Senior Advisor, Innovation
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Job Location:
Wellington - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
- Lead projects that create meaningful longlasting change.
- Bring people and ideas together to solve problems.
- Shape solutions that improve outcomes for disabled people.
Mō te tūnga About the Role:
As Senior Advisor Innovation you will lead work across our Innovation work programme designing and delivering projects that shape opportunities for change.
Key responsibilities:
- Identify opportunities for change and plan practical initiatives with stakeholders.
- Lead and deliver co-designed solutions to deliver meaningful change for disabled people.
- Provide high quality senior advice and contribute to strategic frameworks.
- Build strong relationships across sectors and with stakeholders.
Mōu About You:
You bring:
- Great strategic thinking skills and experience delivering innovative projects.
- Knowledge co-design and communityled development approaches.
- Well-developed understanding of the disability community and related system issues.
- Experience engaging and partnering across government NGOs the private sector and community settings.
- Project management capability with the ability to balance pace and quality.
- Committed to equity andaccessibilityin all you do.
If this role feels like a good fit but you dont meet every point in the criteria we still encourage you to apply. We value a wide range of experience and skills.
We encourage applications from Deaf and disabled people Turi Māori tāngata whaikaha Māori and those with lived experience. If youre passionate about inclusion and ready to learn wed love to hear from you.
He Whakaahuatanga Tūnga Position Description:
The job description application process and alternate formats of this advertisement can be found here: Work with us Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People
Utu-ā-tau Salary: $103148 - $125148
Mō mātou About us:
At Whaikaha we want an Aotearoa New Zealand where Deaf and disabled people and tāngata whaikaha Māori are thriving.
As a Ministry we are dedicated to this goal working with government businesses and communities to drive real change.
We do this by investing in disability communities providing strategic and policy advice across government monitoring how well services are working and identifying new exciting opportunities to make a difference.
We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive environment.
Ka Kati Ngā Tono hei te Applications Close: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Me pēhea te tuku tono How to apply:
Click the Apply button to complete the online form or lets kōrero about what you need to feel supported in your application. For example you may prefer to use video instead of a traditional CV and cover letter or you might want whānau or a friend to tell us about you.
Contact us about the best way for you to apply by emailing: .
If you work for Whaikaha please apply through the myHR portal so that your employee profile is visible as an internal candidate.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Computer Hardware
- Loan Processing
- Sales Experience
- Continuous Integration
- Iis
- Risk Management
- Banking
- Strategic Planning
- Curriculum Development
- Administrative Experience
- Program Design
- negotiation
