About the Role - Tēnei tūranga

As an Investment Director, you will lead a team responsible for the assessment, stewardship and performance of a portfolio of significant Crown investments. You'll provide commercial leadership across the investment lifecycle while contributing as a senior leader within the Investment Management Branch.

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the management and stewardship of a portfolio of significant Crown investments.
• Assess, structure and negotiate complex investment opportunities and funding arrangements.
• Monitor performance and manage commercial, delivery, financial and reputational risks.
• Provide strategic advice and recommendations to Ministers and senior decision makers.
• Build trusted relationships with iwi and Māori organisations, local government, industry and investment partners.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team whilst contributing to branch-wide leadership and investment practice.

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

We're interested in hearing from experienced commercial leaders with backgrounds in investment, banking, corporate finance, infrastructure, project finance, private equity, venture capital, advisory or related fields.

To be successful in this role, ideally, you'll bring:

• Strong commercial judgement and the ability to evaluate complex investment opportunities, risks and outcomes.
• An ability to influence decision making and provide clear, evidence-based advice in complex environments.
• Experience building and managing trusted relationships across government, industry, investors, local government, iwi and Māori organisations, or other senior stakeholders.
• Proven leadership capability, including developing people and contributing to high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• The ability to work confidently in complex, ambiguous and politically sensitive environments.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

An understanding of the machinery of government or experience working in the public sector is desirable, but not essential.

About MBIE - Ētahi kōrero mō 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 ahunga roa o ngā iwi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, ka tutuki 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 kaupapa kua 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.

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