Team Leader, Strategic Policy

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Lead the development and delivery of NEMA's strategic policy work programme.

  • Provide daytoday people management for three policy staff, within a unit of fourteen, ensuring quality of policy research, analysis and advice, in line with organisational and business unit priorities.
  • Contribute to high quality policy advice to Ministers, NEMA, and wider government during emergency responses and recoveries
Ko wai mātou | About us
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national leadership to New Zealand's distributed emergency management system.

NEMA's primary focus is on the performance and capability of the emergency management system as a whole, across all hazards and all risks and the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery.

We are going through an exciting phase of growth and there will be more opportunities with NEMA over the coming months.

NEMA values diversity and inclusion. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our communities. We value and respect the contributions of our people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives. We support flexible ways of working that bring out the best in you.

We are committed to doing our part to deliver on the Crown's commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

We strive to actively build te Ao Māori perspectives and capability into our day to day work, values and practices.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

In this role you will be responsible for leading a team of three staff to develop and deliver NEMA's strategic policy work programme.

The Strategic Policy Team sits within the Policy Unit, which is responsible for navigating and influencing the government policy interface that enables all NEMA's roles.

The Policy Unit is responsible for providing emergency management related policy advice to government, the CDEM sector, and the wider emergency management and national security systems.

The Policy Unit also supports NEMA, its Executive Leadership Team, Regional Emergency Management Advisors, operational business units and CDEM Groups.

The Strategic Policy Team owns NEMA's strategic policy work programme, including the development of new system strategies, settings, policies and products, and is the interface with a busy cross-government policy work programme.

As part of working within NEMA, there may be a requirement to respond to emergency activations in the event of a national emergency response.

This may involve responding to events outside of normal working hours if an emergency response of national significance occurs.
Ko wai koe | About you
You will be a natural strategic policy thought leader, with the following attributes:

  • Good strategic acumen, including ability to spot opportunities and risks, and prioritise
  • Anticipates complex problems and watches for indicators that warrant intervention
  • Flexibility of approach/thinking, able to adapt in constantly changing circumstances
  • Comfortable facilitating a collaborative work environment, with an eye on strategic priorities
  • High level of judgement with the ability to make effective decisions in complex situations
Huanga Whaiaro | Key requirements

  • Experience managing a team of policy professionals and comfort leading and developing staff and policy advice in line with the DPMC Policy Skills framework
  • Experience leading and overseeing strategic policy projects and with machinery of government, to deliver expected outcomes
  • Experience in persuading, influencing, building and maintaining effective collaborative relationships
  • A relevant tertiary qualification or an equivalent body of knowledge and experience
Ta matou e tuku | What we offer

We pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and understand the importance of fostering a working environment where excellence is recognised and where staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential.

We welcome diversity, in all its forms and we believe it is a strength.
All NEMA roles are flexible by default and a positive work life balance is encouraged.
The salary band midpoint for this position is $157,608 including Kiwisaver employer contributions.
Whakaritenga Haumaru | Security Requirements

Due to the security requirements of this role, applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident.

Me pehea te tono | How to apply

Applications close 5pm Wednesday 2 August 2023.

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