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Chief Legal Officer - job post

New Zealand Government
3.3 out of 5 stars
Wellington City, Wellington
Full-time
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Job details

Job type

  • Full-time

Location

Wellington City, Wellington

Full job description

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE


Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Wellington Central
Permanent Positon

This is a critical executive leadership role at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) offering the opportunity to shape and lead a large and complex Legal, Ethics and Privacy branch that supports the Ministry's strategic direction.

The branch is one of the largest in-house legal functions in the New Zealand public service, with close to 100 staff spanning litigation, commercial, legislative services, integrity, and privacy.

Tenei turanga - About the Role:

As Chief Legal Officer, you will lead the Legal, Ethics and Privacy branch and provide enterprise-wide legal stewardship across MBIE diverse and high-impact policy, regulatory and operational portfolios.

You will ensure the Ministry operates with strong legal integrity, manages risk effectively, and delivers on its obligations in a complex and fast-changing environment

You will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, bringing a pragmatic, commercial and public sector lens to support high-quality decision-making and system-level outcomes.

Leading this complex and multidisciplinary branch you will:

  • Provide enterprise legal leadership and stewardship - ensuring consistent, high-quality legal, ethics and privacy advice across MBIE, and that risks are proactively identified and managed
  • Set direction - aligning legal, integrity and privacy services to MBIE's strategic priorities and operating context
  • Support senior decision-making - acting as a trusted advisor on complex, high-risk and high-profile issues across regulatory, policy and operational portfolios
  • Lead system-wide legal performance - lifting practice standards, capability and consistency across internal and external legal services
  • Lead and sustain a high-performing branch - developing leadership depth, capability and a strong, client-focused culture
  • Champion organisational integrity and privacy - fulfilling statutory and functional roles including Chief Privacy Officer and Integrity Champion
  • Contribute to collective leadership - working as part of the Strategy and Assurance leadership team and collaboratively across MBIE to drive organisation-wide outcome
Nga pukenga me nga wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required

We are seeking an experienced legal executive who brings a track record of leading at scale, shaping organisational direction, and delivering high-performing professional services in complex environments.

  • A proven ability to lead large, complex legal or advisory functions at a senior level
  • Strategic thinking capability, with the ability to influence enterprise-level outcomes
  • Experience building capability and leading transformation or system-level change
  • Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills and credibility at senior levels
  • Strong understanding of government or similarly complex operating environments
  • Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand with a current practising certificate
  • The legal right to live and work in New Zealand
  • Ability to meet and maintain security and financial delegation requirements

Etahi korero mo MBIE - About MBIE:

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the Government's lead business-facing agency. Our contribution to improving the well-being of New Zealanders is summarised in our purpose, to grow New Zealand for all.

Me pehea te tono - How to Apply:


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For a copy of the information pack or a confidential discussion, please contact Jo Bell or Amy Tea on info@amytea.co.nz

To apply, please send your cover letter and CV (preferably in PDF format) to apply@amytea.co.nz

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply for this role.

Applications close 21 June 2026.

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