The Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetPrincipal Advisor, Planning and Regional Relationships My career Create an account and apply for jobs of interestCreate a profile and receive email alerts for jobs that match your profilePrincipal Advisor, Planning and Regional RelationshipsFixed Term or Secondment to March 2025In response to the complex recovery of regions affected by the Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods, Cyclone Hale, and Cyclone Gabrielle, the Cyclone Recovery Unit (the CRU) was stood up in March 2023 and is hosted by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.The purpose of the CRU is to support the Chief Executive Cyclone Recovery to coordinate cross-government work on cyclone recovery; to support locally led engagements with communities, iwi, business, and local government; coordinate planning and reporting; and ensure alignment with broader policy decisions on long-term resilience.The purpose of the Principal Advisor, Planning and Regional Relationships role is to lead aspects of FOSAL (Future of Severely Affected Locations) implementation across the affected regions. This requires the incumbent to work closely with the other teams within the CRU, with CIP and with colleagues across central and regional government, to ensure the programme and project plans developed are timely and fit for purpose.You will also be responsible for the day-to-day management of the CIP contract and for working with CIP to support the locally led delivery of recovery projects across all the affected regions. This will require you to build and maintain strong relationships with both CIP and the regions to ensure a timely information flow about issues, blockages and other matters that may affect the implementation of regional plans.You will contribute to weekly and monthly reporting to Ministers, including tracking funding and expenditure. You will also be required to draft briefs to Ministers to secure the release of Crown funding to the regions.The role will require knowledge and experience in these specific areas:Developing, authoring and implementing functional and operational plansStrategic, conceptual and critical thinking skills and strong analytical abilityExcellent relationship management skills at a senior levelPrevious experience in emergency management and/or business continuity managementUnderstanding of critical infrastructure and/or social resilience sectors.A full job description is available through the 'Apply Now' button.Ko wai koe | About youTo be successful in the role we are looking for hands-on, self-starters, agile and responsive to changing conditions, collaborative in style and natural team players.Ta matou e tuku | What we offerSalary range $160,000 - $170,000 p/a including Kiwi Saver contributions.The CRU is based in Wellington and the team will operate from offices centrally located.All roles are flexible by default and a positive work life balance is encouraged.Me pehea te tono | How to applyIf you would like to be considered for this role, please apply online. Applications close at 8pm,Thursday 11th April.This site is powered by Snaphire (www.snaphire.com)#J-18808-Ljbffr
