Principal Advisor, Māori Partnerships

Job DescriptionThe Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence PreventionMake a real impact: Become part of our vision to eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence in Aotearoa New ZealandAre you ready to be part of something bigger? We are a unit with a significant system role, working across government to take collective action against family violence and sexual violence.We steward the family violence and sexual violence system and drive realisation of the cross-agency strategy—Te Aorerekura. We work in partnership with communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, placing survivors, families, and whānau at the heart of everything we do.Te Haeata/The OpportunityThe Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention is seeking a Principal Advisor, Māori for a fixed term of 12 months to support the Centre in its efforts to grow authentic and meaningful Māori-Crown partnerships and develop internal cultural intelligence to improve outcomes for Māori in our work.The Principal Advisor, Māori will provide advice and expertise on tikanga and kawa, lead the development of a cultural capability framework grounded in our organisational values, and support strategic Māori-Crown partnerships. Additionally, they will provide advice across the Centre that supports improved outcomes for Māori, including to leaders and Ministers.Ō Pūkenga/Skills And ExperienceNo candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!strong grounding in written and verbal te reo Māori and deep understanding of tikanga Māori. Translation registration is a bonus, but not a requirementstrategic and operational relationship management, with a particular focus on iwi, hapū and Māori partnerships and connectionsexperience providing written and verbal advice and recommendations to leaders in a government contextexperience in building capability and cultivating positive organisational culturefamiliarity in the development of resources and tools to increase knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in order to embed improved outcomes for Māori through our ways of working and decision making.Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here.Our Values: Our values are grounded in Te Kāhui Rau, a narrative that liken our values to the feathers of native manu. Each manu and their feathers, or rau, embody different traits and behaviours that we seek to uphold in the way we work.Te rau kūkupa represents compassion and aroha.Te rau huia represents integrity and tika, ponoTe rau tītapu represents collaboration and kotahitangaTe rau piopio represents equity and oritetanga.Te rau kura represents innovation and auahatanga.One Team: As a small unit, we work as one team to deliver maximum impact. We are flexible, working in cross-functional teams to ensure we have the right mix of capability to do the right work. We are innovative and harness the people across the Family Violence and Sexual Violence system to deliver collective impact.Professional Development: We support continuous development of technical capability and leadership expertise.BenefitsWe offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:flexible work hours where possible.an online professional development portal.access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks.See our full range of benefits here.With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.Utu ā-tau/SalaryThe appointing salary for this role will be between $129,129 and $179,192 based on skills and experience.Tono mai/ApplyTo apply for this position, please submit your application through our career's portal here. Ensure your application includes a cover letter and CV detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.Applications close on Wednesday, 22 October however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and may invite successful candidates to interview before the close date.If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nzFollow us on LinkedIn