Lead Advisor - Commercial Transport Regulation

Lead Advisor

We're looking for an experienced Lead Advisor to provide strategic leadership and high-quality executive advice and support to our Head of Commercial Transport Regulation.

You don't need to be an expert in commercial transport. What we are looking for is someone with proven executive or senior advisory experience who can quickly get across complex issues, provide sound strategic advice and confidently support senior leaders with decision making. Ideally, you'll bring a strong regulatory background and an understanding of how regulatory systems operate.

Working closely with the Head of Commercial Transport Regulation, you'll connect strategy, evidence and operational insight to strengthen regulatory performance and safety outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Provide high-quality strategic and executive advice to support senior leadership decision making.
• Lead business planning, performance monitoring and continuous improvement across Commercial Transport Regulation.
• Develop business cases, governance papers, strategic reports and executive-level advice.
• Use data, evidence and insights to identify emerging risks, trends and opportunities and translate these into clear recommendations.
• Lead complex strategic initiatives that strengthen regulatory performance and safety outcomes.
• Translate regulatory policy, requirements and government expectations into practical approaches.
• Represent senior leadership across internal, cross-agency, industry and governance forums.
• Build strong relationships across government, industry, regulated parties and regulatory partners.
• Provide thought leadership on regulatory system design, delivery and improvement, taking a future-focused and risk-based approach.

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as it applies in the public service.

Te Rōpū Waeture | Regulatory works to ensure the land transport system is safe by providing oversight of regulatory interventions, informing responsive regulation through monitoring and review, and supporting effective, risk-based compliance management across the land transport system.

The Commercial Transport Regulation team provides effective and efficient regulation of licensed commercial transport operators to improve safety and ensure risks are actively managed by those responsible. Working directly and alongside regulatory partners such as NZ Police, the team delivers licensing, compliance monitoring and regulatory response through an intelligence-led and risk-based approach.

This is an opportunity to work at the heart of a complex regulatory environment where your advice and strategic thinking can make a real difference. You'll work closely with senior leaders and across organizational and agency boundaries, helping shape regulatory performance and supporting better outcomes for the land transport system.

Along with our other benefits, we offer:

• Five weeks' annual leave
• Income protection and critical illness insurance for permanent employees
• Flexible working arrangements, where appropriate for the role
• Opportunities for professional development and continued learning

Ready to take the next step in your career? We'd love to hear from you. Apply today and join our team who is going places.