14 June 2021
Ref: DOIA 2021-2307
John Luke
[FYI request #15459 email] Dear John Luke
Thank you for your email of 16 May 2021 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Thank you for responding my recent OIA request ref DOIA 2021-2050.
May I ask how you advertise these positions listed on your response appendix 1,2,3.
Which platform you have used to publicly advertise these positions, please provide how you
publicly advertise each positions. I noted the MBIE did have a board appointment web page, are
all these positions been advertised here? If not, why? “
We have interpreted your request as follows:
1. Where were/are the Board positions listed in DOIA 2021-2050 advertised?
2. In what circumstances are Board positions not advertised?
3. Does MBIE have a Board appointment web page?
1. Where were/are the Board positions listed in DOIA 2021-2050 advertised?
Entity
Method of advertisement
Electricity Authority
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
Energy Efficiency &
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Conservation Authority
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
Copyright Tribunal
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
NZ Trade and Enterprise
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
(NZTE)
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
NZ Story Advisory Board
Specialist recruitment – MBIE directly approached a select
number of candidates with highly specialised skill sets to apply.
This is only done in exceptional circumstances, where the
approach is the effective way to recruit for a role.
Labour, Science and Enterprise
15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 New Zealand
E [email address]
W www.mbie.govt.nz
Building Practitioners Board
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
Industry publications
Consumer Advocacy Council
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
(Electricity Price Review)
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
Regional Skills Leadership
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Groups
Board Vacancies page, an advertisement in one edition of all
Co-Chairs (via public
major print newspapers and on the Institute of Directors
Expression of Interest)
website.
Regional Skills Leadership
In agreement with Te Puni Kōkiri and Te Arawhiti, nominations
Groups
for this role were sought through Iwi/ Māori consultation and
Co-Chairs (via iwi/Māori)
engagement.
Employment Relations
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Authority
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
Industry publications, The Christchurch Press, the Otago Daily
Times
Motor Vehicle Disputes
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Tribunal
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
ESR
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
GNS
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
NIWA
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
Manaaki Whenua
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
Plant and Food Research
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
SCION
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
REANNZ
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz,
and targeted advertising on LinkedIn.
NZ Growth Capital Partners
Specialist recruitment – MBIE directly approached a select
(NZGCP) (formerly NZVIF)
number of candidates with highly specialised skill sets to apply.
This search was undertaken after these roles were publicly
advertised twice with no success.
WorkSafe NZ
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
Financial Markets Authority
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
Financial Advice Disciplinary
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Committee
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
Financial Advice Code
Publicly Advertised – MBIE website’s Careers Portal and Current
Committee
Board Vacancies page, Seek and Jobs.Govt.co and Seek.co.nz
2. In which circumstances are Board positions not advertised?
In special circumstances, candidates will be sought by nominations from selected parties. This is usually
where a highly specialised skill set is required, public advertisement has not resulted in a successful
recruitment, or there is a specific cultural expertise required for the role.
3. Does MBIE have a Board appointment web page?
We endeavour to advertise all Board positions on MBIE’s Current Board Vacancies page, located at:
www.mbie.govt.nz/about/who-we-are/board-appointments/current-board-vacancies. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision in accordance
with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone: 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Paul Metcalf
Manager, Appointments and Governance
