28829 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

28829 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Foreign Affairs: How many jobs broken down by job titles and region, if any, have been deliberately left unfilled in the Minister’s departments, if any, from the previous financial year ?

Rt Hon Winston Peters: I am advised that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade leaves positions unfilled for a range of operational reasons, e.g. Parental Leave Without Pay and to temporarily resource other organisational priorities. Managers are given flexibility to manage their resources within their divisions. The 27 jobs listed by Group below (which are all Wellington based) are considered as deliberately unfilled, for various reasons, as at 27 May 2024. Americas & Asia Group: 1 Lead Adviser Deputy Chief Executive Policy Group: 1 Executive Assistant 1 Senior Communications Adviser Europe Middle East and Africa Group: 1 Lead Adviser Multilateral and Legal Group: 1 Lead Adviser 1 Policy Support Administrator 1 Protocol Support Officer 1 Climate Change Specialist Pacific and Development Group: 4 Senior Advisers 1 Team Administrator/Development Support Officer 1 Adviser 1 Business Architect 1 Change Manager 1 Unit Manager Governance and Economics 1 Data and Reporting Analyst People & Operations Group: 1 Senior Adviser Facilities Management 1 Senior Commercial Adviser 1 Asset Analyst 1 Wellbeing Adviser 1 Design Coordinator 1 Senior Building Adviser 1 Design Manager 1 Business and Information Analyst 1 Senior Data Analyst