Senior Advisor, Delivery Support Services

Everybody should have a place to live that is warm dry safe stable and affordable with access to the support they need to live healthy successful lives.

Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) leads Aotearoa - New Zealands housing and urban development work programme.

Mō te tūnga About the role

As Senior Advisor Delivery Support Services you will be part of a small team supporting a busy Directorate with briefings information requests written and oral questions and requests under the Official Information Act. We also coordinate complex pieces of work across the Directorate and support our colleagues across the Group with additional capacity where we can.

We work in a fast-paced environment with varied subject matter closely supporting Government social housing priorities. This role is ideally suited to someone who is confident working at a Senior Advisor level knowledgeable about the Machinery of Government and is experienced quickly coming to grips with new subject matter to producing consistently high-quality advice.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading multiple pieces of work concurrently and managing multiple urgent deadlines.
• Leading and contributing to responses to sensitive or complex Official Information Act requests Ministerial correspondence oral and written parliamentary questions advice to Ministers and select committees (including the Estimates Examination and Annual Review processes) reports to Ministers and proactive releases in a timely accurate and efficient manner.
• Collaborating with the Directorate and wider HUD for input
• Ensuring that Ministers Parliament HUD business units and the public are well served with timely accurate transparent high-quality information advice and support.
• Bringing a strategic lens to issue management ensuring a range of perspectives are considered and consistency.
• Provide quality peer-review support

The salary range for this role is $105780 $% KiwiSaver contribution.

This is an 18-month fixed term Wellington based position.

Ōwheakoō pukenga About you

To thrive in our busy challenging and changing environment you will be adaptable flexible and resilient.

With a track record of building strong relationships across different groups and staff you will be experienced providing tailored support that both anticipates and meets their needs.

Importantly you will add something to our team. You will have a good sense of humour bring yourself to work and embrace our spirit of service for supporting Ministers and our colleagues across the Ministry.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be a strong writer and communicator with excellent attention to detail.
• Organised and capable of juggling multiple pieces of work with tight deadlines.
• Be curious and analytical. You will be experienced cutting to the heart of complex issues and requests providing quality advice that is fit for purpose.
• Have a well-rounded skillset. Literacy in financial information communications beneficial but not essential.
• Present complex and technical messages in a clear jargon-free way that is tailored to the audience.
• Have Senior-level experience in managing delivering and peer-reviewing briefings advice Official Information Act requests Ministerial correspondence parliamentary questions select committee documents Cabinet documents and advice and reports for Ministers.
• Show initiative and know how to think on your feet. You will make quality decisions and possess sound judgement identify/anticipate risk and escalate when necessary.
• See the bigger picture and make connections across priorities and teams.
• Have political nous and a radar for risk.
• Build robust relationships. We work in partnership with our colleagues and this will be an important part of who you are and how you do business.

Mō mātou About us

Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga reflects the intention of the foundation for a treasured home. The name comes from the Māori whakatauki (proverb) he kurakāinga e hokia he kuratangata e kore e hokia - a treasured home will endure not so a treasured person. It carries with it a strong connection to our purpose: he kāingaora he haporiora - thriving communities where everyone has a place to call home. The importance of ensuring the wellbeing of people within the home and our connection with the land - acknowledges the generations of people who have always called this place home - and affirms our commitment to delivering for future generations of New Zealanders.

Ngāpainga What we offer

• Flexible working to give work/life balance

• Engaging employee-led people networks that celebrate diversity provide safe spaces and encourage thought-leadership

• Close to the railway station modern office space and cloud -based technology that allows for joined up cohesive collaboration

• Wellbeing initiatives tools and courses and a discounted health insurance scheme

• Open minds - we arent afraid of change and encourage fresh approaches and ideas from people who want to make a difference

• We work to make sure the aspirations of whānau hapū and iwi are enabled

• Salaries automatically move up a step on an annual basis

Me pēhea te tuku tono How to apply

Please click on the APPLY button to be directed to the application page from here you can upload your CV and cover letter. Please note while applications close on 5pm Sunday 9 November 2025 we will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

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

For tracking and evaluation purposes all applications must be submitted via our on-line process. You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.

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