Director - Centres of Expertise - Ict

4 days ago

Upper Hutt, 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.

Director - ICT Centres of Expertise, it starts with you
- Based at Police College Porirua / Wellington Headquarters
- Band L
- Police Employee
- Permanent, Full Time
- JR 4584052

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The purpose of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) group is to work in partnership with the rest of the organisation to provide digital technology and communications solutions that support excellence in policing and service delivery and, enable Police’s strategic ambitions.
Increasingly technology is playing a pivotal role in policing and the demand for new or improved digital services is high. To position Police well for the future, we have recently embarked on a significant change to the way we approach technology delivery and as a result have three new Director roles to fill on the ICT Senior Leadership Team.
The Director - Centres of Expertise (ICT) is accountable for the people leadership and development of the common technical competencies within the ICT workforce - development, testing, business & systems analysis, technical programme and project management, and product & agile delivery. These workforces span permanent, contract, and outcome-based supplier relationships to meet the resource needs of Operational, Corporate and Network & Infrastructure Portfolio Directors.
The Director Centres of Expertise is accountable for ensuring that the Centres of Expertise deliver on their core responsibilities in relation to workforce planning, resource allocation, recruitment and onboarding, and talent development.
This role ensures the that each Centre of Expertise has a clear vision for their discipline and a roadmap to evolve towards it. They ensure the practices, tools and methodologies applied by the practice teams remain current and fit for purpose and align with Enterprise frameworks where applicable.
The Director is also a member of the Senior ICT Leadership Team and will contribute to the strategic direction, operational planning, and running of the ICT business unit.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Define the vision for each practice including Analysis, Agile & Product Delivery, Development, Project/Programme Management and Testing.
- Drive delivery of outcomes whilst building strong internal and external relationships by aligning and empowering all stakeholders
- Implement capability plans to ensure our people have the skills to be highly effective in their roles
- Ensure that workforce plans are adaptable and can manage shifting organisational needs.

He aha taau e kawe mai | 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.

**To be successful in this role you will require the following**:

- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
- Well-developed people leadership skills including the ability to effect change through others.
- Experience leading multiple large teams of people, and developing workforce plans that enable a function to flex to changing organisational needs.
- Proven ability to define and develop key capability areas
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems, identify opportunities for improvement and develop and implement solutions

This role is set at Strategic Leader level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the strategy, Our Business, and enable our people to deliver it”.

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Mo tatou | 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.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community of practice level, bringing together like-minded project professionals that you can learn from and le

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