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About the Department of Internal Affairs NZ

The Department of Internal Affairs serves and connects people, communities, and government to build a safe, prosperous, and respected nation. The Department is a recognised leader in public service - known for innovation, essential to New Zealand, and trusted to deliver. It serves and connects people, communities, and government to build a safe, prosperous, and respected nation.

Your role

The Ethnic Communities Graduate Programme provides a meaningful first employment opportunity in the public service for skilled graduates from ethnic communities. It directly addresses the low representation of ethnically diverse employees and the barriers they face to accessing employment in the public sector. It does this by offering a targeted pathway into public service, with the added benefit of improving its representativeness and broadening its cultural competency.

Your role will be focused on either public policy, policy-related functions, or the delivery of high-quality and efficient public services. e.g. data & research, corporate services etc.

As a graduate of this programme, you will be placed with a participating public service agency for 18 months. You will contribute towards the agency's important mahi, learn from public service professionals, and receive wrap-around support that will set you up to pursue an impactful career in the public sector.

Training & development

The Department of Internal Affairs NZ has a comprehensive approach to learning and development. All employees have an individual development plan and a range of development opportunities are available for employees to build skills and enhance careers in the Department and the wider public service. Read more.

Benefits

The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua provides a number of benefits for all employees. By offering these benefits, it is hoped that each employee will be able to achieve their full potential in an encouraging and supportive environment.

Here are a few of the benefits available to employees of The Department of Internal Affairs NZ:

1. Work/life initiatives
2. Health and wellbeing
3. Staff development
4. Sports teams
5. Read more.

Career progression

The Department of Internal Affairs NZ has a uniquely broad range of functions. All employees are encouraged to take up the many opportunities presented to them to develop their careers, including secondments across the Department. Read more.

Work life balance

The Department of Internal Affairs NZ values its employees and has a flexible working hours policy to provide opportunities for employees to have a balance between work and home life. Their leave provisions are generous. In addition to the four-week annual leave entitlement, most employees have three departmental holidays between Christmas and New Year. Read more.

Culture & vibe

The Department of Internal Affairs NZ combines the efficiency of a single organisation with an understanding of the diverse people and sectors they support and employ, here and overseas. This gives them strength in service delivery, regulation, policy, and the support of cultural institutions. They have built their system of governance to manage and benefit from the tension between diversity and oneness. This tension drives constant examination of what they do and how they should do it. Their leadership governs the whole organisation. Read more.

To know more about what's life like at the Department of Internal Affairs NZ, watch this video:

About you

They welcome graduates who:

• Identify their ethnicity as Middle Eastern, Latin American, African, Asian, or Continental European
• Have obtained a qualification at the bachelor's level in NZ or overseas within the last 2 years
• Have the right to live and work in New Zealand
• Are looking for their first employment opportunity in public service

To be successful in this programme you will:

• Have skills in problem-solving, communicating, and building and maintaining strong professional relationships
• be a team worker
• be action-oriented
• strive for excellence
• demonstrate the functional and technical skills required for the job

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from The Department of Internal Affairs NZ opens again.