1 July 2026
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[FYI request #34836 email]
Tēnā koe
Your Official Information Act request OIA – 2526 – 1310
I write regarding your Official Information Act (the Act) request, which was received by the Department
of Internal Affairs (the Department) on 3 June 2026.
You have requested:
Could you please give me:
1. a list of vacancies advertised for senior advisor or senior policy advisor roles, between 1
January 2026 and 31 May 2026
2. how many applications were received for each of those advertisements, and
3. how many applicants were shortlisted for interviews
Response to your request
The table below sets out the senior advisor and senior policy advisor vacancies advertised between
1 January 2026 and 31 May 2026, the number of applications received for each vacancy, and the
number of applicants shortlisted for interview.
Vacancy title
Number of
Number
applications shortlisted for
interview
Senior Communications Advisor
22
6
Senior Advisor Ministerial Systems
13
4
Senior Human Resources Advisor
18
5
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor
22
3
Senior Advisor - Inquiry into Tauranga Landslides*
-
-
Senior Advisor Digital Messaging and DVE
17
4
Senior Advisor Digital Safety
2
2
Senior Advisor, Engagement, Information and Education
2
2
Senior Advisor
20
6
Senior Advisor - Strategy and Governance
37
4
Senior Advisor Official Correspondence
20
3
Senior Advisor, Wellbeing, Health and Safety
16
4
Senior Advisor - Election 2026
15
3
Vacancy title
Number of
Number
applications shortlisted for
interview
Senior Advisor- Election 2026 (Governance)
15
2
Senior Advisor Resilience and Recovery
12
3
Senior Advisor Information Management
7
2
Senior Advisor Ministerial and Official Correspondence
1
1
Senior Advisor Ministerial and Official Correspondence
2
2
Senior Project Advisor (Artificial Intelligence)
15
0
Senior Advisor
11
0
Senior Advisor
2
1
Senior Advisor Implementation
30
4
*Please note documents created by an Inquiry only become official information once the Inquiry has
completed its report. On this basis, the recruitment records are not currently official information and
therefore not discoverable under the OIA.
We intend to publish our response to your request on the Department’s website
www.dia.govt.nz.
This letter, with your personal details removed, will be published in its entirety. Publishing responses
increases the availability of information to the public and is consistent with the Act’s purpose of
enabling more effective participation in the making and administration of laws and policies and
promoting the accountability of Ministers and officials.
If you have any feedback or questions about the Department’s response, please let us know at
[email address]. If you have any concerns with the information in this response, you have the right
to request an investigation and review by the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act.
Information about how to do this is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.
Ngā mihi
Simon George
General Manager, Human Resources - Pūmanawa Tangata
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