Senior Policy Advisor

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Salary: $110,098 - $138,028, Wellington CBD, permanent full time, +KiwiSaver and Wellness Benefits.

About the Role

We are looking for a high-performing Senior Advisor for the Science Sector Policy team in our Science branch helping to deliver once-in-a-generation reforms to New Zealand's Science, Innovation, and Technology system. The current work programme is centred around the Science system reforms, including modernising organisational and legislative settings, implementing a national priority setting mechanism, and changing the science funding model.

Team Overview

Although the role is based in the Science Sector Policy team, the team works in close collaboration with the Science System team to deliver the SI&T reform programme.

Science Sector Policy provides advice on the science sector and advises on and implements the science components of the substantive system reforms. It works ...