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Careers with us

At the Ministry, we want to lead the way in making Aotearoa a more inclusive place and to support our communities to be empowered. At the heart of our Ministry is our people, who are passionate and engaged to deliver the best for our communities.

The Ministry is a great place to work for many reasons, but some of the best features of working for us are:

  • Meaningful work with real outcomes for our ethnic communities
  • Career development opportunities
  • Competitive remuneration
  • A truly flexible working environment

We would love for you to join our team.

Come work with us! Ministerial Advisor. We are seeking an experienced Ministerial Advisor for a 10-month fixed term position, or secondment. The purpose of the Advisor role is to develop and produce high quality responses to a range of Ministerial products including Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions and Official Information Act requests. It also forms a critical conduit role between the Ministry and the Minister's Office, co-ordinating and managing the flow of information between the two. Location: Wellington | Type: Fixed term (10 months) | Closing date: 19 April 2026

Ministerial Advisor

We are seeking an experienced Ministerial Advisor for a 10-month fixed term position, or secondment. The purpose of the Advisor role is to develop and produce high quality responses to a range of Ministerial products including Correspondence, Parliamentary Questions and Official Information Act requests. It also forms a critical conduit role between the Ministry and the Minister's Office, co-ordinating and managing the flow of information between the two.

Location: Wellington

Type: Fixed term (10 months)

Closing date: 19 April 2026

Find out more about the Ministerial Advisor position.

Senior HR Advisor

This role will be responsible for progressing and delivering some key components of the people work programme over the next 6 months.

As well as providing general HR advice, the Senior HR Advisor will oversee recruitment, onboarding and performance management processes across the Ministry. They will also lead a review and update of our people focused policy and processes to ensure efficiency, compliance and continuous improvement.

Internal and external applications are sought for this opportunity. Please refer to the Job Description which outlines the skills and experience we are seeking from the candidate who would be successful in this role.

Location: Wellington
Type: 6-month fixed term 
Closing date: Midday, Wednesday 28 April 2026

Find out more about the Senior HR Advisor position.

Come work with us! Senior HR Advisor. This role will be responsible for progressing and delivering some key components of the people work programme over the next 6 months. As well as providing general HR advice, the Senior HR Advisor will oversee recruitment, onboarding and performance management processes across the Ministry. They will also lead a review and update of our people focused policy and processes to ensure efficiency, compliance and continuous improvement. Internal and external applications are sought for this opportunity. Please refer to the Job Description which outlines the skills and experience we are seeking from the candidate who would be successful in this role. Location: Wellington | Type: 6-month fixed term | Closing date: Midday, Wednesday 28 April

We appreciate your interest in joining our team. At this time, we do not have any available vacancies.

We encourage diversity and champion equity at the Ministry. If there is any support that we can provide to make the recruitment process as accessible for you as possible, please reach out to us at humanresources@ethniccommunities.govt.nz.

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