Team Leader

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day.

We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.


We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

Team Leader - Test Analysts, it starts with you

  • Based at Royal NZ Police College (RNZPC)
  • Salary starting from $102, 17
  • Police Employee
  • Permanent, full time
  • Nationally Advertised Vacancy
  • JR
About the role

By working for New Zealand Police you'll be joining thousands of others who are collectively working towards the shared mission of making New Zealand the safest country.

There are a huge range of roles within New Zealand Police and an amazingly diverse group of people working within them.

The New Zealand Police ICT Test Practice is seeking a dynamic and self-motivated Team Leader to inspire and develop the salaried test analysts in their high performing Test Practice.

The Test Practice is part of Corporate Operations which operate from the Royal NZ Police College (RNZPC) in Porirua.


In this role you'll be reporting to the Manager Test Practice and working alongside our current Team Leader ensuring our people are enabled and empowered under the Police High Performance Framework to support NZ Police technology delivery.


Key Accountabilities:

  • Lead the test planning and execution, organisation and control of testing activities.
  • Ensure the quality of testing artefacts, E.g., regression and test automation artefacts.
  • Cultivate an environment in which your team can thrive.
  • Invest in the development of our people through coaching and mentoring.
  • Have a growth mindset that includes a huge appetite for learning.
  • Be great at developing testing approaches based on risk.
  • Be strong on partnering and collaborating with others to include business stakeholders, our strategic partners and other organisations.
  • Provide leadership and oversight for the testing of some of our key platforms.
  • Support junior testers within your project to allow them to develop their craft.
What you'll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe.

Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police.

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.


Key experience required for the role includes:

  • Proven test leadership skills. The ability to plan, lead, organise and control testing, using appropriate testing tools and techniques and conforming to agreed process standards.
  • People management experience including the ability to manage conflict and address behaviours that do not align with our values.
  • The ability to build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Considerable knowledge and experience of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC), various types of testing methodologies and testing levels.
  • Knowledge of testing methodologies and use of associated tools.
  • An understanding of test automation and how this benefits testing outcomes.
  • A strong understanding of testing best practices and a commitment to continuous improvement.
  • A good understanding of defect management and release management.
  • ISTQB foundation or equivalent certification is preferred.


This role is set at Team Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is "to lead the activities for Our Business and enable people to deliver them.

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About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We're open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

How to apply

Applications close 5pm Wednesday, 1st March 2023

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