The Role
Ko wai mātou – About us
Foodstuffs is privileged to have an amazing brand portfolio, some of New Zealand’s best and most trusted. We have a bunch of them but you're likely to be most familiar with New World, Four Square and PAK'nSAVE. Foodstuffs is a 100% New Zealand owned and operated organisation, made up of two regional co-operatives and a national ‘centre of excellence’ which is where this role sits.
Join Foodstuffs in this newly created Government Relations Manager role, reporting into our Head of of Government Relations. You'll be able to utilise your knowledge of government relations work to assess the implications for our business, and you’ll utilise your strong written communications skills to ensure Foodies has a voice internally and externally.
Te Tūranga – About the role
- You’ll be monitoring the Government’s legislative program
- Assessing the relevance of Central and Local Government policies on Foodstuffs operations; provide advice on possible responses; facilitate the development of the appropriate response; and participate in the legislative process.
- You’ll provide insight into the implications of Government policies on our businesses.
- Engage with Members of Parliament and others to increase awareness of Foodstuffs operations, our co-operative structure, and the positive economic and social contribution we make in communities across the country.
He kōrero mōu - About you
- A strong interest in public affairs, politics, and current affairs.
- A strong understanding of the NZ political system.
- The intellect and experience to understand the economics and regulatory complexity of Foodstuffs' business and provide sound advice using analysis, knowledge, and good judgment.
- The ability to interpret complex legislation and regulations and explain their impact on our businesses.
- Experience in developing and maintaining collaborative stakeholder partnerships and relationships.
Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you.
We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.
We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.
If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. Accessibility support could include, interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.
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The Company
What We Do
Foodies is a cooperative, made up of 22,000 kiwis just like you, working hard to make sure New Zealanders get more out of life. Chances are you have been one of our customers, we serve more than 1.4 million kiwis each week through our PAK’nSAVE, New World, Four Square and Gilmours stores.
We have more than 350 stores up and down the North Island, from Houhora in the far north, to Island Bay in the coolest little capital in the world. And we have support centres in Auckland, Palmerston North and Wellington.
Check out www.foodstuffs.careers to hear our people talk about what they do, why they do it, and to hear about some of the coolest career opportunities in NZ.
