Principal Advisor Portfolio Management

Join a small, agile team/ environment that enables the success
- Use your influence and skills, providing support and advice
- Working in an environment where your contribution is appreciated

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
As the Principal Advisor Portfolio Management you provide expert project and programme advice and support to the Toitū Te Whenua LINZ Portfolio Management team, the Head of Organisational Performance and business groups. You establish performance measures and provide data analysis to produce accurate and timely project and programme reports for steering committees and boards to enable evidence-based decision making. You are a key partner to the business and influence leaders and Solution Delivery Specialists to build and enhance a strong culture of performance and accountability to ensure Toitū Te Whenua delivers against its outcomes and ministerial priorities.
This is achieved by leading the development, implementation and improvement of project and programme frameworks, tools, templates, and reporting mechanisms. Toitū Te Whenua is on its way towards business agility and needs your experience in agile ways of working and maximising the delivery of value to our customers to help us on that journey.
We are on a mission to help Aotearoa New Zealand retain and enhance its world class property system and to meet the needs of the 21st century. We have initiated a long-term programme to rebuild Landonline, the system used to manage New Zealand's land information, you would make a valuable contribution to this programme of work that will have a positive impact for New Zealanders.
Our Portfolio Management Office is also responsible for the capital programme, project authorisation process, the framework that guides the way in which projects are delivered, the systems that support that delivery, and the reporting of what is happening across our dynamic portfolio. Are you keen to use your knowledge to enhance and develop the portfolio to continue to deliver for our customers, now and into the future?
This role could be based in either Wellington, Hamilton or Christchurch.

He pūkenga tou - Skills & Experience
We're looking for someone with substantial experience working in large projects/ programme/ portfolios of work, preferably in a technical environment.
You are a strong communicator, experienced working with all levels of the organisation, we are looking for you to lend your Strategic/ long-term thinking to understand what we need to be and how might we get there. You will be known for your thought leadership, and a change management lens, and customer-focussed approach.
As you mentor and guide other staff at LINZ, you will be comfortable facilitating workshops and meetings. You will have experience in capital planning and working with finance teams and governance bodies to ensure that sound investment decisions are made.
Reporting will be something that you've got deep experience in along with working across a range of stakeholders to get the necessary inputs.
Having experienced Agile run programmes/ projects you'll be familiar with supporting value-delivery and iterative, team-driven programmes but you'll also know what's necessary to provide the programme governance the confidence that things are tracking to plan.

**The Salary range for this role is**: $112,849 - $152,677

Ngā mea e tukuna ana e tātau - What we offer our employees
- Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai
- Eye and ear care reimbursement
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave

As an organisation Toitū Te Whenua embraces diversity, encourages work life balance and we have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued. Toitū Te Whenua is one of the most engaged organisations in the public sector and people always say what a great place Toitū Te Whenua is to work.

Te Tākinatanga - Our Story
At Toitū Te Whenua our key role is to ensure New Zealanders have accurate information about where people and places are, that people have confidence in their property rights and that Crown property is well managed for future generations.
From the best way to develop farmland, build a new suburb, manage a high-country farm or navigate on land or at sea, our work and location information help people make better decisions and create economic, social, environmental and cultural value for New Zealand.

Tono mai - How to Apply
The goal of the Government is to ensure that all those who can, are vaccinated. To support this, there is an expectation that all employees in the public service should be vaccinated. To meet the needs of the communities and organisations we engage with, our people in high-contact positions may need to be vaccinated.
Toitū Te Whenua is currently undertaking a change programme, known as Organising Ourselves,