Change Manager

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) shapes and strengthens Aotearoa New Zealand’s economy - raising the standard of living for all New Zealanders. Our work is underpinned by one clear aspiration, to Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Leadership role contributing to the successful delivery of business change
- 12-month fixed term position based in Wellington
- $112 - $138k + Kiwisaver

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
The Change Manager is a leadership position responsible for the successful delivery of business changes, for Property projects.
This role covers all aspects of change, including;
- Cultural and behavioural aspects in all changes in conjunction with People and Culture, Property Project Managers
- Providing comprehensive stakeholder and impact analysis and advice on individual business change at all levels within the wider Ministry in relation to Property Projects, and
- The integration of business change across Property related programmes.

Working alongside other specialists such as Communication Leads and Project Managers, the Change Manager is accountable for the development and delivery of relevant change plans. This may include team leadership, business case development, strategic development, change delivery planning, scheduling and monitoring.
In addition, this role is accountable for managing the change transition; embedding activities and behaviours alongside other specialists in the team, ensuring that any related benefits are achieved in the short and long term.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- Proven experience in analysing, designing, and delivering complex operational people-focused change within large business environments, including experience in business change assessments, design and implementation of change management into business groups.
- Facilitating, creating, and manage and implement effective and appropriately scaled change strategies and plans
- Lead the change management for property projects for moves and relocations of up to 1,000 employees.
- Take a holistic approach while working on a number of complex issues and projects/programmes at one time, quickly identifying ways of thinking about problems or issues and possible pathways forward.
- Excellent political awareness and sensitivity to anticipate areas of potential risk and inform decision-making.
- Well-developed communication and relationship management capabilities:

- Excellent organisational skills, with an ability to prioritise and manage high workloads in sometimes challenging situations and to meet deadlines.
- Tertiary qualification, preferably in business, government relations or extensive and comparable experience in business change management areas 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 wh