Audit and Risk Committee Members 

Do you have well-rounded experience in business and governance? 

• Do you have a strong understanding of the machinery of government?
• Do you have a strong background in corporate frameworks, such as Health and Safety and Risk Management, and others that support organisational hygiene and compliance with legislative requirements?
• Do you have experience and skill at testing risk appetite, identifying risks and opportunities?
• Do you have a good understanding of financial management and accountability?

If this sounds like you then we need you! 

The Ministry for the Environment is seeking to appoint an external member to its Audit and Risk Committee for a three-year term, to fill a vacancy.  The Committee is an independent advisory group that provides advice and governance to the Chief Executive and the Ministry on all aspects of the Ministry's organisational risk and opportunity management, audit, internal control frameworks and strategic direction.  

The Committee meets four times a year in the Ministry's Wellington office and online.  Committee members are paid in accordance with the Government's Fees Framework, as set out in Cabinet Circular CO (22) 2.  The current rate for members is $1,195 a day.   

Committee members are not expected to be experts in all areas of the Ministry's activities and operations but must be suitably experienced to be able to review and distil information and provide sound advice.  They are expected to play an active part in discussions about our core accountability documents, audit results, performance and associated issues, risks, and opportunities.  

Key competencies and expertise

Applicants should have some, or all, of the following:

• Governance in the public and/or private sector
• A strong understanding of the machinery of government and the core requirements of government agencies
• Ability to provide independent, confident and sound advice on a range of issues and matters, particularly in Compliance, Health and Safety and Risk Management
• A demonstrated approach to participation through inquiry, based on engagement and healthy scepticism
• Experience and skill at testing risk appetite, identifying risks and opportunities
• Financial management knowledge and experience
• Knowledge of, and interest in, Aotearoa New Zealand's key environmental issues and options
• An understanding of Aotearoa New Zealand's economy and the linkages with good environmental management

How to apply

Please click on the APPLY HERE button below and submit your CV and cover letter. For enquiries about the position, you can contact Sally Morison - sally.morison@mfe.govt.nz. Applications close on Sunday 8th June 2025.