Business Integration Lead

x2 Permanent, fulltime positions available
- Positions will be based at National Office, Te Whanganui a Tara/Wellington
- We're offering a competitive salary starting from $125,926 to $139,459, depending on experience

Mō te tūnga | About the role
Join our dynamic System Leadership group at Oranga Tamariki, where you will play a vital role in shaping the strategic direction of New Zealand's children's system. As part of the Strategy, Insights, and Performance team, you'll lead the way in driving data, insights, and performance strategies that are crucial to informed decision-making and achieving organisational excellence. If you have a passion for ensuring data quality and governance, and want to contribute to developing innovative data solutions, we want you on our team. Help us make a real difference in the lives of children across New Zealand.
We are seeking a dynamic Business Integration Lead to join our team and play a pivotal role in managing the integration of our business processes, systems, and data products. In this role, you will be the bridge between the business and Data solutions teams, helping to ensure data needs both now and in the future are understood met using a customer centric approach. This will be through clear commissioning, Q&A and validations.
You will also be at the forefront of significant business changes, contributing to the planning and delivery of key data and technology programmes. You'll ensure that our integrations maintain high standards and effectively support our frontline Social Work Services.
If you have a passion for operational efficiency, coordinated programme delivery, and helping teams understand the power of data, this is the role for you. Join us and make a real impact on the lives of children and families across New Zealand.
Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring
**Key requirements of the role include**:

- A relevant tertiary qualification in the field of Business, Management, Information Technology or similar is highly desirable
- Ability to develop, maintain and build effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
- Experience in formal project methodology
- Experience working on public sector data integration or data related projects is preferred
- Experience at developing system integrations for a range of data products
- Ability to build effective integrations for a range of data products and solutions
- Ability to understand business requirements and translate this into the design of system integrations
- A strong understanding of data governance and data management principles and ability to incorporate these frameworks into project management and product planning
- Understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural practices in particular; knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pacific peoples' culture

Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you
Mō mātou | About us
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment to putting tamariki and rangatahi at the heart of what we do.
Our vision is to ensure New Zealand is the best place in the world to be a child. We are also committed to ensuring Oranga Tamariki partners with hapū, iwi and Māori organisations to find appropriate solutions for tamariki in need.
Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children has a commitment of putting tamariki first, we believe aroha is vital, we respect the mana of people, we are tika and pono, we value whakapapa and we recognise that oranga is a journey.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply
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