Senior Advisor - Pacific Peoples Responsiveness

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• 2 x 12-month fixed term positions, Auckland office location
• Ideally you will have an understanding of Health and Safety legislation and practices within NZ
• Proven experience with engaging with Pasifika stakeholders at all levels.
• Starting salary range $112,586 -$118,448

Join a growing team making an impact on ensuring Pasifika families in NZ come home safe and healthy from work.

About the role

We are looking for 2 Senior Advisor's – Pacific Peoples Responsiveness to join our small, dedicated Pasifika team. These are 12-month fixed term positions. Bring your expertise and humour to join this diverse team made up of a regulator, project manager and health care professional, who are striving towards achieving WorkSafe's Puataunofo Come Home Safely programme.

The Senior Advisor roles will sit within our Pacific Partnerships team in the broader Equity, Partnerships & Intervention Design group. 

As a Senior Advisor, you will be responsible for taking ownership for programme and implementation design and delivery for health and safety intervention programmes of work, with the goal of reducing harm and fatalities in the workplace.

The position purpose is to support the Puataunofo programme's delivery and development, working alongside the National Advisor Pacific Peoples Responsiveness. You will lead and assist design of delivering and embedding Pasifika focused health and safety programmes to our Pasifika workforce, specifically a focus on Pasifika young people and Pasifika women.

In this role, you will:

• Advocate for the organisation's Puataunofo growth and development and support the delivery of Puataunofo through collaborative engagement and partnerships.
• Provide expertise with digital media design and promotion of Pasifika work for WorkSafe in appropriate media streams e.g., Facebook, Instagram.
• Assist in the development of collateral and other resources with the Marketing and Communications team, including appropriate protection of current intellectual and cultural property.
• Contribute to Pasifika Peoples' cultural leadership across WorkSafe.

To be successful, you will have/be:

• Experience in delivering Pacific Peoples' harm prevention initiatives within the community in a collaborative and unified way.
• Highly skilled to engage with all levels of Pasifika stakeholders and Government influencers at a national and local level.
• A demonstrated understanding of engagement and communication with Pasifika young people in a New Zealand context.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the confidence to speak to a broad range of people, cultures and diversity.
• Highly organised with the ability to work remotely, whilst ensuring work is visible and transparent to others.
• An understanding of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a service delivery environment.
• A level of Pasifika language and cultural maturity.

The full position description is available from the advert on our careers centre: WorkSafe New Zealand

Salary range

As part of our remuneration framework the full salary range for the position is from $109,654 to $144,832, and our expected starting base salary for the right person is from $112,586 to $118,448.  Note: KiwiSaver/SSRSS employer contribution is additional to/on top of your base salary.

About Us

WorkSafe New Zealand, Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa, is the primary workplace health and safety regulator – our vision is that everyone who goes to work comes home healthy and safe.  Our people are passionate about our vision and embrace and demonstrate our WorkSafe Values - Ngā Mātāpono: 

• Whakakotahi – we're united in a strong purpose 
• Kōrero mai – we engage meaningfully 
• Tiakina mai - we're entrusted with a duty of care. 

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Discounts on health insurance
• Five weeks annual leave
• 15 days sick leave
• $400 contribution towards setting up your home workstation, and
• Learning and professional development opportunities

We operate on a flexible by default basis, allowing you and your manager to create a flexible work experience that supports you and the business to succeed.

There are a range of networks you can become part of, such as our Te Rōpū Atuapiko Rainbow Network (we're also Rainbow Tick accredited), Tū Rangatira (Māori Network), Tivaevae o Tangata Tūkētūkē (Pacific Network) and our Kapa Haka group.

How to apply

Click the apply link, complete an application form and submit a copy of your CV and cover letter.

For further information please contact careers@worksafe.govt.nz with any queries, or to find out more about working for us, go to Careers | WorkSafe.

Applications close on Tuesday 2nd April 2024