Senior Partnerships Advisor - Iwi
New Zealand Police
- New Zealand
- $110,425 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Location: Wellington CBD
- Salary starting from: $110,425
- Permanent position
- We apply our skills, knowledge, and experience to uphold the cultural safety of Te Tari Pūreke, kaimahi, and partners; across the enterprise,
- We embody our Regulatory Strategy values and principles in our thinking, actions, and behaviour;
- We support the delivery of on-time, needs based, value-adding commissioned workstreams and projects;
- We work to meet the needs of our relationships and our partners;
- We reduce complexity, where able; and
- We implement long-term transformational thinking and advising in our work.
- Lead tikanga in our internal and external work
- Value relationships and ā-kanohi as mana-enhancing engagement practices
- Nurture cultural confidence within Te Tari Pūreke
- Front reo rangatira to engage our relationships, and with our partners
- Adopt inclusive thinking and behaviours with a 'for, by, and with Māori' mindset to realise Te Tiriti compliance
- Consult with our partners early to ensure their voices are truly heard
- Develop and deliver the pathways programmes (cultural safety, cultural intelligence, and cultural capability)
- Relationship lead, overseeing of engagement and partnerships with Hapū, Māori, and the Māori firearms communities
- Deliver on-time, at-need service requests and queries
- Adopt a continuous improvement approach to all activities and insight-sharing
- Utilise kaupapa Māori methodology to articulate commentary on operational policy, legislation implementation, and administration best practice.
- Provide a relevant and independent Ao Māori, Te Tiriti, and community perspective
- Make our work transparent and visible
- Teach, coordinate, and administer modules, courses, and workshops aligned to the Te tari Pūreke cultural capability action plan; aligned to Whāinga Amorangi.
- Conduct tikanga-based and ā-iwi informed teaching. Develop content and curricula in collaboration with colleagues.
- Participate and contribute to ongoing Te Tari Pūreke activities aimed at furthering Mātauranga ā-hapū based teaching within Te Tira Takitahi and across the enterprise.
- Everyday service delivery or strategic advice as required by the Kōtui Whanake Māori and/or Director for Partnerships.
- Develop and embed cultural practices across the enterprise that elevate the mana of Tangata whenua, ensuring alignment with Te Tiriti principles.
- Proven experience in delivering cultural capability programs.
- Understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion principles.
- Excellent facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to engage diverse audiences and create a supportive learning environment.
- Provide ā-hapū and ā-iwi cultural/tikanga leadership, guidance and support for directorate activities and events, both internally and externally.
- Work in a culturally safe and respectful manner, incorporating the articles of Te Tiriti, and demonstrating mindfulness of the cultural diversity of our communities in all interactions.
- A developed and refined practice in cultural safety, cultural intelligence (data interpretation), and cultural capability delivery.
- Strong ability to operate effectively in a variety of Māori cultural settings across leading, supporting, and advising capacities.
- Proven understanding of and commitment to the supporting of hapū mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga with relation to safe firearms usage aligned to Te Tiriti best practice.
- An ability to articulate implications, scope of influence, and engagement with Te Tiriti in the Aotearoa New Zealand regulatory philosophy context.
- Proven ability to take a strategic, proactive approach in the management of reputation issues, internal and external partners, and relationship engagement.
- The skill set to identify and understand internal and external partner and community needs.
- Proven ability to actively engage with a broad range of external and internal partners to shape engagement approaches.
- Applicants need to be New Zealand Permanent Residents
- Past experience working within constructive partnerships, presenting clear and convincing rationale for ideas and changes
- A tikanga-based life-experience, skills and knowledge candidate is preferred. However, this may be offset by comparable and concentrated qualifications relevant to the role and matching expectations for a senior advisor position.
- Standard Police vetting check
- Reference check