New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
195 Lambton Quay
29 July 2024
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
John Luke
T +64 4 439 8000
F +64 4 472 9596
[FYI request #27456 email]
OIA 29492
Tēnā koe John Luke
We refer to your email of 1 July 2024 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
‘I am writing to request information regarding the appointment of the Chief Information Officer
(CIO) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Specifically, I am seeking the
following information:
Job Description:
A detailed job description for the Chief Information Officer position at MFAT.
Required Qualifications:
The qualifications required for the Chief Information Officer position, including educational
background, professional experience, and any specific skills or certifications needed.
Interview Procedure:
An overview of the interview and selection procedure for the Chief Information Officer position,
including:
The stages of the interview process.
Number of interviewed candidates.
The criteria used for selecting candidates.
The composition of the interview panel.’
A copy of the job description for the Chief Information Officer position is attached, which also
contains a list of the qualifications, educational background and professional experience required
for the role.
The interview procedure will follow the standard Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (the
Ministry) procedure. More information about this can be found on our careers page
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/work-with-us/applying-for-a-role-with-us
For this level of role, there is likely to be a two-step interview process. The first interview will be a
panel interview where candidates will be asked questions that are focused on behaviours and the
competencies of the role (namely Thought, Delivery, Influence, People and Self). The panel will
be made up of relevant and diverse staff members including the hiring manager, however the
exact makeup of the panel is yet to be confirmed.
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz
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The Ministry has not finalised the short list of candidates that will be interviewed yet, but the long
list has six candidates that are currently being screened. The criteria used for long listing
candidates includes:
•
Previous CIO experience (number of years);
•
People Leadership;
•
Experience in driving transformation in a complex organisation; and
•
The ability to gain and maintain a security clearance (top secret level).
Please note that it is our policy to proactively release our responses to official information
requests where possible. Therefore, our response to your request (with your personal information
removed) may be published on the Ministry website:
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/about-us/contact-
us/official-information-act-responses/
If you have any questions about this decision, you can contact us by email at:
[email address]. You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman of this decision by contacting
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sarah Corbett
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
