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🥝 Adviser, Animal Health & Welfare

New Zealand Government | Wellington, New Zealand | Posted April 11, 2026

Job Description

Job title: Adviser, Animal Health & Welfare
Role Type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Wellington
Salary range & band: General Salary Range F - $76,463 to $101,967 dependant on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga
The Adviser's primary role is to provide secretariat support to the Ministerial Advisory Committees for animal welfare i.e. the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee. In addition, the role provides work programme, project and technical support to the Manager Animal Welfare Science for the development, review and implementation of animal welfare standards.
The Adviser is an integral part of the team responsible for providing advice on good practice relevant to the physical, health and behavioural needs of animals. The role is responsible for working across MPI, the Ministerial Advisory Committees, other stakeholders and the Animal Welfare Science Team to meet the ...

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