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🥝 Principal Advisor Policy

SOLGM | Christchurch, New Zealand | Posted April 09, 2026

Job Description

About the position:  

The local government sector is experiencing era-scale change. Central government reform processes with significant implications for our sector are rolling out and we need to plan for a future role which looks very different to the last 30 years. In this context, strategic thinking and analysis is critical to a large organisation like Christchurch City Council.

A crucial member of the Strategic Policy & Resilience team, the Principal Advisor Policy takes responsibility for:

  • Providing thought leadership across a wide range of strategy and policy issues
  • Analysing the strategic impacts for Council of the Government reform programme, and in engaging across our sector and central Government
  • Mentoring team members analysing a range of complex policy problems
  • Providing advice to the operational side of Council
  • Challenging existing frameworks and constructively debating the way forward
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