Senior Advisor - Sexual Violence Service Development Team
Date: 25 Mar 2025
Location: Wellington, NZ
Company: Ministry of Social Development
About us
The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
Senior Advisor – Sexual Violence Service Development Team
• Are you passionate about helping create high quality services for Aotearoa’s most vulnerable?
• 18 Month Fixed Term/Secondment opportunity
• Successful applicants must be based in Wellington
Join us! We make a real and positive difference for communities, through the services we invest in and the support we give.
Mō te tīma / About the Team
The Safe, Strong Families and Communities (SSFC) team sits within the Community, Partnerships and Programmes business unit and delivers MSD’s response to family violence, sexual violence and building financial capability across New Zealand.
The sexual violence team designs, delivers and procures sexual violence support services across New Zealand, with a focus on increasing the availability, accessibility and quality of these services. In this role you will be part of an innovative team committed to improving access to sexual violence support services for individuals and whānau that have been affected by sexual violence.
We are after someone that is experienced, innovative and committed to this kaupapa.
Mō te tūnga / About the role
As a Senior Advisor your role will be focused on redesigning and enhancing sexual violence services. You will bring your strong writing and service design skills to deliver high quality advice and reports that support the development of sexual violence support services.
You will be part of a small dynamic team who work:
- across Government agencies (especially the Te Puna Aonui agencies)
- directly with non-government agencies, including those that deliver sexual violence support services
- with relevant Business Units and teams within MSD
- to ensure sexual violence support services are responsive to Māori
- to support the wider team culture
Mōu – Ngā Pūkenga me ngā Wheako / Skills and experience
To be successful in this role, you will:
- Understand and be able to demonstrate actioning the Articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Possess strong writing, analytical and communication skills
- Have a sound understanding of political processes and how government operates
- Have service design and implementation experience
- Have a demonstrated ability of working collaboratively and effectively internally and externally to achieve agreed outcomes
- Be able to deliver and work to deadlines
- Be an innovative thinker that can provide practical solutions for complex issues
We also value experience and knowledge in these areas:
- Relevant experience with non-government organisations, preferably in the sexual violence sector
- Experience working in the community with whānau Māori
- Budget Bid process knowledge
- Policy experience
- Knowledge of tikanga Māori approaches
If this sounds like you, and you’re ready to work alongside and enable our people to design their future and success then we want to hear from you.
Position Description
Salary range: $102,533.00 - $124,402.00
How to apply
To apply, click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.
Note: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.
All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at jobs@msd.govt.nz
Internal MSD Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work. This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.
Closing date: Sunday 6th April, 2025.
Joining us
Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents. We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Māori, Hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.
