Senior Commercial Adviser
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
📍 Wellington (NZ) ⏳ 18/06/2025
💰 $104,670 - $141,612 NZD 🕔 Full Time
Our highly respected Commercial Division provides procurement and grant funding advisory services to support the Ministry's strategic goals, International Development Cooperation (NZ’s Aid Programme) and service improvement initiatives. We focus on delivering great outcomes through collaborative approaches and establishing strong business relationships. As one of our Senior Commercial Advisers you will provide advice on a range of commercial projects including high value, complex global infrastructure projects, procurement and grant contracting.
Partner with Ministry staff to understand their objectives and provide high quality commercial advice
Deliver medium to high value / risk commercial transactions through external parties such as suppliers, NGOs, partners and government or international organisations
Develop innovative commercial strategies for unique projects in remote locations, considering broader outcomes such as increasing access for pacific business and market growth
Mentor and guide your colleagues in the wider Commercial Division
Who are we looking for? - Mā wai te mahi nei?
We’d like to hear from you if you are an experienced commercial practitioner with the following skills and experience:
Sound infrastructure commercial experience
Extensive experience in relationship building and proactive customer service
Excellent communication skills with strong ability to convey complex information logically and concisely
Proven experience in developing commercial strategies, problem solving and use of analytical skills to solve business issues
Understanding of The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti, Te Reo Māori and Māori customs and protocols would be beneficial
To Apply/Interested? - Me pēhea te tuku tono
Apply today with your CV and cover letter. For a confidential discussion please contact Anil Muringathery. To be considered for this position at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade you must be a NZ citizen, or Permanent Resident.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Confidential security clearance. Ordinarily, to obtain this level of clearance candidates must have sufficient checkable background in countries where meaningful and reliable checks can be undertaken. Where requisite checks are unable to be made, the candidate application may not be able to be progressed.
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