Ringatohu Hōtaka Programme Director

2 days ago

New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Lead transformational change to Aotearoa New Zealand's agriculture sector
- Lead talented, multi-disciplinary and high-performing industry professionals
- Newly created full-time fixed-term role to 30 June 2026
- Flexible location and ways of working to support your work-life balance

MfE's Policy Implementation and Delivery (PID) rōpū has a stewardship role in enabling environmental policy intention into positive reality. PID leads the planning and management of policy implementation, bringing together integrated partnerships iwi/Māori, partner agencies, local government, councils, industry and the scientific community to achieve collaborative, transformational delivery of environmental reforms.
Freshwater Farm Plans are a key part of the Government's Essential Freshwater Package. Their purpose is to better control the effects to freshwater from farming and will be introduced as new regulations this year and impact thousands of farmers across New Zealand in the coming years.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
The past two years have been spent designing and establishing key parts of the system to ready for implementation. Now is the time to shift to delivery. As a result, the programme is introducing a new Programme Director position. This role will have responsibility and be accountable for the ongoing establishment and delivery of the Freshwater Farm Plan programme for the Ministry, with a Manager and Principal Advisors as direct reports. Reporting direct to the Director for Policy Implementation & Delivery, this role will also be responsible for managing a large budget programme, comprising of multi-agency, high performing teams and Minister interaction.
For that we need a senior leader who has experience across a range of areas, including high value relationship management, policy and operational management, the ability to move between strategic and on the ground delivery and most importantly the ability to build and lead high performing teams.
This programme will influence transformational and inter-generational change across farming and land management. A commitment to and passion for leading and influencing a programme of this scale will be necessary for this role.
As Programme Director, you will be working with internal and external partners across Aotearoa New Zealand to continue to establish and deliver the Freshwater Farm Plan system, and to ensure it is rolled out effectively and efficiently. Doing this means you'll need to be in touch with what is happening on the ground - so you won't just be working in an office in this role. You will be working with our key partners to deliver the Freshwater Farm Plan system, including industry representatives, local government, tangata whenua, farmers and growers.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Culturally capable in te ao Māori with significant experience in partnering with and for iwi/Māori
- Politically astute with experience in local or central government at a senior level
- Experienced in managing large programmes and implementing environmental reform initiatives
- Experienced in governance, financial management and reporting, procurement and contract management
- Experienced in, or have a sound understanding of, the primary sector
- A skilled communicator with the ability to translate complex issues clearly to a range of audiences
- A highly credible relationship manager, and
- Highly agile, adaptable and resilient.

Whānuitanga Utu ā-Tau | Salary range
Salary range for this role is from $193,083 up to $235,101 pa. Appointment within this range will be based on skills and experience.

Ngā hua ka puta i te mahi ki MfE | Benefits of working at MfE
- a flexible by default approach to create a healthy work-life blend
- agile ways of working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE'
- generous leave entitlements
- active employee networks including Māori Rōpū, Asian Network, Neurodivergent and Disability Networks, Women's Network, Tagata Moana (Pacific Peoples' Network), and Rainbow Network
- opportunities for development and education.

Check out other benefits of joining us and hear what our people say about Working at MfE | Ministry for the Environment.

Mō mātou | About us
The Ministry's purpose is He taiao tōnui mō ngā reanga katoa - a flourishing environment for every generation.
A key priority for the Ministry is building Te Ao Māori capability. This means we work with our Treaty partners to advance Māori priorities for the environment and for environmental success. We will be confident and coordinated in our ongoing engagement with Māori and lead the natural resources system in engaging for success with tangata whenua. We will grow our capability and capacity to accurately reflect Māori views in our work. We accurately reflect Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Ao Māori into our everyday work, by delivering on Te Ao Hurihuri, our Māori capability strategy.

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