💼 Full-Time Position

Chief Legal Officer

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Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
📍 wellington, wellington, New-Zealand
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Location
wellington, New-Zealand
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Posted
July 01, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Position

Permanent Position

Wellington Central

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.

  • 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.
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