Change & Engagement Lead

3 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Fixed term or secondment opportunity through to 20 May 2025
- Based in our Central Wellington Offices
- $132,417 - $160,472 + Kiwisaver Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
The Change & Engagement Lead reports to the Manager - Project Delivery within the New Zealand Government Property Group (GPG).
GPG is the Government agency responsible for overseeing the Government office property portfolio which comprises approximately 1 million square metres of offices throughout New Zealand.
One of the functions of GPG is to plan, manage and deliver major capital office projects and fitouts. Occasionally, these projects include the co-location of different Government agencies into one office development. Consequently, agencies require support throughout the project planning and delivery process to manage change and put into effect new ways of working and operating associated with co-location.
This fixed term or secondment opportunity requires the Change & Engagement Lead to proactively engage and build collaborative networks at all levels, across GPG and with a large number of government agencies and suppliers. You will need to lead at a strategic and system-wide level. It will be critical that you develop strategies and plans to ensure impacted stakeholders across multiple government agencies are able to adopt and embed change, ensuring the process and legislation is correctly adhered to minimise risk and encourage buy-in.
The role will work closely with the Principal Project Manager and Project Team and will develop Impact Assessments for all agencies including MBIE and manage and report via heat maps to the Principal Project Manager, Project Director and Steering Group. The role will have strong relationships with the MBIE HR team, ICT Team and Facilities Management team.
This role will need to work strategically providing expert advice at a senior leadership level across Government as well as working with individual agencies to develop and implement process and plans which will make Bowen House a success.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- Significant experience and knowledge working on similar scale strategic change projects where they have been responsible for ensuring the project understands, follows and uses best practice change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
- Experience and management of large-scale workplace change management projects across government and in particular experience in delivering new ‘ways of working’ for a variety of agencies.
- Expert in the change process and the needs of people who need to be guided and supported along the way. Developing and implementing key interventions to ensure the change is a success.
- Significant skills in being able to move between strategic and operational delivery. An ability to work across all levels of government, developing trust at a senior leadership level.
- Acute business acumen and understanding of organisational change impacts and challenges and strategies on who to manage these.
- Understanding of project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle› Forward looking with strategic thinking and a holistic approach.
- Exceptional communication skills both written and verbal.
- Excellent active listening skills, with the ability to quickly establish and maintain strong relationships
- Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
- Flexible and adaptable, able to work in ambiguous situations.
- Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere.
- Organised with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics.
- Able to engage effectively at all levels in an organisation.
- Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others. Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is cri

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