Director - Networks and Infrastructure

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.

Director - ICT Networks and Infrastructure, it starts with you
- Based at Police College Porirua / Wellington Headquarters
- Band L
- Police Employee
- Permanent, Full Time
- JR 4582400

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The purpose of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) group is to work in partnership with the rest of the organisation to provide digital technology and communications solutions that support excellence in policing and service delivery and, enable Police’s strategic ambitions.
Increasingly technology is playing a pivotal role in policing and the demand for new or improved digital services is high. To position Police well for the future, we have recently embarked on a significant change to the way we approach technology delivery and as a result have three new Director roles to fill on the ICT Senior Leadership Team.
The Director Networks and Infrastructure is a strategic leader accountable for ensuring the continuous evolution of the Products within the Networks & Infrastructure Portfolio to meet the needs of a large and complex operating environment that is required to be highly secure by design and dependable in times of crisis. This role engages and builds trust with internal customers to understand their current and emerging requirements as well as technology vendors, to align and influence vendor roadmaps, ensure commercial alignment, communicate change and identify opportunities for innovation within NZ Police.
This role operates as a member of the Senior ICT Leadership Team and contributes to the strategic direction, operational planning, and running of the ICT business unit.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Drive the vision of a cloud-based infrastructure model, and implement capability plans to ensure our people have the skills to be highly effective in their roles.
- Ensure that workforce plans are adaptable and can manage shifting organisational needs.
- Drive delivery of outcomes whilst building strong internal and external relationships by aligning and empowering all stakeholders.
- Engage effectively with partners, suppliers and external stakeholders to ensure maintenance of existing technology.

He aha taau e kawe mai | 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 behaviours, 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.

**To be successful in this role you will require the following**:

- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams;
- Proven ability to engage strategically with senior leaders through to operational staff in order to understand needs and build roadmaps that cater to these
- Experience managing significant commercial relationships to maximise value delivered
- Proven ability to analyse complex problems, identify opportunities for improvement and develop and implement solutions;
- Experience driving delivery in a complex environment and enabling significant shifts in the adoption of modern technology options
- Experience making strategic financial decisions that deliver ICT strategies for large, complex organisation(s).

This role is set at Strategic Leader level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the strategy, Our Business, and enable our people to deliver it”.

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Mo tatou | 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.
Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community of practice level, bringing together like-minded project professionals that you can learn from and lean on when you need advice or guidance. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways. The work you’ll be en