Kaitohutohu Matua - Partnerships Lead Advisor Māori

Mōu | For you

Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

Starting salary: $118,052 - $138,158 negotiable + superannuation

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ, the Way We Work and our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!

Other benefits of joining our Stats whānau include:

• Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
• Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
• 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)

Ko mātou | About Us

Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1400+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Te tūnga | The role

As Partnerships Lead Advisor Māori, you report directly to the Senior Manager - Māori Partnerships & Engagement, your skills and expertise are critical to helping us achieve improved outcomes for Iwi Māori and for Aotearoa New Zealand.  This role will further embed our commitment to working with Iwi Māori under Te Tiriti and grow its influence and importance in Stats NZ to positively increase our engagement with Iwi Māori in the data system. You will provide intensive advice, brokering and facilitation of Partnerships between the organisation and Iwi Māori. This role would suit someone who can:

• Develop and hold relationships with Māori; engage with Post Settlement Governance Entities (PSGEs) with existing commitments
• Raise the profile of P&E and partnership opportunities in the regions
• Identify opportunities for data partnerships with Māori (Iwi, NGOs, Trusts, Entities); and raise or escalate system blockers to improve process and practice.
• Be able to demonstrate mātauranga Māori, fluency in te reo, understanding of tikanga and applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a work setting own capability

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application. Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, tell us what attracted you to this role, and tell us what you would bring to Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz  if you have any questions.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.