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This is an exciting time to join the Office of the Auditor-General. We're here to make a difference, and we have opportunities for you to further your career in an organisation uniquely placed to influence improvements throughout the public sector.

Director, Māori Capability and Engagement / Kaihautū, Ngā Āheinga me te Hononga Māori

Ko te whāinga o Te Mana Arotake (te Tari), ko te whakapai ake i te whakapono me te whakamanawa i te rāngai tūmatanui. Ko Te Mana Arotake te kaiarotake ā-ture i ngā tōpūtanga tūmatanui katoa, māna te rāngai tūmatanui o Aotearoa e tiaki kia noho tonu mai kei ngā pae ikeike i te ao katoa mō te whai whakapono. Kāore tētahi tōpūtanga anō, tūmatanui mai, tūmataiti mai rānei, me te pērā tana tirohanga whānui ki te katoa o te rāngai tūmatanui, i tērā o Te Mana Arotake.

The Office of the Auditor-General | Te Mana Arotake(the Office) aims to improve trust and confidence in the public sector. The Auditor-General is the statutory auditor of all public organisations, playing a major part in ensuring that New Zealand's public sector remains one of the most trusted in the world. No other organisation, public or private, has the overview of the whole public sector that the Office of the Auditor-General has.

Kua riro mā te rāngai tūmatanui ngā tini herenga hei tautoko i te Karauna i roto i tana hononga ki a Ngāi Māori, hei whakatutuki hoki i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Me hāpai e Te Mana Arotake te āwhina i te Whare Paremata ki te whakarite ka noho haepapa mai te rāngai tūmatanui ki ngā tāngata katoa o Aotearoa, mō te taha whakatutuki i ōna herenga, me te whakapai hoki i āna putanga.

The public sector has a range of obligations to support the Crown in its relationship with Māori and in upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi. The Office of the Auditor-General has a role in helping Parliament to hold the public sector to account for the performance of its obligations and for improving outcomes for New Zealanders.

Kei te rapu mātou i tētahi waewae kai pakiaka ki te mahi tahi mai i tō mātou ohu rangatira hei pou rautaki, ki te homai hoki i te tohutohu ahurea me te ārahi hoki i te Tari e piki ake ai ngā hua o ā mātou mahi ki a Ngāi Māori. Ka whai kawenga te Kaihautū, Ngā Āheinga me te Hononga Māori ki te ārahi hoki i tētahi tīma ki te whakatinana i ngā hōtaka mahi hei tautoko i tā te Tari Rautaki Māori, hei whakapiki hoki i ngā pūkenga ahurea puta noa i te Tari katoa.

We're looking for a person with significant experience to work with our leadership team to provide strategic leadership, cultural advice, and guidance for the Office to increase the impact of our mahi for Māori. The Director, Māori Capability and Engagement is also responsible for leading a team in implementing work programmes to support the Office's Te Ao Māori Strategy and increase cultural capability across the Office.

Ko tō ohooho ko te āheinga ki te kōkiri i ngā whakapainga ake nō roto tonu i te Tari, huri noa i te rāngai tūmatanui hoki.

Kei te hia rongo mātou ki tō tono ina whai ana koe i:

  • te māramatanga tino hōhonu e pā ana ki te reo Māori me ōna tikanga;
  • ngā wheako whakakitea mō te mahi tahi i ngā iwi, ngā hapū, ngā whānau, me ngā hapori Māori hoki
  • ngā hononga kaha i roto i te ao Māori me te kāwanatanga, ā, ka whaimana hoki koe i ēnei ao;
  • ngā wheako whakakitea mō te raranga i te tira;
  • ngā wheako hāponotia mō te whakawhanake me te whakatinana i te rautaki; ā
  • ngā wheako hāponotia mō te poipoi i te pūkenga huri noa i tētahi tōpūtanga matatini.

You'll be motivated by the opportunity to drive improvements both within the Office and across the public sector.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

  • in-depth understanding of te reo and tikanga Māori;
  • demonstrated experience working with iwi, hapū, whānau, and Māori communities;
  • strong relationships and credibility within te ao Māori and across government;
  • demonstrated experience in people leadership;
  • proven experience in strategy development and implementation; and
  • proven experience in capability-building across a complex organisation.

Ka ratohia ki ō mātou kaimahi

  • Ngā huarahi whakaako me te whakawhanake.
  • Te mahi whai tautoko, tāwariwari hoki.
  • Ngā whaipainga mō te hauora me te waiora.
  • Tētahi hononga mahi tino ahurei ki te Whare Paremata.

We offer our staff

  • Learning and development opportunities.
  • Supportive, flexible working.
  • Health and well-being benefits.
  • A unique operating environment with Parliament.

Ō mātou uara
He taonga te tangata | He waiwai tō mātou tū motuhake | Ka whai tika, ka tū māia | Ko tā mātou he whakapai ake i te ao

What we stand for
People matter | Our independence is critical | We act with integrity and courage | We're here to make a difference

Kua whai mātou i tētahi ohu kanorau, kauawhi hoki, mā reira mātou e āwhinatia ai ki te whai mārama ki ngā take e pā atu ana ki te rāngai tūmatanui, me ngā kawekawe o ēnei ki ngā ao o ngā tāngata o Aotearoa. Ka kaha pōwhiritia mai ngā tono i ngā tāngata kanorau nō hea mai rānei, nō hea mai rānei. Ki te matea e koe ētahi āwhina āheinga, tēnā, whāki mai ki a mātou, e taea ai e mātou te tautoko i a koe mā te huarahi taritari.

We have a diverse and inclusive team that helps us to understand the issues facing the public sector and how these affect the lives of New Zealanders. We strongly welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so that we can assist you through the recruitment process.

Me noho āhei koe ki te whai i tētahi whakaaetanga whakahaumaru ā-motu e Muna ana, ki te pupuri hoki i tērā. Me te aha, i te nuinga o te wā, me noho koe hei kirirarau Aotearoa, hei kainoho pūmau rānei. Tērā rānei, me whai koe i tētahi pane uruwhenua kainoho e hou ana, me tō koronga ka tono koe ki te kirirarautanga ā te wā ka āhei koe. Me whai koe i tētahi hītori ka taea te whakamātautau mō ngā tau e rima kua pahure nei, i Aotearoa, i Peretānia, i Ngā Whenua Tōpū o Amerika, i Kānata, i te Whenua Moemoeā rānei. Mā tēnei utauta koe e hihira ina māraurau koe ki te whakaaetanga whakahaumaru: www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool. (Me mātua mōhio koe, ehara tēnei i tētahi wāhanga tonu o te tukanga whakaaetanga whakahaumaru e ōkawa ana.)

You must be able to gain and maintain a Confidential national security clearance. Ordinarily, this means that you must be a New Zealand citizen, be a permanent resident, or hold a current residency class visa and intend to become a citizen when eligible. You must have a five-year checkable background in New Zealand, the UK, the USA, Canada, or Australia. Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance: www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool. (Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process.)

Mō te pārongo anō, whakapā atu ki a Sandy Hoggarth ki 04 917 1500, tērā rānei, īmēra atu ki a recruitment@oag.parliament.nz.

For more information, please contact Sandy Hoggarth on 04 917 1500 or email recruitment@oag.parliament.nz.

Me tono ā-tuihono koe mā jobs.govt.nz(ka kitea hoki ki reira ko te puka tono me te whakaahuatanga tūranga).

You must apply online through jobs.govt.nz (you'll find the application form and position description there, too).

Ka kati ngā tono hei te 3 Hakihea 2023. Applications close Sunday 10 December 2023.

Notes for applicants

  1. We usually ask candidates to apply through the jobs.govt.nz website. We'll use the information you provide through that site to help us consider your suitability for the position you've applied for. (If your application is successful, we'll put this information on your personnel file. You can ask to see the information in that file, and to seek any correction you think necessary to ensure accuracy.)
  2. If the advertised position doesn't include a link to the jobs.govt.nz website, please email your curriculum vitae and a covering letter to the Advisor, Talent and Recruitment.
  3. Many positions in Audit New Zealand and the Office of the Auditor-General require you to have a satisfactory security clearance. Therefore, any offer of employment might be conditional on a satisfactory security clearance.
  4. If we proceed with your application, we'll ask for the details we need for your security clearance and details of any criminal convictions.
  5. Please note that if you've given incorrect or misleading information, or have left out any important information or fail to obtain a security clearance, you may be disqualified from appointment. If you've already been appointed, your employment may be immediately terminated.
  6. If your application is successful, we'll need to see:
    • certificates of your educational qualifications;
    • if applicable, evidence of your New Zealand Citizenship, residency, or work permit.
  7. All employees of the Controller and Auditor-General must be independent of the organisations we audit. Accordingly, as an employee you will be required to complete an independence declaration. This declaration includes the disclosure of a financial interest of you (or a family member) in an audited organisation, or a personal relationship with a member of that organisation’s executive or staff.
  8. If your disclosure reveals an existing or potential problem you won't be assigned to any project where your independence as an employee could be compromised, or where a conflict of interest situation might arise. At the extreme end of the spectrum, you might be asked to divest yourself of any investments in an organisation under audit.

What we stand for: People matter | Our independence is critical | We act with integrity and courage | We’re here to make a difference

Page last updated: 1 December 2023