Senior Applications Support Analyst

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Senior SAP / ERP Functional Specialist, it starts with you
- Based at Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua
- Band I
- Police Employee
- Permanent, full time
- JR 4487569

About the role

The NZ Police Information and Communications Technology Business Unit are seeking to appoint a Senior Applications Support Analyst, in the MyPolice Technology Operations group, based at the Royal New Zealand Police College, Porirua.

A position has become available focused on supporting the MyPolice Application suite. The MyPolice suite includes:

- SAP for managing Payroll, HR and Finance
- Kronos for managing workforce scheduling
- SAP Success Factors mor managing training and Learning at Police

My Police is about to undergo a technology transformation, and there will opportunity to be involved in this transformation from the ground up.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Use SAP HCM/Employee Central/Payroll skills to interpret business requirements and complete functional configuration.
- Consult with Business teams on requested solutions - and develop appropriate implementation plans to deliver required business outcomes.
- Vendor Management - Leads and collaborates with third party suppliers and ensure that their performance and provision of support services and quality is in line with ICT expectations and enables us to meet or exceed service levels.
- Teamwork - Contributes to the setting and achievement of team goals, objectives, and standards
- Provides back-up support and cover for other team members.
- Relationship Management - Develops and maintains effective working relationships and communication networks with relevant Police staff, partner organizations and other government agencies
- Applies or oversees Technical Support as defined in the appropriate service level agreement, including coordination and escalation across other support teams and Business Units (Finance and HR).
- Complies and improves ICT support processes, tools and documentation.

What you’ll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviors, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

This is a dynamic and challenging position, and the successful applicant will need to be able to demonstrate the following:

- Proven experience proactively leading and facilitating activities between business stakeholders, vendors/partners and other ICT teams to implement complex end-to-end technology solutions using a mixture of SAFe & waterfall methodologies
- Excellent Payroll/Finance business knowledge gained through previous roles with an operational payroll/finance background
- Full lifecycle implementation and configuration experience of an SAP Payroll, HCM/Employee Central or Finance solution
- Excellent communication skills and a strong stakeholder management mindset
- Excellent ER business knowledge gained through previous roles with an operational ER/HR background
- Ability to write technical documentation clearly and precisely.
- Works well in a team environment (inclusive of SME’s and Vendors).
- Analytical skills in delivering what is fit for purpose for NZ Police.
- Being adaptable with willingness to embrace change is essential.
- Being a catalyst for business change and continual improvement.

Special Requirements
- Our preference is that the successful applicant will reside in the Wellington area. NZ Police has a flexible working policy.
- The successful applicant will undergo a full reference and security check prior to any offer of employment.
- Must be able to gain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

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About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing. Our vision is to be the safest country. Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

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