J Floyd
[FYI request #22337 email]
20 April 2023
Dear J Floyd
OIA 22-23-33: External Recruiter Fees - Further Information #2
Thank you for your email of 31 March 2023 to New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE),
making a request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act).
Answers to your questions are as follows.
1. What role is considered the "hiring manager"? Is this always the GM Investment, or does it
sit with the person doing the recruiting (Investment Directors and Managers)?
• The ‘hiring manager’ refers to the person who is responsible for the hiring of the role
which directly reports into their position. The GM Investment is the hiring manager for
their direct reports which includes some of NZTEs Investment Director positions and
NZTEs Investment Directors are the ‘hiring managers’ for any of their direct reports.
2. A breakdown of the jurisdictions in which the 7 Agencies undertook recruiting work.
Agency 1
Agency 2
Agency 3
Agency 4
Agency 5
Agency 6
Agency 7
East Asia New Zealand New Zealand
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand
Greater
and Australia
China
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to seek an investigation and review by the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.govt.nz or freephone: 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Melissa Trochon
Director – Board & Ministerial
T: +64 4 816 8100
F: +64 4 816 8101
W: nzte.govt.nz
W: newzealand.com/business
Level 15, The Majestic Centre, 100 Wil is Street, Wellington 6011, New Zealand, PO Box 2878, Wellington 6140, New Zealand