Ministerial Writer

Position Title:  Ministerial Writer

Team and Group:  Ministerial and Executive Services, Performance and Governance  

Position Type:  Permanent, Full Time (38 hours per week)

Location:  Wellington CBD office (Queens Wharf)

Salary: $90,791 - $102,931 per annum (+ KiwiSaver)

An excellent opportunity to join a friendly team and play a part in implementing the team’s new way of working.

About the Ministry of Transport | He kupu mō mātou Te Manatū Waka

The Ministry of Transport, Te Manatū Waka operates as the steward of the transport sector, working together with the other transport agencies to shape the future of transport. We play in important part in enabling a transport system that connects New Zealand.

At the Ministry of Transport, we pride ourselves on being a small, agile, and friendly Ministry, which values, integrity, excellence and collaboration.

About the opportunity | Ngā whakamārama mō te tūnga

The Ministerial and Executive Services team is responsible for the Ministry’s corporate accountability, plan and reporting and official correspondence functions.  Recently, a new operating model was established to deliver functions more efficiently and better support the Ministry to meet its statutory obligations and performance targets.  

In this newly created role, you will be responsible for preparing the Ministry’s responses to ministerial correspondence. This is a great opportunity to work with our policy teams across the Ministry, widen your transport knowledge, as well as utilise your skills and experience to help implement a new way of working.

Key responsibilities include:

• Drafting high quality and timely Ministerials for the Minister
• Liaising with policy teams to source subject matter content
• Sharing business intelligence from Ministerial correspondence with the relevant teams and groups
• Working closely with our Coordinators to ensure correspondence is logged and processed appropriately to inform accurate reporting
• Assisting with preparing responses to correspondence received by the Ministry of Transport
• Providing backup and support to other team members

What you’ll bring | Te wāhi ki a koe

• A tertiary qualification or relevant experience
• Proficiency in drafting responses to ministerial and other correspondence
• The understanding of machinery of government processes and relevant legislation
• Experience and demonstrated capability in building and maintaining effective working relationships and excellent stakeholder management skills
• Excellent writing skills, experience and demonstrated ability in successfully interpreting and communicating effectively to diverse audiences
• Experience operating in a fast paced and changeable work environment, demonstrating your agility to respond
• Excellent time management, including an ability to handle high flows of information and work under pressure.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and products.
  

This is an excellent opportunity to draw on your relevant experience and contribute to making improvements that will have a positive impact on our work.

Salary range | Whānuitanga Utu ā-Tau

The base salary range budget for this position is $90,791 - $102,931 per annum + KiwiSaver. The salary offered will reflect skills and experience.

What we offer | Te wāhi ki a mātou

We pride ourselves on being an agile and pragmatic Ministry. We are a small, friendly and supportive agency with a flat structure and strong values. You’ll be provided with a range of health and wellbeing benefits and tools to carry out your work, including a laptop and mobile.

Our modern Wellington office located in the heart of Wellington’s scenic waterfront with collaborative working spaces, showers, storage for bicycles/scooters and personal lockers, along with our welcoming employee network enhances the Ministry’s working environment.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tono mai

To view the job description, or apply online, click Apply. Please include a CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant skills and experience.

To apply for this role, you must have right to live and work in New Zealand. You will need to be based in Wellington or ready to relocate. Other locations will not be considered.

Applications close midnight, Sunday 2 March 2025.

For further information or to speak confidentially, please contact Senior Recruitment Adviser, Rebecca Bakker at r.bakker@transport.govt.nz.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. We aim to have a Ministry that represents the wider Aotearoa that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels relevant, valued, supported and a sense of belonging.

For any support or accessibility needs during our recruitment process, please contact us at applications@transport.govt.nz

Please note, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies to fill this vacancy and unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.