Ko wai mātou | About Us:

Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People’s role is to provide coherent, system-level leadership and advice that aligns priorities and focus across government to improve the lives of Disabled and Deaf people.

Whaikaha will be a standalone ministry from 01 December 2024, and this is an exciting time to join an organisation as it works through this transition.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Roles:

Join our policy team to work on interesting and challenging policy issues, where you will be responsible for providing policy advice to help make New Zealand an inclusive and non-disabling society.

We have a busy work programme ahead, with opportunities to work on:

the refresh of the New Zealand Disability Strategy
implementing the Government’s response to the recommendations made by the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
leading and contributing to other cross-Government policy processes to improve outcomes for disabled people

We are committed to providing development opportunities to enable staff to grow and extend their skills, knowledge and experience.

We offer work that supports development across a broad range of policy competencies, and training opportunities that help us keep lifting the quality of our policy advice.

There may be opportunities to move between teams within the Ministry to help develop a broad range of skills and experience, and to support the flexible approach to the management of the work programme.

We are looking to fill the following roles:

Policy Analyst – Permanent
Senior Policy Analyst – Permanent
Policy analyst – fixed term ending 24 December 2025
Senior Policy Analyst – fixed term ending 24 December 2025

Ko wai koe | About You:

As either a policy analyst or senior policy analyst you will:

be an experienced policy professional with a strong understanding of the New Zealand government sector
have well developed analytical and writing skills and understand how to apply these skills through policy development processes
bring a range of policy skills you can apply in a disability policy context
have or be ready to gain understanding of the diverse lived experiences of disabled people and use these to inform policy development processes
bring, or will be keen to improve, knowledge and experience of te ao Māori and te Tiriti o Waitangi and understand how to apply this to policy and legislative work, and
enjoy working in an inclusive environment where different and new perspectives are valued.

As a senior policy analyst you will be:

competent in navigating complex policy problems and making sense of complex systems
competent navigating Cabinet and Ministerial decision-making processes
confident supporting team members through collaboration, quality assurance and coaching.

To undertake this role successfully, you will either be a disabled person or be able to establish credibility and trust with the disability community.

You will have empathy and an understanding of the unique and diverse experiences of disabled people.

Mō Te Tono, Mō Te Tirotiro Tātai Tūranga | Apply or View the Position Description:

Copies of the position descriptions can be found here.

Policy Analyst position description.

Senior Policy Analyst position description.

Salary range:

Analyst $78,222 - $94,689
Senior Analyst $112,372 - $136,429

Tono Mai | We encourage you to apply:

Joining Whaikaha means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity that each individual brings. Currently, just over 40% of our people identify as disabled people and we want this number to grow. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they really are. We are committed to the application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in all levels of our work.

Me He Pātai Anō | Further Enquiries:

We encourage you to talk to us about any support you need. We want you to present this information in a way that plays to your strengths. For example, you may prefer to use video instead of traditional CV and cover letter. You might want whānau or a friend to tell us about you or use social media or a PowerPoint presentation. Let's kōrero about what you need to feel supported in your application.

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Te Tono | Application:

Please click the 'Apply' button to submit your application.

If you work for Whaikaha - Please apply through the myHR portal. You can do this by clicking the ‘Apply’ button to complete the online application form and upload your CV and cover letter. This will ensure that your employee profile is visible as an internal candidate.

Policy Analyst and Senior Policy Analysts