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Office of Youth ♦ CHIEF EXECUTIVE ♦ The Office of Youth Affairs is to be established to provide a porary New Zealand youth and their place in society, and the co-ordinated approach to the development of Government ability to develop and promote positive policy responses and policy, services, and legislation affecting youth, to enhance initiatives to address such issues; and an ability to objectively knowledge about the situation of youth in the cultural, social, appraise complex policy issues and formulate sound, logical and economic environment, and to facilitate youth opinion and coherent advice. In addition, the responsibilities of the and participation in Government policy development. position require an appointee with a good working knowledge The Office is to be effective from 1 July 1989, but the Chief of Government systems and the legislative process, highly Executive will be required to take up duty before that date to developed interpersonal and representational skills, an ability guide in its establishment. to relate to and effectively represent the Office to the youth of The Chief Executive of the Office of Youth Affairs will be New Zealand, a commitment to equal employment opporresponsible for the establishment of the Office and the selec- tunities, and the ability to recognise the implications of bition of personnel, for advising the Minister of Youth Affairs culturalism and multi-culturalism (in particular, those deriving on the formulation and implementation of the Government's from the Treaty of Waitangi) in the development and implepolicy objectives for youth, for establishing priorities and mentation of youth policy and programmes. directing the setting of strategic goals for the Office in con- The appointment will be made by the State Services Commisjunction with the Minister, for fulfilling the functions, duties sion under Section 35 of the State Sector Act 1988. and general conduct of the Office, and for ensuring the effec- Applications, including a curriculum vitae, should be made five performance of the Office in achieving its stated goals, m writing by 15 March 1989 to: objectives, and operational responsibilities with efficiency The Manager, and economy. Top Appointments Unit, Theappointee will need to have: a proven record of achievement State Services Commission, in senior level management and administration, and involve- PO Box 329, WELLINGTON. ment in organisations dealing with issues affecting New Copies of the full job description for the position can be Zealand youth; a thorough knowledge and understanding of obtained from John Bromley, State Services Commission, (04) the social, economic, and political issues affecting contem- 725-639, extension 8886.