Senior Advisor, Strategic Policy
Core
Deliver high-quality policy advice to shape New Zealand's emergency management system, including legislative reform and strategic planning.
Role type
Senior policy advisor (strategic)
Builds
National Emergency Management Plan, National Emergency Management Strategy, and emergency management legislative reforms.
Domain
Public sector / Emergency management / National security
Required skills
Strategic policy analysis, policy framework application, stakeholder relationship building, complex idea communication, autonomous initiative, adaptability, resilience, Māori perspectives integration
Preferred skills
Emergency management knowledge, national security understanding, risk management expertise
Responsibilities
Lead and contribute to key policy work programmes, implement the Emergency Management Act 2026, advise Ministers and senior leaders, respond to emergency activations in the policy function
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
