Senior Business Partner - Ministerial and Government Services

This role is central to that ambition, with a strong focus on identifying and delivering efficiencies across process design, service delivery, and customer engagement.You will bring a proactive, improvement-oriented mindset, using technology to streamline workflows, remove inefficiencies, and enhance customer outcomes. We are looking for someone who is both highly capable in this space and genuinely energised by the opportunity to lead and champion automation-driven change.Come and join us! Engage closely with experts across the organisation.

Take pride in delivering ‘on-point' advice in rapidly evolving situations within Toitū Te Whenua and others, especially with our Ministers and their team.**He pūkenga tou - Skills and Experience****You will:*** Have a sound understanding of the machinery of government and government processes, the Official Information Act, and a knowledge of Parliamentary processes. Be able to engage closely with experts across the organisation, taking pride in delivering ‘on-point' advice and ‘doing good' for Aotearoa in rapidly evolving situations. Have excellent written and oral communication skills, with the confidence to mentor and provide guidance and support to individuals and/or groups of people. Be a proven self-starter, with the ability to juggle competing priorities and the drive to proactively initiate activities/projects in response to identified risks, issues or problems, and escalating as appropriate. Be open to new ways of doing things, improving and modernising processes and using technology and AI to support automation and enhanced service delivery. Be able to quickly establish excellent working relationships with a wide variety of people. Have strong attention to detail and pride in the quality of their work.The expected appointing range for this role is from $120,000 to $126,000 depending on skills and experience.**Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau – What we offer our employees*** Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai. Wellbeing allowance reimbursement Ability to purchase additional leave Annual Flu Vaccinations Reduced Health Insurance Premiums Diverse groups and networks If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.* A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leaveTe Tākinatanga - Our StoryToitū Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations, now and for future generations.**Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Māori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan***Toitū Te Whenua is a diverse team of individuals with different experience and perspectives.

This drives our culture and high performance. We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential. As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value difference and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not.

As an organisation we embrace diversity, encourage work life balance and have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.***Tono mai - How to Apply***If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.*To apply, please click “Apply Online.” You'll be taken through to our Toitū Te Whenua Careers Centre where you'll be able to review further information about the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role in the Position Description. You'll be able to complete your online application form and upload a copy of your CV/Cover Letter.Please note, while applications close on Wednesday 8 July 2026 we may be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process.

You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.***You may notice that the Position Description title for this role (Business Partner – Hoa Kotui Pakihi - Rua - role profile) doesn't match the advertised title. At Toitū Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks). This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR).

Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.***If you have any questions about this role or working at Toitū Te Whenua, please email [email protected] and our People Services Team will be in touch with you.## Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details| | || --- | --- || Employer: | Land Information New Zealand || Location: | Wellington || Position type: | Permanent - Full Time || Category: | Government, Policy, Planning & Regulation || Date listed: | 24-Jun-2026 || Salary range: | $120,000 - $126,000 || Closing date: | 08-Jul-2026 || Reference: | NZ/1931698 || Attachment: | Business Partner - Hoa Kotui Pakihi - Rua.pdf (PDF, 288KB) Position Description || File links: | || Website: | |\n#J-18808-Ljbffr