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🥝 Principal Advisor Contracts and Funding | Fixed Term | Wellington

Ministry of Social Development | Wellington, New Zealand | Posted April 06, 2026

Job Description

  • Shape strategic direction and thought leadership across Contracts and Funding

  • Provide senior expertise, assurance and risk insight that drives decisions

  • Fixed term ending December 6.
  • Partner directly with the Director in Contracts and Funding, providing strategic, technical and analytical leadership across our work programme.

    About our team | Mō te tīma:

    The Disability Support Services (DSS) Group is responsible for commissioning, funding, and stewarding high-quality services that support disabled people, their families, and whānau.

    We’re building leadership and management capacity across our teams to deliver both change and business-as-usual effectively.

    We work closely with providers, stakeholders, and communities to ensure services are fair, consistent, transparent and sustainable. With a strong focus on performance monitoring, data, and insights, we’re committed to continuous improvement and evidenc...

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