Assessment and Contract Monitoring Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Find assessors for research funding applications and assess reports across a wide range of fields
• Supportive team environment with development opportunities available
• Two Wellington-based roles: 1x permanent and 1x fixed term/secondment role to November 2025.
• Salary range between $75 - $88k

Ideally suited to graduates familiar with the New Zealand research environment, this is a valuable opportunity to learn how the research funding environment operates.

You will help run fair and transparent research funding processes, reading the applications, matching them with assessors and stewarding those assessors through the assessment process. You will read the progress reports submitted by funded applicants and assess their progress and their support needs.

• ; Oversee the assessment of your portfolio of science investment proposals
• ; Assess the performance of your portfolio of science investment progress reports
• ; Recruit and maintain researchers to the College of Assessors using your scientific knowledge.

• ; Tertiary qualification in science to at least Masters (NZQF level 9) level
• ; Proven experience in assimilating comprehensive scientific information
• ; Experience relevant to this role in a science environment; assessment processes, relationship management, contract reporting and monitoring
• ; Previous experience with relationship management and influencing
• ; Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• ; Good organisation and planning skills
• ; Must have legal right to live and work in NZ.

Our team has a great culture. We collaborate and support each other, and we make sure everyone has the chance to develop and to take on new challenges. We encourage excellence and proactively support professional development. Well help you manage a healthy work-life balance with flexitime and access to health insurance. If the opportunity to join an effective, flexible, and supportive team with scope to grow interests you then we would welcome the opportunity to discuss this role further with you.

MBIEs goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Maia - Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Maori identity - Hikina Whakatutuki - which broadly means `lifting to make successful.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Maori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Maori, other Maori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Maori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Maori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mohio ana a Hikina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kotuinga I waenganui i a ngai Maori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, a, kei te whai ia ki te whakau ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ma te whai kiko o nga kotuinga ahungaroa o ngai wi, o ngai Maori, me etahi atu ropu Maori ki te Karauna, katutuki tenei. He ahuatanga nui tenei e ahei ai nga mahi whanaketanga a-ohanga, a-papori hoki ki a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui. E whai tonu ana matou ki te kotui atu ki nga iwi mo te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i nga kaupapakua roa nei e tami ana i a ngai Maori me Aotearoa whanui, a, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i nga aheinga kokiritanga ma nga iwi, me te tautoko i nga iwi kia whai mana ake ai enei aheinga.

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

Email Matt Guy at matt.guy@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16951 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 5pm on the 6 April 2025

Information :

• Company : New Zealand Government
• Position : Assessment and Contract Monitoring Advisor
• Location : Wellington City, Wellington
• Country : NZ