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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.

Kaitohutohu Matua, Ngā Āheinga me ngā Hononga Māori | Principal Advisor, Māori Capability and Engagement

Ko te whāinga o Te Mana Arotake ko te hiki ake i te whakapono me te whirinakitanga o te iwi whānui ki 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 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. Ko tā Te Mana Arotake he āwhina i te Pāremata kia noho papanga te rāngai tūmatanui ki ēnei takohanga.

The public sector has a range of obligations to support the Crown in its relationship with Māori and in upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi. At the Office of the Auditor-General, we help Parliament to hold the public sector to account for these obligations.

E kimi ana mātou i tētahi tangata ngākau hihiko kia whaitake te mahi i roto i te Tari, ā, puta noa hoki i te rāngai tūmatanui. I tēnei tūranga, ka whakarato koe i ngā tohutohu ā-hirikapo, ngā tohutohu mātanga ahurea, me te tautoko hoki i te Tari katoa ki te āwhina ki te hiki i te whai hua o ā mātou mahi, mā roto i ngā hononga whaitake ki a Ngāi Māori.

We’re looking for someone who is motivated by the opportunity to make a difference both within the Office and across the public sector. In this role, you’ll be providing intellectual guidance, expert cultural advice, and support across the Office to help increase the impact of our mahi through effective engagement with Māori.

Ka mahitahi koe me te Kaihautū o ngā Āheinga me ngā Hononga Māori ki te āwhina ki te ārahi i ngā kawenga o ia rā o te kaupapa o Kia Tika, tō mātou rautaki ao Māori, me te whakapiki i te mātatautanga puta i te Tari. Ka whai wāhi ki tēnei ko te toro atu ki ō hononga ake, hei āwhina ki te tuitui hononga hou i waenga i te Tari me ngā kiripānga Māori, me te tautoko i te kawenga o ngā tautoko ā-ahurea mō te Tari, otirā kia tika te kawenga o ngā tikanga Māori.

You’ll work closely with the Director, Māori Capability and Engagement to help lead the day-to-day delivery of Kia Tika, our te ao Māori strategy, and increase capability across the Office. This will include drawing on your networks to help build relationships between the Office and Māori stakeholders and supporting the delivery of cultural support for the Office to ensure that tikanga is appropriately applied.

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

  • te māramatanga hōhonu 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 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.

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

  • a thorough 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;
  • 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.

Mō te pārongo anō, whakapā atu ki a Sandy Hoggarth ki 04 917 1500, tērā rānei, īmēra atu ki a [email protected].

For more information, please contact Sandy Hoggarth on 04 917 1500 or email [email protected].

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 Rātapu 1 o Hakihea, 2024. Applications close Sunday 1 December 2024.

Controller and Auditor-General

  • High-profile and significant role
  • Requires highly developed judgement
  • Impeccable integrity
  • Gravitas

The Controller and Auditor-General is an Officer of Parliament with the significant constitutional role of safeguarding the financial integrity of New Zealand’s parliamentary system of government. The Controller and Auditor-General gives Parliament and the public an independent view of how public organisations are operating (some 3,300 public entities). There are also international obligations as the Auditor-General of Niue and Tokelau, and the Secretary-General of the Pacific Association of Supreme Audit Institutions.

The Controller and Auditor-General is both the Auditor-General and the Chief Executive of the broader office, and has oversight of the delivery of all public entity audits via external and internal audit service providers. The Auditor-General is supported in the role by a Deputy Auditor-General appointed by Parliament.

You will have deep senior leadership experience in the areas of public management, accounting or law, and have a comprehensive understanding of our system of parliamentary government and the philosophies and practices underlying public sector financial and non-financial reporting. You will possess sufficient understanding of audit matters to exercise statutory responsibilities, and be an exceptional people leader and a person who brings gravitas and mana to the position.

You must possess independence of mind and the utmost integrity, display sound judgement, and have proven credibility and resilience. You are able to develop excellent relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders at the highest level. An understanding of te ao Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi in relation to the business of government will be important.

The recruitment of this role is being managed by JacksonStone & Partners. Please contact Simon Boyes on 04 550 8026 for further information.

To apply, please follow this link:

https://jacksonstone.co.nz/job/bh-11157-controller-and-auditor-general/

Applications close Monday, 2 December 2024.

Principal Advisor, Research

The Office of the Auditor-General | Te Mana Arotake (the Office) aims to improve trust and promote value in the public sector. Our audits of public organisations – from government departments to councils and schools – play 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 Auditor-General has.

We’re looking for Principal Advisor, Research, to play a pivotal role in our small research team, carrying out medium-sized analytics and evaluation to create fresh insights and advice about the Office’s work. In this role, you’ll also be involved a variety of other survey and research projects that help improve the value of the public sector, like our recent commentary on Te Tai Waiora: Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand.

At the Office we have a reputation for independent and high-quality work. This is a hands-on role for someone happy to be responsible for their own projects while also providing intellectual leadership and support on other work. In your own projects you’ll be responsible for all parts of the research process, from project planning and governance to reporting to our leadership team and external stakeholders.

To be successful in this role, you’ll have:

  • a relevant tertiary qualification and a commitment to ongoing professional development;
  • an understanding of te Tiriti o Waitangi and te ao Māori;
  • significant experience in carrying out research, surveys, and evaluation work at a senior level in the public sector;
  • proven leadership in research and extensive experience of analytical and survey frameworks, methods, and tools;
  • advanced written and oral communications skills and the ability to present findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders; and
  • an in-depth understanding of statistics and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.

As an organisation, people matter to us, our independence is critical, we act with integrity, and we’re here to make a difference.

We offer our staff:

  • Learning and development opportunities.
  • Supportive, flexible working.
  • Health and well-being benefits.

We have a diverse and inclusive team that helps us 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. 

It is preferable that you’re able to gain and maintain a Confidential national security clearance. Ordinarily, this means that you must be a New Zealand citizen, 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 (please note that this is not part of the formal security clearance process): www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

For more information, please contact Sandy Hoggarth on 04 917 1500 or [email protected].

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

Applications close Sunday 24 November 2024.

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 updated: 20 November 2024