Agile Coaches

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.

Agile Coaches
- Permanent multiples opportunities
- Wellington based
- Dynamic & Supportive Work Culture

Opportunity to be part of an exciting Transformation journey for MSD
Te āhua o te tūranga / About the role
MSD are moving to an improved client value aligned delivery model. This means aligning back-end delivery systems with front-end service delivery (via organisational aligned portfolios and value streams).
MSD is looking for experienced Agile Coaches to work at a Portfolio level to help Portfolio management mature their Portfolios towards their maturity goals. This also includes helping the Portfolio management understand what Agile is and how to operate in a scaled Agile (SAFe) environment.
You will report to the Director Enterprise Agile Practice for MSD and your work will align to organisational direction relating to the improvement of our system of delivery. You will help Portfolio Owners understand their journey towards Business Agility and support them to create and execute improvement plans towards that. Improvements will include those related to management thinking, outcomes focus, team design, metrics, process, delivery excellence, practices, tools, and continuous improvement. You will provide training, coaching, and mentoring to the agile community and support MSD Agile community events such as Communities of Practice, Training/Education Clinics, and other learning opportunities. You will also provide advice, guidance, direction, and support to the Scrum Lead community on the Portfolio.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako / Skills and experience

**To be successful in this role you will have the following**:

- Experience as an Agile Coach in a SAFe environment
- Have a sound understanding of Agile concepts to help others understand the why behind the practices
- Experience with Scrum, Kanban, and other Agile frameworks
- Ability to deliver training courses to groups
- Ability to coach teams and their leaders in the values/principles of Agile
- You may be required to perform Scrum Lead duties from time to time as needed, mucking in, in a collaborative way
- You'll be an experienced facilitator at different levels across the Portfolio (at times this may include team level)
- Experience transitioning teams from traditional ways of working to Agile
- Experience coaching Senior Leaders, Product Managers, Product Owners and Scrum Leads to align with agile ways of working
- Excellent relationship, facilitation, and communication skills - ability to lead, influence and secure the right outcomes for our people in a highly complex environment
- Experience using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Visual Management boards
- Ideally, you'll have an Agile coaching certification
- Not essential, but desirable if you are Certified SAFe SPC
- An understanding of traditional delivery methods (e.g. waterfall) to better translate current world views to our new ways of working delivery models
- Dedicated commitment to achieving results with a transparent, inclusive, collaborative, and practical approach

Finally, you'll be part of a dedicated and supportive group of existing Agile Coaches to share knowledge, insights, and learnings.

Position Description

**Salary range**: $132,446.00 - $164,822.00

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**: Monday 31st July, 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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