Senior Policy Analyst

Mō te tūnga | About the role: 

Join our policy team to work on interesting and challenging policy issues, where you will be responsible for providing policy advice to help make New Zealand an inclusive and non-disabling society.

We have a busy work programme ahead, with opportunities to work on:

• the refresh of the New Zealand Disability Strategy
• implementing the Government’s response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• leading and contributing to other cross-Government policy processes to improve outcomes for disabled people

We offer work that will develop your policy and analytical skills , and training opportunities to keep lifting the quality of our policy advice. 

There may be opportunities to move between teams within the Ministry to help develop a broad range of skills and experience, and to support the management of our work programme.  

Mōu | About you: 

As a Senior Policy Analyst you will:

• be an experienced policy professional with a strong understanding of the New Zealand government sector
• competent in navigating complex policy problems and making sense of complex systems
• competent navigating Cabinet and Ministerial decision-making processes
• confident supporting team members through collaboration, quality assurance and coaching
• have well developed analytical and writing skills and understand how to apply these skills through policy development processes
• bring a range of policy skills you can apply in a disability policy context
• have or be ready to gain understanding of the diverse lived experiences of disabled people and use these to inform policy development processes
• bring, or be keen to improve, knowledge and experience of te ao Māori and te Tiriti o Waitangi and understand how to apply this to policy and legislative work, and
• enjoy working in an inclusive environment where different and new perspectives are valued.

To undertake this role successfully you will either be a disabled person, or be able to establish credibility and trust with the disability community.

He Whakaahuatanga Tūnga | Position Description:

A copy of the job discription can be found here: Senior Policy Analyst position description. 

Salary Range: $112,372 - $136,429

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:  Monday 21 July 2025. 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply: 

Click the 'Apply' button to complete the online form, or let’s 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: PeopleandCulture@whaikaha.govt.nz

If you work for Whaikaha please apply through the myHR portal so that your employee profile is visible as an internal candidate.