Pacific Immigration Development Specialist
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Pacific Immigration Development Specialist is a specialist position within the Pacific Security team, Refugee and Migrant Services. The Pacific Security team are responsible for delivering Hakili Matagi, a Pacific immigration support programme funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).
Hakili Matagi is a Tokelauan phrase which means “the origin of the wind”. ‘Which way the wind blows’ alludes to stronger partnerships, understanding needs, and exploration (migration). Matagi means wind in many Pacific languages.
Hakili Matagi is a programme designed to develop and strengthen Pacific capacity and capability in relation to immigration activities, with a focus on future-proofing immigration agencies for both current and developing migration trends in tourism, labour mobility and immigration-related transnational crime.
Hakili Matagi provides a comprehensive programme of bilateral training and support, including legislative and policy development, compliance, data and analysis, upskilling management and professionalising Pacific organisations.
The Pacific Immigration Development Specialist is responsible for strengthening border security in the Pacific, by raising skills to detect and tackle security threats in the Pacific, such as identity fraud, people smuggling, human trafficking and organised crime, including money laundering and commercial fraud.
The Pacific Immigration Development Specialist has a particular focus on developing and delivering regular and consistent reporting practices. This includes supporting and working in close partnership with Pacific Island countries, key stakeholders including the Transnational Crime Unit (TCU), Pacific Transnational Crime and Coordination centre (PTCCC) and the Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) to develop and maintain an integrated view of risk and intelligence in order to capture intelligence and build a shared view of risk.
The Pacific Immigration Development Specialist will bring a broad understanding of border associated risk as it relates to law enforcement and in particular immigration, in order to design, deliver, monitor and evaluate the outcomes of the capacity building component of the Hakili Matagi programme in the Pacific.
This also includes delivering and enhancing a comprehensive suite of training materials, fostering partnerships in the Pacific, working for extended periods in the Pacific and developing strategic recommendations for the development and sustainability of the programme.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Cultural capability: Knowledge and understanding of Pacific people, cultures and values, and competence required for working successfully in the Pacific.
- Proven ability to build and maintain highly effective and trusted relationships with key stakeholders.
- Experience in developing organisation-wide systems, policy, and processes with the ability to build on knowledge for specific sectors, stakeholder groups.
- Demonstrated experience providing high quality specialist, strategic and operational advice.
- A sound understanding of the border security environment in the Pacific, including risks and the operating environments.
- Experience in developing, delivering, and presenting training to adult learners, including designing a programme and its structure, and creating and reviewing course materials, content and ways of delivery that focus on Pacific needs.
- Proven ability to work independently for extended periods of time with the agility and know how to manage risks and challenges independently as they arise.
- Proven expertise in programme evaluation and in providing thought leadership and high-quality advice to strategically shape initiatives.
- Sound experience in building credible, respected relationships with diverse stakeholders, including senior managers, staff, key stakeholders, and influencers.
- Experience in delivering training to adult learners with relevant qualifications advantageous.
- Must be a NZ citizen or NZ Permanent Resident.
- The ability to gain and maintain a national security clearance as required.
- Must be able to travel to fulfil the requirements of the role.
- Must hold a full, current New Zealand driver’s licence.
- Credit check required.
- Police vetting required.
Key relationships
- New Zealand Law Enforcement Agencies including the New Zealand Transnational Crime Unit External stakeholders in the wider NZ Intelligence community.
- Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment staff and managers.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
- Immigration, Customs and Police agencies primarily selected from Pacific Immigration Development Community member countries.
- Regional organizations such as the Pacific Immigration Development Community (PIDC) Oceanic Customs Organisation (OCO) Pacific Islands Chiefs of Police (PICP), the Pacific Transnational Crime & Coordination Centre (PTCCC), various UN law enforcement agencies, the Regional Support Office of the Bali Process, International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), International Organisation Migration (IOM).
- Stakeholders of the Pacific Security Fund (administered by MFAT).
- Australian Home Affairs.
- Joint Interagency Task Force West.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Deliver Pacific immigration capacity building under the Hakili Matagi programme to Pacific Island countries (PICs)
- Develop and deliver the immigration training programme in partnership with participant administrations, providing the skills and knowledge to increase their capacity and capability to manage border risks and protect their economy and community.
- Partner with PICs to ensure that individual country needs are scoped, and capacity building activities are actively meeting the needs and requirements of participating PICs.
- Ensure that the programme is continuously improved and agile enough to meet current and new risks faced by PICs.
- Ensure capacity and capability upskilling is embedded in partner PIC’s immigration agencies.
- Provide assistance in-country to support the operational implementation of delivered skills and knowledge.
- Develop and enhance relationships with key stakeholders to ensure collaboration and that project activity is not duplicated.
- Develop strategies with New Zealand and Australian agencies to implement long term succession and sustainability training delivery to ensure that we are getting the best return on the NZ investment in the PICs.
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 Pacific Immigration Development Specialist position reports into the Manager Pacific Security within the Refugee and Migrant Services branch. The branch sits within the Immigration New Zealand group.
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.
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