Programme Manager, Deputy Chief Executive's

3 weeks 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.

Programme Manager, Deputy Chief Executive's (DCE) Office
- Fantastic supportive culture
- We are an organisation that has people at the centre of our work
- Wellington based, permanent full-time opportunity

About the DCE Office
The DCE's Office advocates MCP's (Maori, Communities and Partnerships) position through strategic, credible and effective stakeholder relationships. It ensures that the DCE's workflow and responsibilities are proactively managed to ensure the timely coordination and delivery of MCP's work programme and key deliverables. The Office contributes to delivering services that ensure MCP fulfils the Statement of Intent and key performance indicators accountabilities.

Te āhua o te tūranga / About the role

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako / Skills and experience

**To be successful in this role, you will need**:

- Experience in managing work programmes, business project and change management.
- Proven experience in managing dependencies and benefit across programmes.
- Strong stakeholder management experience, both internally and externally, with the ability to establish credibility at all levels.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to present ideas to senior management.
- The ability to adopt new ways of working and foster a culture of innovation.
- Proven experience using reporting tools such.
- Strong problem solving and risk assessment skills.

This role involves producing strong and robust analysis of data and the ability to incorporate this data into a capability perspective. It's imperative that you'll be able to create persuasive arguments to support your strategic thinking and see how your mahi directly impacts MSD's outcomes.
Position Description

**Salary range**: $136,999.00 - $170,488.00

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**: Sunday 27th August, 5 pm.

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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