Government Careers
Government administration involves; urban, rural and emergency planning, developing and reviewing government or local authority policies, creating, changing and implementing laws and regulations. The work may be at an international, national or district level.
- Economist
- Economists are interested in the factors that influence the well-being of people and aim to find solutions to improve people's standard of living. This includes studying how financial, labour and trade markets are organised and how they interact.
- Education Adviser
- Educational advisers provide advice and support to educational establishments and teachers about educational policies and teaching methods to enhance student learning.
- Education Officer
- Education officers research, plan and teach education programmes to early childhood, primary or secondary school groups, tertiary groups and members of the public.
- Emergency Management Officer
- Emergency management officers provide communities with a co-ordinated response plan for potential emergencies such as floods, earthquakes and major transportation incidents. They also help communities to recover from such events.
- Executive Assistant
- Executive assistants provide general administrative and secretarial support to senior managers. They also have responsibility for budgets and financial planning, and can be involved in project work for their organisation.
- Foreign Policy Officer
- Foreign policy officers represent New Zealand's interests overseas and provide policy advice to the Government on foreign affairs and trade issues.
- Health Promoter
- Health promoters work with communities and groups to plan and develop ways to help people improve and manage their health. They also work with government and other agencies to improve environmental conditions that contribute to ill health.
- Local Government Representative
- Local government representatives are elected by the people of a specific region, district or city to act in the best interests of the community, make decisions on spending and the provision of services, and ensure that policy is made fairly and honestly.
- Member of Parliament
- Members of Parliament are elected by the people of a specific region or through inclusion on a party list to help govern the country.
- Personal Assistant
- Personal assistants support managers by providing secretarial, administrative and related office duties.
- Planner
- Planners develop and administer plans that guide and control the physical, environmental and to some extent the social and economic development of urban and rural areas.
- Policy Analyst
- Policy analysts gather and analyse information to assist in the planning, development, interpretation and review of government or industrial policies.
- Political Scientist
- Political scientists research, study, write, analyse and report on a wide range of political and governmental subjects and areas.
- Press Secretary
- Press secretaries advise ministers on how to deal with the media, and help them to communicate government policy and decisions to the wider public.
- Records Officer
- Records officers organise and track documents and records for businesses and other organisations. This includes creating, retrieving and filing records such as correspondence and reports.
- Recreation Planner
- Recreation planners plan and develop leisure facilities and services for visitors and people in the community.
- Sociologist
- Sociologists study and research human society and social behaviour, and write reports on research findings.
- Statistician
- Statisticians collect, analyse, interpret, then present numerical information to assist in decision-making. They may specialise in one particular area such as economics, health or agriculture.
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