Job Description

Director Animal Health and Welfare

Role Type: Permanent

Location: this is a Wellington based position

About MPI | Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has a vision to see New Zealand become the world's most trusted provider of high-value food and primary products.

MPI works across the food and fibre system to protect our environment, grow the value of our primary industries, and support rural communities. This includes safeguarding animal welfare standards and ensuring New Zealand maintains a trusted, science-based regulatory framework.

About the Role | Kōrero mō te Tūranga

The Director, Animal Health and Welfare provides strategic leadership across one of MPI's most visible and complex regulatory systems.

Operating at the centre of government, science, and the primary sector, the role leads regulatory and operational setti...