Principal Advisor – Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori)

About the role

The Māori Land Court is seeking a Principal Advisor to lead the Pātaka Whenua business area. This senior position provides technical and functional leadership across the Court's strategic priorities, ensuring that frontline staff receive effective technology support and that long‑term system enhancements are delivered.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver immediate technical support to frontline staff, triaging and fixing urgent technology issues.
• Scope, prioritise and implement longer‑term technology solutions and enhancements for the Pātaka Whenua system.
• Provide specialist advice, apply proven methodologies and drive business‑process improvements.
• Collaborate with Ministry teams to plan and deliver projects, improvement initiatives and routine process fixes.
• Mentor, guide and coach junior advisors and analysts involved in transformation work.

Required profile

• Excellent organisational skills with a high level of integrity and confidentiality.
• Strong research abilities and outstanding written and verbal communication.
• Experience in fast‑paced environments handling changing priorities and large workloads.
• Proven experience working with multiple business units, service providers and key stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of Māori Land Court processes and the Pātaka Whenua IT solution.

Required skills

• Pātaka Whenua system knowledge