Job Description

About Us | Mō mātou

The Policy and Te Tiriti | He Pou Rarama branch provides policy advice across a diverse range of areas including gambling and racing, media content and online safety, digital identity and community affairs. We oversee the Department’s Te Tiriti settlement obligations and commitments and engagement with Māori, iwi, hapu and whanau, including accord partners. We support commissions established by legislation, as well as time limited inquiries. The branch also undertakes the Department’s legal functions.

The role | Te tūnga

Your role will provide critical support for the operation of the Policy and Te Tiriti branch. The Branch Performance team you will join is responsible for planning and reporting for the branch. The team supports the running of a strong and effective branch. You will join us at an exciting time when we are building new connections and ways of working after changes to our structure earlier this year.

Our work includes:

• Branch business planning
• Annual Review and Estimates select committee hearings and house debates
• Oversight of non-financial performance reporting
• Branch level risk
• Support for Branch governance

What you bring | Nōu te rourou

• Provide strategic advice and support for branch planning, reporting, and performance monitoring—aligning with organisational goals, driving data-informed decision-making, ensuring compliance, supporting leadership, and fostering continuous improvement.
• Support branch risk and assurance by maintaining risk registers, coordinating compliance and reporting, implementing departmental frameworks, and advising on risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide support and advice to leadership and business teams, address issues, guide corrective actions, and strengthen team capability through mentoring and peer review.
• Build and maintain strong relationships and communication across the Branch and Department, collaborating with leadership to support strategic planning and proactively identify priorities and initiatives.
• Drive branch business improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance systems, frameworks, and processes, and leading or contributing to improvement and change initiatives.

Mōu | For you

At the Department of Internal Affairs, we are committed to offering a collaborative and innovative culture where your perspective and ideas will be welcomed. We want our people to thrive within a culture of best practice, while being able to set and achieve goals and being encouraged to challenge the status quo.

To learn more about the diverse, important mahi we do at the Department and see why we're a great place to work check out our website https://www.dia.govt.nz/

Benefits - About Internal Affairs - Careers with us - Benefits - dia.govt.nz

The appointing range for this is $111,458 - $138,704

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How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

We are unable to accept applications via email. Please click the apply button to submit your application.

Applications for this role close Friday, 26 June 2026, 5pm

If you want to know more, please feel free to contact Mark Batt, Director Branch Performance, at mark.batt@dia.govt.nz or 027 603 5163