Senior Solicitor | Poutoko Ture Matua

Working in the Public Service | Nga mahi o te tari kāwanatanga

Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa ināianei, 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.

You can find out more about what this means at (https://www.publicservice.govt.nz/about-us)

About Stats NZ | Mō Tatauranga Aotearoa

As New Zealand’s national statistics office, Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is uniquely positioned to support the decisions that the Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders make every day. Our structure, culture, and systems are designed with collaboration and customers in mind – mobilised and working together to realise our ambition: About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa – data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

The increased availability of data brings data-driven innovation. Insights obtained from exploring data can lead to new and creative approaches in business, public services, and customer experience – ultimately improving the wellbeing of New Zealanders. Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, as data stewards and leaders of the data eco-system proactively protect and enhance the provision of good quality data to realise the value of data.

Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is led by the Chief Executive who is also the Government Statistician and Government Chief Data Steward.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

As an employee of Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ and as a public servant, you are expected to recognise and respect the Crown’s responsibility to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the Treaty of Waitangi – incorporating it into your work and becoming an informed and confident te Tiriti partner. By embracing and uplifting te reo Māori, tikanga and te ao Māori at work you are contributing to the Crowns commitment under the Public Service Act 2020 to engage with Māori and support the Māori- Crown relationship.

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Role Purpose | Mō te tūnga

In your role as Senior Solicitor you will report to the General Manager – Risk and Assurance and work within the Risk and Assurance team. Requirements in your role may change with the needs of the organisation

Requirements in your role may change with the needs of the organisation.

Act as a Trusted Adviser • Acting as a trusted adviser to a wide variety of decision makers within Stats NZ.

• Providing timely quality legal service which is relevant to its recipients and is influential.

• Facilitating understanding and respect for the Crown’s responsibility to give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

• Proactively advising on topics of importance to Stats NZ, including Health & Safety and Privacy.

• Assisting teams to identify and manage legal risk.

• Providing training and development to teams within Stats NZ

• Instructing external counsel

Build connections and work collaboratively

• Establishing and maintaining a network of relevant stakeholders and collaborators within Stats NZ.

• Assisting the organisation to operate safely while supporting the pace of change and level of transparency desired by Stats NZ’s leadership.

Exhibit Influence • Building and maintaining relationships at all levels within Stats NZ.

• Providing healthy challenge and thought leadership to grow the level of understanding of legal enablers, risks and obligations.

Maintain External Relationships

• Establishing and maintaining a network of relevant peers to enable interchange of new information and practices.

• Being an active participant in the activities of the Government Legal Network.

Demonstrates commitment to Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa policies, procedures, strategy, and related initiatives.

• Actively supports our Strategy, Mana Ōrite Relationship Agreement, Statistics Act 2022 and abides by other policies.

• Actively supports and engages with our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Roadmap, policy, and principles.

• Actively demonstrates The Way We Work principles which speak to what we care about,

Key Outcomes Accountabilities

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how we do things and what is needed for all our people to be successful in our organisation.

• Demonstrates commitment to being a confident and capable partner of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This includes an understanding of its relevance to your role as a public servant and the work you undertake at Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa and building knowledge in te ao Māori, te reo Māori and tikanga.

Demonstrates as a model public servant committed to initiatives and values outlined in the Public Service Act 2020 and any subsequent adaptions.

• Support and promote initiatives from Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission, including Papa Pounamu and Kia Toipoto.

• Develop and maintain cultural capability to positively contribute to Māori Crown Relations initiatives, and actively support others to support this.

• Adhere to Ngā uara o Te Ratonga Tūmatanui Public Service values as per section 16 of the Public Service Act 2020:

o Impartial – treating people fairly without personal favour or bias.

o Accountable – taking responsibility and answering for work, actions, and decisions.

o Trustworthy acting with integrity and being open and transparent.

o Respectful – treating all people with dignity and compassion, acting with humility.

o Responsive – understanding and meeting people’s needs and aspirations.

Demonstrated commitment to Health, Safety and Wellbeing while at work.

• Take personal responsibility for your own health safety and wellbeing.

• Ensure your actions or lack of action do not adversely affect the health and safety of others.

• Report any incidents, near misses or any other concerns relating to health safety and wellbeing.

• Make all efforts to comply with Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ Health Safety and Wellbeing policies and processes to ensure the organisation is compliant with the current Health and Safety Act or regulations.

Person specification | Ngā āhuatanga e hiahiatia ana e mātou

Core requirements • A relevant tertiary qualification in law and the ability to hold a New Zealand Law Society

Practising certificate • 5 – 7+ post qualification experience

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• Good knowledge of the public sector in-house environment • A broad range of legal experience, ideally including a mix of commercial, regulatory,

public, administrative and/or privacy law experience. • An ability to provide proactive and solution-focused advice that is simple, pragmatic and

practical • A demonstrated ability to engage with and influence others across a range of discilines. • Excellent communication and relationship building skills. • Experience using everyday office software including a laptop/tablet, phone, Microsoft

suit of products e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, Intranet, online communications channels for meetings and chat.

• Written and oral communication skills suitable for a varied audience in a corporate setting.

• Competency or fluency in te reo Māori language or possess a willingness to develop knowledge and competence. (By 2040 Government aims to have 85% of its workers speaking te reo Māori).

• Understands Te Tiriti o Waitangi relevance to own role as a public servant and seeks opportunities to better meet the information needs of Māori. Supports initiatives to increase responsiveness to Māori.

Desirable • A broad knowledge of the machinery of government and working in the public sector

would be an advantage.

Risk and Assurance | Tūraru, Whirinaki hoki

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