Proactively engaging with people across MBIE
MBIE is committed to building an organisation that reflects the communities it serves, at all levels. MBIE understands this is reliant on building an inclusive workplace to support attraction and retention of people from diverse backgrounds.
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Since 2018, MBIE has been actively engaging with its people to understand their experiences, the challenges they face and the areas of opportunity. The information and insights shared through these engagements have informed this plan.
Engagement has been undertaken in several ways:
- Partnership with Māori – by partnering with kaimahi Māori and Te Iho Poutama (MBIE’s Māori Capability team) on the Career and Pay Progression process, the Recruitment Review, the Pay Gap Action Plan, and work to build inclusive, people-centred leadership.
- Engagement with unions - to develop and review the Career and Pay Progression framework, the Recruitment Review, establishment and engagement with Mahi Tahi representatives, members, delegates and union organisers.
- Employee surveys – topics have included inclusion and diversity, values, leadership, Career and Pay Progression, recruitment, and most recently, engagement (pulse) and Whāinga Amorangi surveys.
- People Experience (Px) Hubs – human-centred design principles used to understand the experiences of diverse population groups.
- Employee-led networks – to provide input into process redesign, policies and through the People Experience Sprints.
The work undertaken to date is at differing stages of design and implementation. MBIE will continue to engage with its people across the organisation, and with our diverse communities. It is important that while this plan is being implemented the perspectives of MBIE’s various internal communities are included and remain front of mind.