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Environmental Protection Authority NZ
Environmental Protection Authority NZ
51 – 200 Employees
ConstructionLogisticsNon-profit
Environmental Protection Authority NZ is New Zealand’s independent environmental regulator, working to safeguard the environment while supporting the health of the country’s people and economy. Its work focuses on environmental protection, sustainability, and maintaining a safe, healthy ecosystem for current and future generations.
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Senior Advisor, Reporting and Assurance – Wellington

Lead performance reporting and risk-based assurance for New Zealand’s environmental regulator in Wellington. Deliver evidence-based insights that strengthen compliance, accountability and regulatory outcomes.

NZNew Zealand
$90,801 – $136,201 / year
On-siteFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredInsurance

Description

  • Oversee performance reporting and risk-based assurance across the Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Group
  • Give senior leaders and governance groups clear, evidence-based perspectives on performance, regulatory outcomes, risks and improvement opportunities
  • Develop and maintain reporting frameworks, measures and products that convert complex operational and regulatory information into practical advice
  • Lead the planning and execution of approved risk-based assurance reviews
  • Produce performance and governance reporting
  • Interpret trends and communicate their significance
  • Evaluate policies, standards and other agreed requirements
  • Present conclusions and recommendations to senior leaders
  • Help teams implement and track practical improvements
  • Integrate reporting, assurance and continuous improvement to reinforce accountability, organisational learning and regulatory performance

Requirements

  • Substantial experience producing high-quality performance, governance or regulatory reports within a complex organisation
  • Proven ability to design and conduct risk-based assurance reviews, audits, evaluations or other structured assessments
  • Strong analytical capability, including evaluating data quality, spotting trends and gaps, testing assumptions and forming well-supported conclusions
  • Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to turn complex operational, technical or regulatory material into concise insights and actionable recommendations
  • Experience creating or enhancing reporting frameworks, performance measures, assurance methods or quality systems
  • Ability to evaluate evidence against legislation, policy, standards, procedures or other established requirements
  • Experience detecting systemic issues, tracking agreed actions and determining whether improvements delivered the intended outcomes
  • Confidence offering independent, constructive challenge, presenting findings and influencing senior leaders and subject-matter experts
  • Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work across professional and organisational boundaries
  • Sound judgement and a methodical approach to accuracy, evidence quality, information integrity and professional records
  • Ability to balance competing priorities and produce high-quality work with limited supervision
  • Experience in a regulatory, public-sector, audit, risk, evaluation or compliance setting is advantageous
  • Relevant tertiary or professional qualifications in assurance, audit, evaluation, data analysis, public policy, risk or performance reporting are beneficial

Benefits

  • Flexible working culture
  • Three additional paid leave days between Christmas and New Year, alongside four weeks of annual leave
  • A $400 non-taxable payment to support setting up a home workspace
  • An annual paid EPA Environment Day for community environmental initiatives
  • An in-house Māori cultural capability programme
  • Learning and development opportunities, including the annual EPA Symposium
  • An active social club
  • Diverse employee groups and support networks
  • EPA awards recognising individual and team contributions

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