Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Join a high performing, collaborative and supportive Protective Security team
• Permanent full time | Auckland CBD | In-office working.
• $75K - $88K with KiwiSaver and wellness benefits
  
  
  

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

Join our dynamic team as an Advisor, where you’ll provide security response expertise to enable MBIE to achieve its business priorities, meet Government-mandated protective security requirements and achieve a high level of capability maturity.

The Advisor Security Events is a mature experienced security practitioner with a good understanding of all aspects of the New Zealand Government’s Protective Security Policy Framework, particularly:

• Responding to security incidents, ensuring they are identified, reported, investigated and resolved;
• Providing security advice to staff attending external conferences and other organised events; and
• Building awareness of security with staff to strengthen security culture on site and at other work locations.
  
  
  

You will support the Head of Protective Security and the Chief Security Officer to ensure MBIE has robust and functional protective security processes that are fit for purpose and enable business groups to carry out their business activities safely and securely. You will work with lead / principal / senior advisors, people leaders and their teams, site security champions, facilities managers, and external venues to achieve this.

You will regularly review physical security events and recommend improvements arising from lessons learnt, to ensure MBIEs physical security treatments remain in good working order.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

• You must be able to obtain and maintain a national security clearance at top secret level.
• A good understanding of the Government’s Protective Security Requirements, particularly relating to physical security and security governance.
• Experience leading the response to everyday security incidents in a NZ government agency, working with the others to achieve a safe resolution.
• Experience running security exercises or leading security drills to teach people how to respond during an incident.
• Experience collaborating with others to write security-related standard operating procedures.
• Experience providing security awareness training, support and advice to staff attending external conferences and other organised events.
• Experience presenting to teams to grow security awareness.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills – ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships with people leaders and their teams.
• The ability to identify lessons learned from security events or incidents and recommend improvements.
  
  
  

We’re keen to hear from you if you have the knowledge, skills and experience outlined above. You must have security experience in the Government mandated Protective Security Requirements.

For your application to be considered you must be a New Zealand citizen, OR a resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for 10 years, OR a citizen of Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom or the United States of America, and have resided continuously in one or more of these countries for the last 10 years.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's 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
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It
  
  
  

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori 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, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori 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 Māori 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 mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

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 Dorinda Te Kiri at [email protected] quoting ref MBIE/17389 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 2 June 2025