18/302 Senior Business Advisor Official Correspondence

Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Regulatory Services
Branch: Policy Regulation and Communities
Salary: $72,732 - $98,401

• Great opportunity for experienced official correspondence professional
• Contribute your knowledge of the OIA to manage official correspondence and the associated risks
• Work in an interesting regulatory environment and help New Zealanders to understand the how and why of the regulatory decisions that affect them
• Be part of a growing, dynamic, modern regulator

Working at the Department of Internal Affairs, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders. 

As one of Government's larger regulators, Regulatory Services aims to minimise harm and maximise benefits through effective oversight of anti-money laundering and countering financing terrorism, gambling, digital safety regulatory systems.  We are a responsive risk-based regulator that uses innovation and collaboration to maximise our impact to achieve desired outcomes for New Zealand communities.

We have an opportunity for an experienced official correspondence professional to provide expert advice and leadership across the group. You will be responsible for managing official correspondence, including OIAs and privacy requests, across our gambling, digital safety and anti-money laundering regulatory systems. You will also lead improvements in our official correspondence processes and systems, and initiatives to build our correspondence capability.  The Senior Business Advisor (Official Correspondence) is a trusted advisor to our senior managers and helps effectively manage risks relating to official correspondence, particularly in respect to complex and sensitive items. 

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Proven experience in effective management of official correspondence processes
• Strong knowledge and sound understanding of the machinery of government, including the Official Information and Privacy Acts and other information law such as the Public Records Act
• The ability to identify risks, apply effective mitigations and consistently use sound judgement on complex and critical issues
• Excellent relationship management and influencing skills

If you are looking for a challenging and exciting position and want a job where the work you do matters to communities across New Zealand we would like to hear from you.

Applications close: 5pm, Monday 23 July 2018
For more information please contact: Philippa Doyle on 04 460 2853, [email protected] or Louise Cavanagh on 04 495 9372,[email protected]
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