Lead Advisor – Intelligence Practice

Tēnei tūranga – About the role

The Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice is responsible for providing highly specialised advice, with technical expertise in both the intelligence practice and training for MI (MBIE Intelligence).

The Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice supports the Manager Intelligence Practice and Professional Development in reviewing and implementing improvements to MI professional practice. This includes responsibility for design and delivery of standards and learning for MI and working with the MI extended leadership team and principal cohort to determine training and practice needs in order to develop, coordinate and deliver relevant programmes of work.

The Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice will be responsible for leading the development and delivery of MI’s regulatory intelligence model. They will be responsible for driving and maintaining successful relationships across the NZ Intelligence community of practice.

A deep understanding of intelligence methodologies and the application of intelligence tools, and solid experience in successfully delivering training of the same is essential. MI has a diverse set of roles within it and there is a requirement for the Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice to be skilled and adaptable to bringing necessary learning to our varied workforce.

A ‘one team’ view means that all members may contribute to the wide spectrum of MI’s work as needs and development opportunities require.

Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role

Personal specifications

• A highly experienced intelligence analyst, with tenure at a very senior, principal or equivalent level.
• Strategic thinker who can identify and assess the needs of MI’s professional intelligence practice, within the context of MBIE and the wider intelligence community.
• Extensive and proven understanding of intelligence methodologies and application of intelligence tools across a breadth of intelligence product.
• Experience or a strong understanding of research and or open source methodologies.
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining an environment focused on continuous improvement to enhance organisational performance.
• Proven experience in delivering technical learning aligned with learning methodologies.
• A collaborative and action-oriented approach.
• Ability to quickly assimilate new information or areas of work and adapt within a dynamic environment.
• Proven and extensive ability to influence, lead, mentor and coach others to achieve outcomes.
• Fosters an open, collaborative environment that encourages quality, innovation, ongoing learning and knowledge sharing.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively within a team environment and establish effective relationships inside and outside the organisation.
• Well-developed group facilitation skills.
• Outstanding presentation and briefing skills, including the ability to effectively use a range of presentation aids to clearly explain complex concepts.
• Proven understanding and practical experience of the protocols and processes required when working with protective security requirements, including highly classified material.
• Employment requires the candidate to be a New Zealand citizen or resident who has resided continuously in this country for 10 years, OR a citizen of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, or the United States of America, and have resided continuously in one or more of those countries for the past 10 years prior to application, with a background history which is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the NZSIS towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at a high level.
• Credit check required (yes).
• Required to drive (no).
• Police vetting (yes).

The following skills and experience may be an advantage:

• A relevant tertiary qualification, adult learning certificate or comparable relevant work experience.
• An understanding of MBIE would be an advantage.
• Understanding of MBIE’s political, economic and social operating environment is advantageous.

Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables

Delivery of intelligence advice

• Leads the development and delivery of the MI regulatory intelligence model.
• Provide technical advice on the development of professional standards for MBIE’s Intelligence practice, including intelligence methods, quality assurance processes and professional practice models that contribute to best-practice intelligence work practices.
• Maintain subject matter expert knowledge of national and international trends in intelligence training and development actively integrating this knowledge into MI planning and delivery.
• Assist in leading large work programmes, taking into account both strategic and short-term needs.
• Provide specialist advice around business requirements for the development of intelligence tools.
• Evaluate and report on impacts, costs and value derived from MBIE’s investment in intelligence training and development.
• Contribute to, and advise on, New Zealand Intelligence Community forums and other national forums.
• Pro-actively champions a culture of education and continuous improvement to ensure intelligence standards and best practice is current and applied across MI.

Sharing intelligence expertise

• Expertly design, deliver and coordinate high quality technical training that meet current and future MI needs, including identifying improvements to materials, format and structure of current learning programmes.
• Work with MI ELT to provide opportunities for learning and development within MI.
• In collaboration with Manager IPPD, develop and maintain and the MI training framework.
• Identify opportunities for intelligence to be incorporated into MBIE learning systems.
• Utilise excellent knowledge and experience in handling sensitive information and documentation in a secure environment to deliver training and ensure standards are maintained within MI.
• Actively encourage MI to work innovatively; coaching staff to develop their problem solving and creative ideas.
• Proactively identify opportunities that develop professional technical skills of MI team members and actively involve themselves in interagency training.
• Effectively and constructively coach and mentor MI team members as part of MI’s broader technical capability development and culture of sharing intelligence expertise.

Relationship Management

• Leads relationship with the NZ Intelligence Community of Practice.
• Work as one national team, supporting each other to deliver high quality products and briefings.
• Initiate, build on and maintain productive relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, in order to identify opportunities for innovation within the unit and support the MI practice and delivery of outputs.
• Foster close working relationships with MBIE Intelligence ELT and work streams to determine training needs to enhance team capability.
• Maintain positive collaborative relationships within the NZIC and learning specialists.
• Participate in intelligence sector briefings and interactions with the intelligence community.
• Confidently act as an ambassador for MI to the wider Ministry, the NZIC, raising the profile of its capability and services.
• Confidently and regularly represent MBIE externally, doing so in an effective and professional manner.

Wellbeing, health and safety

• Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ensures own and others safety at all times.
• Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
• Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
• Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.

Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry

The Lead Advisor Intelligence Practice position reports into the Manager Intelligence Practice and Professional Development within the Data, Insights and Intelligence branch. The branch sits within the Digital Data and Insights group which is responsible for strengthening MBIE’s core data and insights, digital and technology functions.

More information about MBIE’s structure

To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand

Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.

To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.

As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).

Ngā matatau – Our competencies

Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.

Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.

Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.

Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.

Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.

Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.

Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service

Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.

In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.

What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission