Poutoko Ture Matua - Senior Solicitor
Kōkiritia ngā take ture nui ki Te Tai Ōhanga - He kirimana 12 marama te roa/ he whitinga mahi taupua e tīmata ana ā te Hanuere, 2025.

• Kōkiritia ngā take e ngākaunuitia nei e Aotearoa whānui
• Ka kaha tautokona te mahi mai i tawhiti (pēnei i ngā kaimahi o waho o Pōneke e hiahia ana kia pūmau ai tā rātou mahi i tawhiti)

Kei te kimi mātou i tētahi Poutoko Ture Matua here rawa ki tētahi kirimana 12 marama te roa, me ōna āheitanga ki te Tiriti me te pūnaha kāwanatanga hei tautoko i Te Puna Rōia ki Te Tai Ōhanga. He huanga ake tō te wheako mō ngā ture tauhokohoko
Mō te tūnga me Te Puna Rōia
Mātāmua ko Te Tai Ōhanga hei tohutohu i te kāwanatanga mō ngā take ōhanga, pūtea hoki. Ko tā mātou aronga kia tū hei Ōhanga ārahi i te ao, ka ngana hoki kia piki ai ngā taumata whaiora i Aotearoa whānui.
Ko tā Te Puna Rōia he āpiti atu ki te aronga a Te Tai Ōhanga mā te pakari me te whaihua o āna tohutohu ā-ture kia tau ai te whakahaeretanga o ngā mōrearea ā-ture, hei whakatutuki hoki i ngā hinonga. Ka mahitahi Te Puna Rōia ki ngā tīma kaupapa here, tīma whakahaere hoki o te tari kia tohutohutia ai ngā take rerekē o te ture tūmatanui, tauhokohoko hoki.
He haepapa tō te Poutoko Ture Matua ki rō Te Puna Rōia kei te taumata o te rautaki e whakaaro ana kia whānui ai tana tohutohu ā-ture, āna ratonga hoki ki Te Tai Ōhanga.
He whānui kē ngā mahi a Te Puna Rōia, ka mutu, māu ngā kiritaki rāroto e tautoko mō ngā take maha. Ko āu momo mahi:

• Te Tuku i ngā tohutohu ā-waha, ā-tuhi hoki mō ngā take maha, pēnei i:
  • Ngā mahi me ngā haepapa ā-ture o ngā Minita, Te Tai Ōhanga, ngā kamupene Kāwanatanga me ngā umanga o te Karauna
  • Te hononga a te Karauna ki te Māori me ana pānga ki te mahi a Te Tai Ōhanga
  • Ngā ture ka whakaratohia e Te Tai Ōhanga
  • Te tautokohia o ngā putanga Whakarato Tauhokohoko, Mana Whakahaere hoki ki rō Te Tai Ōhanga, pēnei me ngā hinonga matua me ngā kurutete
• Te tohutohutiao ngā kirimana whānui me ētahi atu take rangatōpū.
• Te āwhina i te huhua o ngā take ā-ture hāngai rawa ki ngā mahi a Te Tai Ōhanga

He kōrero mōu
He whānui te mahi a Te Puna Rōia puta noa i Te Tai Ōhanga mō ngā momo take ture katoa. Kei te kimi mātou i tētahi Poutoko Ture Matua me ngā wheako e whai ake nei:
Ngā tohu/wheako:

• He tohu ture
• E mau ana, e āhei rānei te mau pōkaitahi rōia
• He wheako tuku tohutohu ā-ture mō ngā take uaua, pērā ki:
  • Ngā mōhiotanga mō Te Tiriti o Waitangi
  • Te mōhiotanga mō te mahi me ngā tukanga kāwanatanga me te pūnaha kāwanatanga
  • Ngā wheako tohutohu mō ngā mana whakatau a te ratonga tūmatanui
  • He huanga ake tō te wheako mō ngā ture tauhokohoko
• He wehi, he kōkiri hoki te āhua o te whakapuaki taipitopito, he pūkenga manaaki i te hunga whaipānga, mahitahi hoki.
• He kaha tāna arotahi ki te ratonga kiritaki, te whakaoti rapanga me te whai hua
• E taea ana e ngā mema hou o te rōpū te whakaako, te whakahaere anō hoki (i ētahi wā he arotake i ā rātou tohutohu)
• He hiahia kia uru ki ngā momo mahi katoa
• E āhei ana te pupuri ki tētahi mana whakahaumaru a te Kāwanatanga o Aotearoa
• Kia kaua e iti iho i te rima tau wheako hei rōia

Te mahi me Te Puna Rōia ki Te Tai Ōhanga:
E mōhio nei mātou, mā te tīma kanorau, kauawhi hoki e pai ai tā mātou tautoko i ngā mahi a Te Tai Ōhanga kia piki ake te taumata whaiora o Aotearoa whānui. Me taurite mātou ko te hapori kanorau e whakaratohia nei e mātou, nā reira, nau mai ko ngā tono a ngā tāngata ahakoa te whakatipuranga, te aronga hōkaka, te tuakiri rānei. E pīrangi nei mātou ki te akiaki i ngā momo āhuatanga katoa o te wāhi mahi e rongo ai ngā tāngata i te hua o te whaitake, te manaaki, te tautoko hoki.
Anei ētahi ara e āki ai mātou i te whakakanohitanga o te hunga e whakaratohia ana:

• Te āheitanga kia mahi ki tāu, ki tā mātou hoki i hiahia ai (ko te āheitanga hoki tērā kia pūmau rawa te mahi i waho atu o Pōneke)
• Kia whai wāhi atu ki te whakawhanake i tō reo Māori
• Kia rāroto te hono atu ki Te Puna Aronui me ngā tuakana Māori o roto i Te Tai Ōhanga
• Ngā hononga tautoko hoamahi, pēnei i ngā hononga āniwaniwa, ahurea hoki

Tono ināianei
Ka aukatihia ngā tono ā te 11.55pm o Tīhema. Me tika te āheitanga a te hunga tono ki te mahi ki Aotearoa nei, ka mutu, kia tuku ā-ipurangi ngā tono. Mō ētahi anō pārongo whakapā atu ki a Talent - Talent@Treasury.govt.nz
Work on major legal issues at Te Tai Ōhanga - 12 month fixed-term contract / secondment starting in January 2025

• Work at the forefront of issues that matter for New Zealanders
• We embrace remote working (ie. workers from outside Wellington who may wish to work remotely on a permanent basis)

We are looking for one 12 month fixed-term Poutoko Ture Matua (Senior Solicitor) with Te Tiriti and machinery of government competency to support Te Puna Rōia (the Legal team) at Te Tai Ōhanga (the Treasury). Any experience in commercial law would be an advantage.
Mō te tūnga me Te Puna Rōia | About the role and the Treasury Legal Team
Te Tai Ōhanga is the government's lead economic and financial advisor. Our vision is to be a world leading Treasury working towards higher living standards for New Zealanders.
Te Puna Rōia (the Legal team) contributes to the Treasury's vision by providing robust and solutions-focused legal advice to effectively manage legal risk and implement projects. The Legal team works closely with policy and operational teams across the department to advise on a range of public and commercial law issues.
The Poutoko Ture Matua (Senior Solicitor) has a strategic level of responsibility in the Te Puna Rōia to provide general legal advice and services for Te Tai Ōhanga.
The work of Te Puna Rōia (the Legal team) is diverse and you will support internal clients on a wide range of issues. The type of work you will typically do includes:

• Provision of oral and written advice on various matters, in particular, including:
  • The activities and statutory obligations of Ministers, the Treasury, Crown-owned companies and Crown entities
  • The Crown-Māori relationship and its implications for the Treasury's work
  • Legislation that the Treasury administers
  • Support the Commercial Performance & Governance functions within the Treasury, including on major projects and transactions
• Advising on general contracts and other corporate matters
• Assisting on a wide range of legal matters relevant to the mahi of Te Tai Ohanga

He kōrero mōu | About You
Te Puna Rōia work right across Te Tai Ōhanga's work programme on a wide variety of legal issues. We are seeking a Poutoko Ture Matua (Senior Solicitor) with the following experience:
Essential qualifications / experience:

• Law degree
• Hold, or eligible to hold, a practicing certificate
• Experience providing legal advice on complex matters particularly:
  • Knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi
  • Knowledge working with government processes and machinery of government
  • Experience advising on administrative decision-making powers
  • Experience in commercial law would be an advantage
• Effective and proactive communication, stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• A strong focus on client service, problem-solving and solutions
• The ability to play a role coaching and supervising more junior team members (including at times peer reviewing their advice)
• Willingness to get involved in a variety of work
• Ability to meet the criteria required to hold a NZ Government security clearance
• At least five years' experience as a lawyer

Working at Te Puna Rōia at Te Tai Ōhanga:
We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us to support Te Tai Ōhanga's work towards increasing higher living standards for New Zealanders. We need to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. We also want to provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported.
Here are some ways we encourage representation of the population we serve:

• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours (including the ability to work remotely from outside Wellington on a permanent basis)
• Opportunities to develop your te reo Māori
• Connection with Te Puna Aronui and tuakana Māori internally within Te Tai Ōhanga
• Employee networks to support colleagues, including rainbow and cultural networks

Tono inaianei | Apply Now

Applications close 11.55 pm 9 December. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand and applications must be made online. For further information please contact Talent - Talent@Treasury.govt.nz
We are not using recruitment agencies at this stage. Any unsolicited candidate profiles will not be acknowledged or accepted
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