Platform Capability Lead, Communities

6 days ago

Wellington, New Zealand Ministry Of Social Development Full time

Platform Capability Lead, Communities & Partnerships - WellingtonTo matou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand 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 develop social policy and provide advice to government and work with and help fund providers in the community. We also deliver social services and assistance, including income, employment and housing support, to people of all ages, families, whanau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we work towards supporting and enabling Maori, whanau, hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations. We aim to acknowledge and be guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and to pursue the following values in our work:

Manaaki – We care about the wellbeing and success of people
Mahi tahi – We work together, making a difference for communities
Whanau – We are inclusive and build a sense of belonging and place
Tika me te pono – We do the right thing with integrity

The Improvement, Systems and Technology Group (IST) collaborates and enables MSD people (staff) and partners with effective technology and expertise so that:
New Zealanders can access essential support and social servicesMSD can respond fast to Government direction, policy settings, emergency events, and changing public needsMSD can improve its services by enabling modern and digital capabilities to become a more responsive organisationIST is transforming and organising itself into a platform and capabilities model for delivery of business services with newly established platform teams requiring passionate, driven, and experienced technology leaders to pave the way and support MSD's transformation.
We want to improve the quality of our services and solutions by ensuring our platform teams are responsive to the needs of our business. This means:
We enable and improve our alignment to our business & transformation strategies and future services model; ensuring the Business and Technology are talking a common language.Ensuring Architectural & Design Coherence; by being aligned on business strategies and the capabilities required to support the business.Enabling Delivery excellence; making significant improvements in the way we work to take friction out of the system.We are looking for talented individuals and leaders who are experienced in managing business, people, and technology change.
MSD's transformation strategy brings with it newly established opportunities for Platform Capability Leads to join the Improvement, Systems and Technology group. We are looking for platform capability leads in the following areas:
Digital Channels PlatformClient Management PlatformIntegration and Data PlatformCorporate PlatformDelivery Assurance PlatformTasked with the responsibilities of leading IST team engagement in collaboration with business stakeholders to define capabilities required to be enabled by platforms. This involves understanding business strategy and priorities, needs assessment and business requirements, proposing high quality technology solutions, estimating work, and aligning prioritised work into IST delivery commitments.
Reporting to Platform Managers, Platform Capability Leads work closely with the Director of Portfolio Engagement and corrals the support of wider IST team members to ensure IST's engagement with service portfolio is well represented with the right talent.
Additionally, having Platform Capability Leads working closely with the business ensures that the platforms are designed and evolved based on actual business needs.
Platform Capability Leads bring a strong blend of business and technical engineering skills to their work, with a strong background of delivery planning and management.
The role will be accountable for:
Engaging and aligning business with business stakeholders to deliver responsive and innovative technology solutions.Contributing to ensure architectural standards and design principles are in place.Ensuring the right team capacity, specialisations and skills are appropriately planned and engaged.Contributing towards investment planning and business case writing for platform needs.Leading and embedding agility and continuous delivery using DevSecOps practices.Enabling platform engineering expertise in the team and leading the design, development, and maintenance of robust platform capabilities.Overseeing the end-to-end delivery of epics and performance of delivery teams within their responsibility areas.Managing operational vendor and partner relationships and performance for the delivery of services.Ko wai koe | About You You will bring with you:
Experience as a technology leader, with strong engineering and delivery experience.Strategic thinking, planning and leadership capabilities.A strong people leader, who is empowering and experienced in planning and delivering change initiatives.Confident in engaging with senior stakeholders and managing strategic partnerships.Demonstrated experience in leading delivery projects and programmes in a complex environment.We are an organisation that has people at the centre of our work. At MSD, we believe our people do their best when they can be themselves.
To apply, click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.
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.
All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at ******.
Internal MSD Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work.
Joining us Joining MSD means being part of a whanau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated.

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