Senior Advisor Resilience and Recovery at Candidate Experience Site - Department of Internal Affairs

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

20 Jul, 26

Salary

117598.0

Posted On

21 Apr, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Business continuity management, Resilience, Recovery planning, Incident response, Strategic advice, Stakeholder management, Communication, Contingency planning, Risk management, Governance, Assurance, CIMS, Public sector operations, Continuous improvement, Influencing

Industry

Government Relations Services

Description

About Us | Mō mātou Enterprise Services | Nuku Toiere plays a pivotal role in shaping how the organisation operates and succeeds. As an enterprise-wide function, the branch delivers high-impact services across legal, finance, people and culture, communications, and strategy, governance and risk, supporting informed decision-making and strong organisational performance. As our Senior Advisor you’ll join the Strategy, Governance and Risk group of Te Tari Taiwhenua (Internal Affairs) - a small group with a big job. The group provides departmental leadership and oversight across strategy and performance, governance, security and resilience, and risk and assurance matters. The role | Te tūnga    As Senior Advisor - Resilience and Recovery you will have the opportunity to work with a tight-knit team focused delivering expert advice and support to DIA’s Business Continuity Management (BCM), resilience and recovery work programme. You will work alongside the Principal Advisor Resilience and Recovery to embed effective, fit‑for‑purpose practices across DIA including contingency planning and testing, with exercises to ensure organisational readiness. As a confident communicator, you will be comfortable operating in complex environments with the ability to tailor your communication and approach to suit a range of audiences. The key to your success will be building robust and trusted relationships across a diverse stakeholder group to encourage adoption and continuous improvement. What you bring | Nōu te rourou * Confidence providing trusted advice, including sound judgement, assurance, and high-quality advice * A collaborative, influencing style—working across portfolios and branches and influencing stakeholders without direct authority * Strong experience in business continuity management, resilience, incident response or a closely related field. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor advice, briefings and guidance for different audiences and levels of understanding. * A practical, continuous improvement mindset, with the initiative to identify issues and contribute solutions. * Experience developing clear, usable guidance materials and internal communications. * Experience with CIMS and familiarity with public sector operating environments will be an advantage. For you | Mōu 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/ [https://www.dia.govt.nz/] Benefits - About Internal Affairs - Careers with us - Benefits - dia.govt.nz [https://www.dia.govt.nz/About-Internal-Affairs---Careers-with-us---Benefits] The appointing range for this role is $94,499 - $117,598, with appointments typically made at the mid-point depending on experience. This role is based on Wellington and may require occasional work outside of standard business hours. To review the full job description, please click here [https://www.dia.govt.nz/job-description/JDSeniorAdvisorResilienceandRecovery/$file/JDSeniorAdvisorResilienceandRecovery.pdf] 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. We're committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. Please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the process is accessible to you.  Applications for this role close 5:00PM Thursday 7 May 2026. Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role. If you have any questions, please email: Scott LePine at scott.lepine@dia.govt.nz [scott.lepine@dia.govt.nz].

Responsibilities

The Senior Advisor will provide expert advice and support for the organization's business continuity management, resilience, and recovery work programs. They will work alongside the Principal Advisor to embed effective contingency planning and organizational readiness practices.