Senior Coordinator

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Are you an experienced planner and coordinator looking for the next step up?
- Join a dynamic, engaging, inclusive team to deliver effective and efficient funding/investments to the science sector
- Permanent position in a supportive working environment offering work-life balance and development opportunities
- Salary range $72,869 - $85,537 per annum, plus Kiwisaver and wellness benefits
- Based in Wellington CBD

Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga
Four new positions have been established within the Science System Investment and Performance Branch creating an exciting opportunity to lead the investment process for the ‘Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga’ initiative.
Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga aims to attract and grow Māori talent in the Research, Science and Innovation sector enabling Māori to better navigate and participate in the research system.

The initiative aims to create a sustainable Māori research and science workforce and making research fit-for-purpose for Rangahau Māori and Mātauranga Māori through investments organised around the following themes:

- Talent - attract and grow Māori talent in the RSI system.
- Navigate - enable Māori to better navigate and participate in the RSI system.
- Investment - fund Māori-led RSI.

The initiative symbolises a commitment from the Crown to invest in growing and building Māori-led Research, Science and Innovation (RSI). The initiative is an incremental action in the pursuit of honouring Te Tiriti in RSI by providing dedicated and effective investment in Māori-led RSI.
The Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga initiative has 5 funding schemes:

- Kanapu Programme
- He tipu ka hua fund
- He aka ka toro fund
- Ngā Puanga Pūtaiao Fellowships
- Te Ara Pōtiki

**Further details of the funds can be found here**:
Along with the Principal Investment Manager Māori, the new positions will be responsible for driving and leading a portfolio of investment functions and provide expert sector knowledge. These new roles will support the development of other funds as they relate to Vision Mātauranga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This includes liaising with other groups within MBIE as well as external stakeholders, delivering complex investment processes and relationships, and contributing to branch strategy development.

**Details of the four positions**:
1x Senior Investment Manager -Permanent - Full Time
1x Senior Programme Coordinator - Permanent - Full Time
1x Assessment and Contract Monitoring Advisor - 12-month Fixed Term - Full Time

**Tēnei tūranga - About the Role**:
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Investment Operations team. We work in partnership with other teams to plan and operationalise science investment processes.

As a Senior Investment Coordinator you will lead planning and coordination of investment processes, support and improve business processes, and advise fund teams on operational options for investment processes. You will also provide training and support to other coordinators to develop their timeline planning and coordination skills, while following the best practice in funding and contracting.

We recognise a set of shared team values that foster a collaborative and supportive work environment which emphasises communication, respect, responsibility, accountability, and professionalism. Diversity is highly regarded, and managers go to great lengths to ensure everyone has the chance to advance their knowledge and abilities.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required
- A proven track record of experience in project planning and coordination, and providing business support to manage funding and contracting processes
- Great attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
- Excellent relationship management and collaboration skills, able to manage positive relationships with people at all levels in the organisation
- Ability to communicate effectively (written and verbally) with a wide range of stakeholders
- A proactive, solution focused work style with a strong customer service focus and delivery
- Be comfortable with the ambiguity that change brings as we remain agile to a changing funding environment, demonstrating your resilience, multi-tasking skills and experience
- Willingness to learn and develop an understanding of Te Ao Māori and Tikanga

**About the Science System Investment and Performance branch**:
We are responsible for the full range of functions that supports New Zealand's science and research system. We make, manage, assess and advise on a range of scientific investments to meet New Zealand's economic, social and environmental ambitions.
- Through a portfolio approach, based on broad scientific knowledge within the branch, and the contribution of specialised expertise from the sector (e.g. through Panels and assessors)
- Through sector stewardship, working as a credible partner and neutral b