Advisor: Ministerial Services, it starts with you!
- Based at Police National Headquarters
- Permanent
About the role
The Advisor Ministerial Services works as part of a small collaborative team focused on ensuring the timeliness and quality of official information requests, Ministerial correspondence and written parliamentary questions are met. This is an opportunity to be a key member of one of the busiest Ministerial Services teams in Wellington.
Key Accountabilities:
- Manages official correspondence and other information between Police National Headquarters, Parliament, Police districts and members of the public.
- Oversees preparation of written parliamentary questions and manages Executive approval process.
- Triages, assigns and manages approval process for official information requests.
- Ensures Ministerial and official correspondence is regularly reviewed for quality, consistency, timeliness and appropriateness to audience.
- Drafts appropriate and strategically sound responses to correspondence and questions for Executive approval and release.
- Prepares advice for the Office of the Ombudsman requests and reports.
- Manages Police’s Information Request Tool for the up-to-date recording and monitoring of official correspondence and other information.
What you’ll bring
Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police.
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
You will need to:
- Be experienced in responding to requests for information under the Official Information Act 1982
- Have excellent time management skills
- Have good political nous
- Be someone who actively seeks opinions of others
- Have strong relationship management skills
This role is set at an Individual Contributor level: this means your key purpose is to deliver (or enable others to deliver) “Our Business”.
We will ask you questions based on “How we will deliver Our Business – Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level, i.e. Individual Contributor. For more information on Our Core Competencies, please copy and paste this URL:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/core-competencies-how-we-will-deliver-our-business.pdf.
These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time. For more information on Our Values, please copy and paste this URL:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-our-values.pdf
To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/05-2023/advisor_-_ministerial_services_1.pdf
About us
Our mission is to be the safest country by delivering services that ensure New Zealand communities are confident, safe and secure.
Working Flexibly
Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We’re open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.
For more information on the above, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers
How to apply
If this position sounds like you, click apply now. You will be required to submit an application form and a chronological list of previous roles that covers the role title and the date/duration (this is a mandatory requirement and replaces a CV). Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken. For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers
Remuneration for this role between $79,948 - $92,919
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact aimee.bridgford@police.govt.nz
Applications close; Monday 29th May 2023.
