New Zealand Customs Service Looking for Principal Advisor – Border Executive Board at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

Come and experience a cross agency work programme and system thinking that brings six agencies together.

We have an interesting and exciting opportunity for a Principal Advisor to join the Border Executive Board team, based at NZ Customs. We are flexible about the role being permanent or we welcome interagency secondments.

Preference for this role is to be based in Wellington, but we are open to applications from candidates with skills and experience who have the ability to spend time in Wellington regularly.

The Border Executive Board was the first interdepartmental executive board formed in early 2021. It comprises six public sector chief executives who are jointly responsible for the performance of New Zealand’s border. The Board is chaired by the Comptroller/Chief Executive of the New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa.

You will be part of a small, engaged, close-knit team established to enable the Border Executive Board to govern the border system, to act as a bridge between the Board and border agencies, and to support delivery of the Board’s work programme to achieve a smart and safe border.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Working at a Principal Advisor level will involve a range of skills working across different subject areas as needed to support governance and delivery of a significant work programme. You will be expected to provide thought leadership on matters relating to the border system. All roles within the team are ‘hands-on” and we work together to maximise the impact of our combined expertise.

Role

For this role we are seeking experience in the following areas but welcome applications from those interested in the Border Executive Board and working as an interdepartmental board

The position description is general to allow flexibility across the work programme.

• strategic or systems thinking
• policy
• organisational strategy and performance
• assurance

Our team’s work is balanced between providing governance support, connecting policy to operational delivery, facilitation to make it easy for agencies to work collaboratively, and plenty of longer-term system thinking. It is an exciting time to be part of how the interdepartmental executive board model operates. Come and join us!

Ko wai koe | About you

To Be Successful In This Role You Will

• want to work at a system level;
• be experienced at a Principal Advisor level in strategic thinking and supporting delivery of a significant work programme;
• be comfortable working in a dynamic environment and with ambiguity;
• be confident providing advice at chief executive, ministerial and Cabinet level;
• be confident working senior staff and stakeholders;
• be able to scope work and deliver a structured approach that enables cross agency working be able to work accurately at pace;
• be easy to work with, building and maintaining relationships across many agencies with people at many different levels;
• be helpful and positive, connecting people and information;
• be proactive, inquisitive and comfortable working with unfamiliar subject matters;
• ideally have a background in the public service and optimally within a border agency.

We are focused on enabling the Border Executive Board to be successful by having a team with complementary skills. If you think you have what it takes but don’t meet everything stated in the advertisement or position description, still get in touch.

Joining the Border Executive Board Team

To join the Border Executive Board Team you will need to meet Customs | Te Mana Ārai requirements as the host agency. Customs was ranked second in the Randstad most attractive employers 2023.

Mahi ki Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa | Working for New Zealand Customs

To join Customs in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand permanent resident* and be able to obtain and maintain an Organisational Security clearance along with being able to obtain and maintain a higher level security clearance.

(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years, (including 5 years ago from the date of this application) and resides in New Zealand at time of application;

OR

A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years, (including 5 years ago from the date of this application) and resides in New Zealand at time of application who has travelled out of New Zealand for short periods of time i.e. > 6 months in one of the following countries: Australia, United Kingdom, United States or Canada and can provide police certificates from those countries for the period of absence.

Because of the nature of the Border Executive Board Team’s and Customs’ work you must have a clear Police record. Organisational security clearances are mandatory and are conducted by Customs. You are also required to pass a drug test.

You must have a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service towards a recommendation of suitability for security clearance at a higher level.

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. It provides equal employment opportunities and welcomes applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role.

Customs | Te Mana Ārai supports flexible working arrangements and welcomes the opportunity to speak with you about your flexible working requirements.

Our Benefits

• Learning and development opportunities
• Free in-house gym access (Wellington)
• Flexible working arrangements.

Me pehea te whakauru | How to apply

Please visit our website http://www.customs.govt.nz.to apply on line.

To express your interest, please apply on line by submitting a CV and Cover Letter that demonstrates your ability to meet the competencies required for the role as outlined in the position description. For more information about the role, please contact Suzanne Leahy (Senior Recruitment Advisor) at [email protected]

Deadline for applications is 11pm, Friday 7 July 2023

“Please note, we will be reviewing and shortlisting applications as they are received, so apply as soon as possible, as this position may close earlier than the closing date specified above”