Senior Project Manager

2 weeks ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Ministry Of Social Development Full time
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About us
The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation.
We're in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.

We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.

As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve.

We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.

Senior Project Manager - Pacific and Community Capability Programmes team
Work on significant and inspiring initiatives that will make a difference
Varied, challenging and highly rewarding role months
Fixed term opportunity - Wellington based
Provide Senior Project Management skills across the organisation
About the role / Te āhuatunga a te tūranga

As a Senior Project Manager, you will work closely with and support the Pacific and Community Capability Programmes team to deliver projects that will improve the lives of New Zealanders.

You will work with teams in an agile environment.

The work you lead will include developing and implementing epics with roadmaps, project plans, implementation plans, and evaluation and monitoring regimes as required to ensure our initiatives are delivered in a timely and professional manner.

You will assist the Programme Manager to manage the implementation of business development initiatives by supporting the project management process and contributing to continuous improvement of the team.

You will also engage at a strategic level with key stakeholders and will provide support, advice, coaching and mentoring to staff within the team to help increase our capability in delivering successful projects.

Skills and experience / He pūkenga tou
To be considered for this role you will have:

extensive experience in a project/change management role, ideally within the public service arena
proven decision-making experience and leadership demonstrated in co-ordinating and integrating projects
demonstrated ability to understand financial data and information, cost out all options and support recommendations with quantitative data
excellent communication and interpersonal skills
strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
knowledge of both agile and waterfall methodologies
sound relationship management skills both internally and externally


If you like variety in your work, and enjoy contributing to a friendly, collaborative team environment, we welcome your application.

Position Description

Salary range:
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How to apply

Note:

Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilitieslisted in the position description.

Internal MSD Employees – please apply through your my HR portal at work.
This will ensure that your my HR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.

Closing date:
Sunday 9th June, 4.
We encourage early applications as we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications.
We may withdraw the advertising at any time.
Joining us
Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.

We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment.

We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity.

We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Māori, Hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.

MSD has a COVID- vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID- and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.

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