Principal Advisor, Procurement Capability

5 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Principal Advisor, Procurement Capability and Insights
- 1x Permanent role, full time
- Exceptional opportunity to make impact on our organization's procurement practices and drive innovation through data, systems and capability initiatives.

Help shape the future of Education
He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga
We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes
At Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, we work to provide services and support nationally, regionally and locally to the education sector, and in some cases, directly to ākonga and whānau.
We shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary.
We are making significant changes to how we deliver our purpose.

**So that we**:

- Take practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Give priority to regional and local voice
- Deliver greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support
- Improve feedback loops and information flows

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our ākonga in our education system.
Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role
This is an exceptional opportunity to make impact on our organisation's procurement practices and drive innovation through data, systems and capability initiatives.
As the Principal Advisor in Procurement Capability and Insights, you will play a pivotal role providing thought leadership and expertise in shaping the future of our procurement tools, practices, and capability program. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, senior leadership, and external partners to deliver measurable results that align with our strategic objectives.
The role will lead the provision and enhancement of tools, templates and work practices that improve the way the procurement function operates, monitoring and developing the procurement groups capability and competency profile.

Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description.

**We also offer**:

- Flexible working arrangements where everyone feels valued & supported
- The ability to purchase extra days leave
- A range of employee network groups
- An inclusive environment that encourages your personal cultural competency journey
- Development and learning, including mentorship programmes and internal secondments
- Wellness initiatives to support your overall health and wellbeing

Mōhou ake | About you
You're a strategic thinker with a passion for procurement excellence and have a keen eye for data-driven insights and the ability to drive change.
You will be a key member of the procurement team, driving procurement excellence and continuous improvement within the Ministry and the Education sector. You will use your procurement passion and expertise to continually enhance procurement capabilities, systems and tools.
You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.

**You will also offer**:

- Experience and understanding of how to build capability in a cross-functional teams or organizational context
- Bring energy and enthusiasm to promote and shape how procurement can improve outcomes, not just adherence to process
- Have experience in doing things differently to meet the needs of different stakeholders
- Use data and insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making
- Think strategically at an agency level, identifying issues through a range of lenses and stakeholder perspectives; and recognise broader cross-agency implications and connections
- Significant relationship building experience including the ability to provide specialist advice, influence and consult with a broad range of stakeholders in the public and private sectors

Mātau rōpū ake | About our ministry, group, and team
You will be a key member of the Te Puna Rangatōpū Procurement team. In TPR, we deliver well-connected, efficient and effective corporate, education, digital services as well as supporting the infrastructure procurement needs of the Ministry. We enable our people to do their best work every day. The essential services, support, tools and resources we provide help make the Ministry a great place to work.
The Ministry of Education Procurement team is a leader in NZ government. We work across the Ministry of Education and the education sector to ensure critical services, capabilities and infrastructure are in place so together we can make a bigger dif

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