
• Knowledge of central agencies' planning, review, and benchmarking approaches.
• Experience in producing planning and accountability documentation.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including design capability in Word.
• Understanding of The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti, Te Reo Maori and Maori customs and protocols would be beneficial.

Also desirable is Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) experience, which is an increasing focus of the team.

Why MFAT? - Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Aorere

We are committed to a focus on leadership, talent, training and development, and flexible work options consistent with guidance from the Public Service Commission. Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here.

MFAT is Rainbow Tick accredited. We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported, valued, and a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

About us - Mo matou

Our people represent New Zealand on and offshore, and in doing so make New Zealanders safer and more prosperous. By building connections with and influencing other countries and international institutions, we advance New Zealand's interests and pursue New Zealand's values. We provide advice to the Government on the implications for New Zealand of what is happening in the world.

To Apply/Interested? - Me pehea te tuku tono

Apply today with your CV and cover letter.

To be considered for this position at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade you must be a NZ citizen, or Permanent Resident.

You must be able to obtain and maintain a Confidential security clearance. Ordinarily, to obtain this level of clearance candidates must have sufficient checkable background in countries where meaningful and reliable checks can be undertaken. Where requisite checks are unable to be made, the candidate application may not be able to be progressed.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a Confidential clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

Please Let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Applications close at 6pm on Sunday 13th April 2025.

Please note: This is not a Foreign Policy/diplomatic role. This is a `Corporate' role (known here as a specialist role) based in central Wellington, NZ.

While it is not usual for specialist staff to be `posted' outside of NZ, from time to time a specialist role overseas becomes available at one of our embassies, high commissions, missions or consulates. To be considered for one of these positions you would need to apply and be considered via a competitive recruitment process.

If you do have an interest in an MFAT foreign policy/diplomatic career, you would be welcome to apply for this either via our graduate recruitment or mid-level foreign policy recruitment campaigns.

As Senior Adviser - Enterprise Planning, you will be one of three key people within SAPD's Enterprise Planning and Performance team that is responsible for enterprise planning; monitoring, evaluating and reporting on performance; and linking resourcing to strategic intent.