Security and Integrity Manager

The New Zealand Customs Service protects and promotes New Zealand across borders. We promote New Zealand's international trade, collect due Crown revenue, and enforce the law by identifying and seizing prohibited imports and exports. We also make sure that lawful traveller's and items can move across our border as smoothly as possible._ - Our M ori name - Te Mana Arai o Aotearoa - translates as "the authority that screens and protects New Zealand"._ The Security and Integrity Manager is part of the Risk, Security and Assurance team, a team that provides the Comptroller, Customs Chief Executive, with independent assurance on Customs' processes and controls, and advisory services that support the organisation across a range of security and integrity-related matters. **About you...** We are looking for a highly motivated individual to lead a team of advisors and to guide the integrity and security programmes for New Zealand Customs. The Security and Integrity Manager helps Customs achieve its objectives by: - taking a lead in the ongoing development of security and integrity frameworks and strategies - ensuring a practical and flexible approach to growing and maintaining organisation wide awareness and capability in security and integrity - assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of security and integrity systems, processes and controls - providing objective advice and innovative solutions in response to organisational risks, trends, and security and integrity matters. We are looking for someone who brings a broad knowledge and perspective to the RS&A team to provide the Comptroller, the Executive, the Assurance & Risk Committee and senior managers with independent advice and assurance on the effectiveness of existing processes, appropriateness of controls and safeguards over security and integrity risks. The successful applicant will view Customs' security and integrity settings as business enablers and will work collaboratively with all levels of Customs to inform and influence the design and implementation of new systems and processes responding to Customs' strategic objectives. This is your chance to shape and actively promote the concept of continuous improvement within an agency with a diverse range of functions. As a people leader your highly developed communication skills will mean that you have a natural ability to build rapport and present your views in a way that is meaningful with all levels of the organisation and with external partners. You will have a collaborative and supportive working style that ensures expectations are clear, and the behaviours and culture of your team align with Customs values and objectives. You will be responsible for creating a climate that enables your team to be motivated and thrive. Critical thinking skills and well-established relationship management skills across key stakeholders internally and externally, are imperative for this role. As an influencer and educator of others with a strong awareness and understanding of the internal and external operating environments, you will be able to ensure managers effect change in their areas of responsibility by incorporating security and integrity functions in business-as-usual practices. It's an opportunity to benefit not only NZ Customs but the wider community too. You will hold a relevant qualification, or you will have equivalent work experience. Ideally you will have some public sector experience, and familiarity with Government integrity and/or security expectations would be an advantage. If you are looking for a new direction and think this suits your skill set or developing your skills as a manager and can see opportunities to extend yourself and provide value to our team, you may be just who we are after. If you are someone who is prepared to be 'hands on' across a wide range of security and integrity matters, is happy juggling priorities, and enjoys challenging and interesting work, we would love to hear from you. Join us and we will welcome you into a culture that supports kotahitanga (equality), manaakitanga (kindness) and kaitiakitanga (guardianship). **To Apply**: This is a Wellington based position. To join Customs, you must be a **New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident** and be able to obtain and maintain an appropriate level of security clearance to Top Secret. The successful applicant will also be required to pass a drug test. **Applications for this role close 11pm Thursday 17 July 2025.