Senior Advisor, Readiness & Resilience

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ACC is seeking a Senior Advisor to join the Readiness & Resilience Team in Wellington on a fixed-term contract or secondment until early February 2027, with potential inter agency secondment. The role centers on incident management, business continuity and operational resilience across the organisation. You’ll provide specialist guidance to leaders, lead detailed mapping of time critical activities, document current state processes, outage tolerances and resource dependencies, and partner with Technology and Data to test assumptions and coordinate continuity across business and technical functions. On call is required as a member of ACC’s National Incident Management Team. Preferred location is Wellington but Hamilton or Auckland are possible. Key requirements include emergency management or BC experience, strong Excel and Power BI, a self starter mindset, resilience under pressure, NZ Government experience; salary 101,287–142,993 plus 9% super on fixed term; apply by 26 February 2026 via the ACC Careers Website, ensuring you clearly address the listed criteria; for accessibility issues contact [email protected].

• Temporary until February 2027 - secondment or fixed term contract
• Gain some great experience from a large, complex & interesting environment.

About us | Mō mātou

ACC is a trusted and high-performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future. 

You can find more about ACC and the work we do here.  

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

We’re looking for a Senior Advisor to join the Readiness & Resilience Team for a fixed term contract or secondment for approximately 10 months until early February 2027.  We are open to an inter-agency secondment. 

Reporting to the Manager, Readiness & Resilience, you’ll be joining a highly motivated team responsible for delivering our incident management, business continuity and operational resilience work programme across the organisation. Some of the things you’ll be doing include:

• Providing specialist advice and guidance to Leaders across ACC.

• Leading detailed mapping of ACC’s time-critical activities, including documenting current state processes, workflows, outage tolerances and critical resource dependencies. 

• Analysing operational information and working closely with the Technology and Data team to test assumptions and ensure continuity planning is coordinated across business and technical functions. 

• Working with the team to secure our position as a 2nd line function and move towards a focus on Operational Resilience. 

This role also has an on-call component, as a member of ACC’s National Incident Management Team for business disruptions.

The preferred location for this role is Wellington, but we could support this role being worked from Hamilton or Auckland, (Newmarket).

The base salary range is $101,287 - $142,993 with appointment depending on skills and experience and internal relativities. If employed on a fixed term contract, ACC also offers 9% superannuation on top of base salary. 

About you | Mōu

You may be currently operating in the readiness and resilience space at the Senior level, or you might be an Advisor looking to take their next step. Alternatively, you may be working as a business analyst but have an interest in operational resilience. 

We’ll be looking for:

• Experience and/or a keen interest in the emergency management and business continuity management sectors.
• A high level of confidence and demonstrable experience using both Excel and Power BI.
• A self-starter, you’ll be someone who will identify opportunities to strengthen our programme as well as drive initiatives forward. 
• Experience working effectively under pressure and being able to problem solve.
• Influencing, relationship management and interpersonal skills.
• A certification in Business Continuity and/or a qualification in emergency management would be beneficial.  
• Experience in working within the NZ Government context.
• Someone who is happy to work as part of a remote team, based around the country.

Working at ACC | Mō ACC 

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand’s cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It is important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:  

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds. 
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours. 

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono 

Applications close Thursday, 26 February 2026 and can only be accepted when submitted through our ACC Careers Website. Please ensure your application clearly highlights the required skills and experience that are listed above. If you are an ACC employee, please apply with your ACC employee profile. If you encounter accessibility issues when submitting your application or to receive a copy of the position description, please contact [email protected].