MFAT Flashcards
(18 cards)
Tell Me about your self
- University degree and skills
- Jobs and Skills
- Living overseas and Skills
4 church soccer running
Mihi
Tena Koutou Katua
No Peretania Oku Tupuna
No kirikiriroa ahau
Ko Hayward Toku Whanau
Ko Daniel Toku Ingoa.
The role of MFAT and a policy officer
- Purpose and wellbeing
- How they practically achieve this
- What does a policy officer do
Values - Impact: We achieve for New Zealand, every day, everywhere
Kotahitanga: We draw strength from our diversity
Courage: We do the right thing
Manaakitanga: We honour and respect others
Why do you want to work at MFAT
1 passions for ir
2. Variety of Work
3. Opportunity to travel while also representing NZ
4. Development programme
5 being able to work in a team
What are 2 priorities for MFAT
- Diversifying trade
- Promoting the international rules based order.
Talk about a time you had to adjust/change direction quickly on something
- Moving to Scotland
- Covid at Paknsave
Tell me a time when you had to function under pressure
Deleted university assignment
- how did I get through it?
Ability to work in a team with a range of people
Describe all of the different jobs I have had and the different type of people that have worked there.
Autistic kid
Team environment from football
- What makes a good football team vs bad one.
- set roles, communication, respect, common purpose.
Leadership
Training new staff - autistic kid
During covid getting help from people in other departments.
Football - 6 aside
Ability to work with people from other cultures
Paknsave (breaks) (good when busy)
Loving overseas and Philippines feeding programmes
Tell me about your understanding of Matauraga Maori and why you think it is important at MFAT.
- What is the treaty of Waitangi
- Partnership, active protection and good faith
Tikanga - what is it (customary practises and behaviour) (principles include Maanakitanga, mana, and whakapapa)
I have applied these skills in an academic sense at uni. (for example - Maori legal opinion on how the public works act falls short of tikanga Maori land succession norms - i.e taonga.
Outside uni and at my other jobs I have looked to apply these skills such as manakitanga etc.
How I have developed skills - waikato uni - but more to learn.
How and why these important to me and MFAT. FTA
What are some of your strengths and how do they apply to MFAT?
Adaptability - 3 different jobs, moving over seas.
Resilience - moving overseas, physical activity (half marathon football gym)
MFAT transition into work quickly, feel like I will be able to adapt to the fast paced environment quickly.
team work. Ability to work in a team with a range of people - offered the role to train as a night manager in about 3 months.
What are some of your weaknesses and how am I working on them?
Difficulty to say no
- Football, work, gym, friends want to do something, uni. Very busy, asked to work more. Which I did.
Setting boundaries for myself. Includes making sure that I don’t take on too much stuff. Doesn’t mean that I become lazy but learn what to prioritise and what work needs to be achieved first.
Sometime being a bit shy - public speaking
- e.g. Don’t shy away from opportunities to speak in public - i.e. paper selection. Whenever I have to talk in front on large groups of people I make sure that I am very prepared - reduce the chance of something going wrong
Conflict at work
Talk about a time you had to get someone on your side?
Not clearing out freezer for repairman due to busyness.
- Communication and empathy was important
Paknsave - running out of stock, angry customers, particularly during covid.
Unique?
- Adaptability
- Coming with international experiences and cultural awareness.
What is your problem solving process. With an example?
My approach to problem solving is to involve team members. This helps me understand many different perspective of a problem as I don’t necessarily have all the answers to every problem.
For example extra frozen stock
- got team support
- different idea (individually take boxes off pallets or take them out to the store.
- Flooding at Shake Out
What is your preferred work style with an example?
Im an organised and detail oriented so I like clear structure and deadlines to work towards. If ind it beneficial to have a clear goal which I can work towards and be able to track my progress. This has mainly grown out of university whereby you are given clear structure and deadlines.
Questions?
How would you describe the work culture at the ministry. Are there any uniques elements that arise because it is part of the public sector.
How is it decides what areas grad work in/teams they join.
