Senior Programme Advisor

7 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

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 Programme Advisor - Transformation Office
- Wellington based - Permanent role
- Flexible working environment
- Specific focus on Enterprise Planning & Tools

About the Transformation Office
We are responsible for leading the strategic management of MSD's Enterprise work programmes which includes Te Pae Tawhiti Transformation Programme (future direction) and the Integrated Work Programme (current and ongoing change initiatives).

**Our two areas of focus are**:

- Enterprise Planning & Tools - includes coordination and facilitation of quarterly prioritisation and planning activities, designing and implementing how MSD will delivery change initiatives across the Enterprise and stewards of enterprise planning tools.
- Value & Governance - includes reporting, controls management, assurance, governance coordination, benefits and value management, and investment advice to governance.

Te āhua o te tūranga / About the role
The Enterprise Planning and Tools team is here to enable MSD to consistently prioritise, plan and deliver its significant programmes of work. We are closely aligned to the Value & Governance team to ensure MSD is a well-oiled machine when it comes to how we deliver change, now and in the future.
Taking a lead role, the Senior Programme Advisor will be responsible for establishing and improving enterprise frameworks & processes, specifically focused on prioritisation, delivery planning and planning tools. You will also support the quarterly planning activities.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako / Skills and experience
We are looking for a Senior Programme Advisor who can hit the ground running. You will have the experience to lead pieces of work, build effective stakeholder relationships, work in a faced-paced environment, be a collaborative team player and have a pragmatic, adaptable, and forward-thinking style approach to work.
You will be someone who has highly effective organisation, planning and communication skills and be a motivated individual who can adapt easily to the needs of the programme within a time pressured environment.
- Highly effective communication, relationship management and organisational skills.
- Well-developed and proven influencing and negotiation skills.
- Experience working in complex delivery environments that use multi-modal project methodologies, including the Agile framework.
- An ability to form actionable plans to incrementally develop, test and embed change.
- Experience in the use of planning tools e.g. Planview, Jira. Confluence.
- Proven decision-making in the face of challenging situations.

If you have an interest in being part of MSD's exciting transformation journey and building the future ways of how we deliver change programmes across the organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
If successful, we offer a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to grow and develop your skillset further.

Position Description

**Salary range**: $99,546.00 - $120,778.00

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 responsibilities listed in the position description.

**Closing date**: Wednesday 20th March

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-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.

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