Principal Adviser, Caulerpa Long Term Management

Principal Adviser, Caulerpa Long Term Management Role type:
Fixed term or secondment until Sept 2025 Location:
Wellington Salary range:
C $117,035 to $156,888 depending on skills and experience Korero mo te Turanga - About the Role As the Principal Adviser, Caulerpa Long Term Management, you will contribute to initiatives to reduce the spread and impact of exotic caulerpa seaweeds that are presenting a material threat to our marine environment in the upper North Island.
Your key priorities which will contribute to the delivery of a long-term management programme for exotic Caulerpa will be:

• Supporting the Programme manager and Director in setting the strategic direction and priorities of the Caulerpa Long Term Management Programme by providing thought leadership, analysis and advice.
• Supporting the alignment of activities across MPI and between the biosecurity system and other systems, e.g.
biodiversity and environmental management.
• Actively engaging and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to identify risks and opportunities to strengthen and improve pest management and ensure others can actively participate in pest management to support the programme delivery.
• Facilitating the development of joint strategies and management plans and ensure that all projects and programmes are developed through appropriate consultation and co-design processes and are fit for purpose.
• Leading and contributing to the delivery of Caulerpa Programme's projects and programmes by ensuring that effective foundations and frameworks are in place and applied.
Mou - About You You'll likely be working in the biosecurity space or have a passion in this area.
You have likely supported initiatives requiring collaboration with multiple partners and stakeholders including iwi Maori, other regulatory agencies, and community groups to help achieve alignment and effective delivery of a complex programme.
A marine background would be ideal.
Relationship building and working effectively with partners and stakeholder groups is in your daily repertoire.
You love to work collaboratively and deliver on time with the help of those around you.
You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply.
We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit.
Mo to matou Ropu - About the Team This newly established team is focussed on the establishment and delivery of a programme of work to manage exotic caulerpa.
This team consists of two Senior Advisers with a range of skills and experience working in marine biosecurity and one senior adviser focussed on Partnerships and Engagement.
The team will be managing contracts to undertake operational work to develop tools and treatments, investigating strategic science, building capacity and capability in local communities, providing tools and information for pathway management, and influencing behaviour change.
Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua - About MPI Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI
• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
• Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi whaitake?
• Are you ready to make a difference?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapu, whanau and hapori.
We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.
As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatu Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.
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Applications close at midnight 21 November 2024 If you have any questions about the role, please email
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