Senior Programme Advisor, Wellington

3 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 - Programme Investment Management Office
Full time, Permanent opportunityBased at National Office, Wellington
- Focus on benefit/value management and supporting investment decisions for programmes and projects
- Must have experience working in a large portfolio and/or programme delivery environment
- Opportunity to be part of an expert team in enterprise portfolio and programme management

About the team
MSD's Programme Investment Management Office is responsible for leading the strategic management of MSD's programmes of work.
The Programme Investment Management Office is a team of trusted experts and advisors, offering support and assurance to MSD in change investment, value delivery, and sponsoring effective ways of working for change delivery.
About the Role
The role ensures a consistent fit for purpose approach to benefit/value management is applied across programmes and projects, enabling value realisation to be optimised from MSD's investment in change.
This is a key advisory role, which also provides expertise in quality review of programme and project business cases to support governance decisions.
You must have experience working in a large portfolio/programme, facilitating benefit/value management processes, and undertaking quality review to support programme and project investment decisions.
You will do this by
- partnering with programme/project delivery leads to facilitate value identification and profiling
- gathering data and insight to aggregate, assess and report on value and delivery progress
- supporting programme/project business case development to meet quality requirements for governance decision making
- undertaking quality assurance and encouraging a data-led, transparent culture
- increasing stakeholder understanding, and ensuring tools and guides are applied and continue to meet needs

About you
- experience working in a large portfolio or programme environment
- experience in business case development and benefit/value management
- knowledge and experience in providing advisory services
- excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence at all levels
- an understanding of the government and public sector environment, systems, processes and strategic risks and issues facing government and the Ministry

To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in New Zealand and be based in Wellington.
Our organisational culture and what we can offer you
Across MSD, we work closely together. The MSD leadership team is accessible and engaged in our work. We all contribute to making MSD a great place for staff. There is a great vibe across the Ministry and we are proud of the collaboration that occurs across teams and the culture we have created. We work with a strong sense of purpose and people focus to deliver high quality service in a fun, supportive environment that values your contribution.
We walk the talk on work life balance, so we are open to discussions on flexible working options to meet individual needs, that sit within the business requirements. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing, and we invest in developing and supporting staff to stretch and reach their professional goals.
Position Description
**Salary range**: $102,533.00 - $124,402.00
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**: 21 October
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 v

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