Senior Guidance Advisor / Technical Writer

Pipitea I I Full Time

Senior Guidance Advisor / Technical Writer

Senior Advisor – Guidance (Technical Writer) - Fixed Term, 2 Years, Wellington

Shape how a critical sector understands and applies regulation: This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in a major, multi year modernisation programme within a New Zealand government agency responsible for oversight of a critical national sector.

As part of a significant rules and regulatory update programme, this role focuses on turning complex regulation and policy into clear, practical guidance that supports compliance, consistency, and good decision making across the sector.

If you’re an experienced guidance writer or senior advisor who enjoys working at the intersection of policy, regulation, and real world application — this is a role where your work will have genuine national impact.

About the Role

As a Senior Advisor, Guidance, you’ll lead the development of high quality guidance materials (including advisory circular style documents) that explain how regulatory rules are applied in practice.

You won’t be the subject matter expert — instead, your strength will be in working closely with policy advisors, technical specialists, legal teams, and communications experts to bridge the gap between regulation and end user understanding.

This is a 2 year fixed term role, supporting a large, high profile reform programme already underway.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leading the development of guidance materials that explain acceptable means of compliance with regulatory rules and standards
Translating complex policy, legislative, and technical information into clear, plain language guidance
Assessing rule and policy changes to identify guidance needs and priorities
Working collaboratively with subject matter experts, legal advisors, communications specialists, and operational teams
Managing reviews and feedback, refining content for clarity, usability, and consistency
Tracking progress, identifying risks and issues, and reporting on guidance development activity
Mentoring and supporting other advisors to lift organisational capability
Contributing positively to team planning, continuous improvement, and wider organisational priorities

What We’re Looking For

You’ll bring strong judgement, maturity, and confidence working with highly technical material and robust stakeholder feedback
Proven experience as a Senior Advisor, Guidance and/or Technical Writer in a complex regulatory or government environment, with a strong track record developing high quality guidance material, manuals, or technical documentation
The maturity and resilience to engage constructively with robust, technical feedback from senior stakeholders and subject matter experts
A demonstrated ability to take highly technical information (policy, regulations, rules, standards) and distil it into guidance that end users can clearly understand and apply to comply with the parent rule
A strong command of plain English, combined with exceptional writing, editing, and information design skills, and the ability to turn complex material into a clear, logical narrative both textually and visually
Experience working collaboratively with policy, legal, and operational subject matter experts
Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
The ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver to programme timelines
Confidence using tools such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and content management systems

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