Manager Public Sector Capability

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Te Arawhiti The Office for Māori Crown Relations

Ko te tino aro a Te Arawhiti, hei whakahou, hei whakahūrokuroku, hei hangaia hoki te whakawhanaungatanga ki waenganui I te iwi Māori.

Ko te whakapākehātanga mō Te Arawhiti, 'he piriti', ā, he tohu anō hoki tēnei i te piriti kei waenganui i te iwi Māori me te Karauna, i ngā wā ō muri mai, me ngā wā kei mua tonu, me te tawhiti mai i ngā auētanga tai atu ki te whanaungatanga.

Our name, Te Arawhiti, means 'the bridge'.

This name symbolises the bridge between Māori and the Crown, thepast the present and the future, and the journey from grievance to true Treaty partnership.

With a busy work-programme ahead, we are looking for people to come join us on this journey. This role is just one of many available so be sure to check out the other positions available.

We are a small, but dynamic and impactful organisation, so whether you want to support iwi to reach their Treaty settlements, build public sector capability, work with other agencies to deliver for Māori or support the organisation to do great mahi, we have something for you.

Working within a small team gives you a greater opportunity to be seen, be heard and make a real difference to restoring, sustaining, and building the Māori Crown relationship each and every day.

You will also be developing skills and experience that are in demand right now.

Te āhuatanga a te tūranga/About the Role

We have a great 12-month opportunity available as a result of the incumbent of this role taking up an internal secondment in one of our other teams in Te Arawhiti.

This full-time role will be available either on a fixed term or secondment basis and you will join our Te Kāhui Hīkina team based at the Justice Centre in Wellington.

The Manager, Public Sector Capability & Engagement reports to the Director, Te Kāhui Hīkina and is a Tier 4 people manager position in Te Kāhui Hīkina.

This kāhui supports the work of Te Arawhiti by providing support to the Crown to build its capability to be a true Treaty partner.


Its focus is on:

  • Actively supporting Crown agencies to engage effectively with Māori
  • Lifting the public sector's capability to work with Māori
  • As a member of Te Arawhiti's wider people management group, the Manager, Public Sector Capability & Engagement will take an activity role in ensuring the effectiveness of the management group. All Tier 4 people managers are expected to work across other Kāhui and Hāpai to ensure a consistent and collaborative approach to the work of Te Arawhiti.


The Manager, Public Sector Capability & Engagement is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the work programme for their team and the wider Kāhui to enable Te Arawhiti to achieve its strategic goals, and other tasks as tasked by their Director.

This means leading activity across the public sector to build capability in engaging with Māori.

The Public Sector Capability & Engagement team leads:
- a system's approach to building public service capability
- development and facilitation of training across government
- development of tools and resources for other agencies to use
- input (of advice, tactics, tools) into cross-government tools, with a focus on Māori Crown Relations capability
- direct advice to agencies regarding Māori Crown engagement
- advises and supports the functional lead for the Māori Crown relations on lifting the capability of the public service


The Manager, Public Sector Capability & Engagement is responsible for attracting, retaining and develop individuals to teams across the Hāpai and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships including with Māori.

He pūkenga tou/Skills and experience

To be successful in this role you will have:
Education/professional qualifications and technical skills

  • Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent knowledge, skills, and experience; and a commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Able to build and maintain positive stakeholder relationships and effective networks across and within organisations
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
Work experience

  • Knowledge of government structures and processes, and obligations or a public servant
  • Experience with Crown-Māori policy perspectives and frameworks
  • Experience working and relating well with a wide range of people and working effectively in both an individual and team situation
  • A management style underpinned by the ability to achieve outcomes through influence, collaboration and partnering with others
  • Experience working under pressure and meet deadlines
  • High level of selfmotivation and initiative to set and achieve goals.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Able to build and maintain positive stakeholder relationships and effective networks across and within organisations
  • Excellent attention to detail, time management and planning skills
  • Understanding of Government financial systems and rep

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