Continuous Improvement Advisor
3 months ago
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Join an inclusive and supportive team
- Permanent role, based in Wellington
- $85,537 - $101,911 + Kiwisaver Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
The Continuous Improvement Advisor is a team member within the Discovery, Design and Change team in the New Zealand Government Procurement (NZGP). Each year, the New Zealand Government spends more than $50 billion on goods and services that are essential for the delivery of public services and infrastructure, economic growth, and the wellbeing of New Zealanders. The Government and the New Zealand public expect this spend to deliver value. NZGP is tasked with leading the settings, outcomes and performance of the procurement system managing this expenditure.
This role is responsible for the ongoing effort to find and promulgate improvement, innovation, lessons learned and change impact across the government procurement system, including processes, tools, and services using best practice continuous improvement tools.
**The Continuous Improvement Advisor is responsible for**:
- Operational advice on improvements and innovations across the government procurement system.
- Providing tools and templates for agencies to use across the government procurement system to increase consistency and streamline processes.
- Managing procurement system business processes, ensuring they are kept current and are continually reviewed for relevancy to procurement activity.
You will be part of a newly formed team with the mission of helping NZGP improve the way we work to focus on the needs of our customers. We will work with teams at NZGP and directly with agencies. As a new function at NZGP we will build a way of working and approach together. We will champion new approaches and collaborate with our stakeholders to create shared a view of the future
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- Understanding and support of process improvement approach.
- Experience managing small to medium sized projects.
- An understanding of Government decision making and operating procedures.
- Demonstrated experience of leading by example and an ability to bring people along.
- Working knowledge of MS Office suite, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Develops valued and cooperative working relationships with both internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
- Takes responsibility and accountability and produces a high standard of work.
- Participates positively and is engaged in team activities.
- Well-developed professional written and verbal communication abilities.
- Persistent and rigorous approach to problem solving.
- Effectively and easily identifies risks and focuses on achieving resolutions.
- Well-developed self-awareness and ability to remain calm under pressure. 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 critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i
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