Verification Manager

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Lead a team of Verification Officers in a dynamic environment
- Work as part of a national and international Risk and Verification network
- Permanent Fulltime role - Based in Christchurch
- Salary ranges from $86,916 - $103,290 with KiwiSaver and wellness benefits Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
The Verification Manager role is part of a global network that supports immigration decision-making. Leading a team of Verification Officers who provide quality risk and verification advice, you will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure expert advice supports quality decisions.

You will maintain close relationships with risk and verification colleagues on and offshore to ensure optimal business outcomes and appropriate management of emerging and near-term risk. Demonstrating and managing health, safety, and wellbeing for a team of front-facing field workers will be a core focus of the role.

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- Proven experience leading people or teams in a dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with ensuring, and reporting on, compliance with internal management controls
- Managing health, safety and wellbeing risks, particularly in relation to field facing people and teams.
- Excellent knowledge of INZ processes and best practice or similar relevant experience
- Strong inter-personal skills and the ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships
- Experience ensuring quality processes and implementing strategies designed to improve service delivery and excellence.
- The ability to coach others to replicate your own sound judgement and ability to turn analysis into easily understood written products using well-developed research and writing skills.
- A sound understanding of risk management principles and experience in identifying and mitigating actual and potential risks.

Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or hold a Permanent resident visa and have the ability to obtain and maintain, a New Zealand Government Security Clearance as required, Check eligibility here: [Guide].

Eligibility self-check tool | Protective Security Requirements

Getting a national security clearance | Protective Security Requirements

**Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

**Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply**:
Applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or hold a Permanent Resident visa and have the ability