Performance Delivery Lead

**About the role**:
As the Performance Delivery Lead, you will play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of major programmes and projects across the Council. You'll be responsible for the planning, coordination, and execution of cross-functional initiatives designed to enhance our service delivery and meet the Council's strategic goals.

This is an exciting opportunity for a proactive leader with a track record in programme delivery to help shape and improve the services we provide to the community.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multiple high-profile programmes. Work with Programme and Project Managers (PMO) to ensure effective coordination and successful project delivery.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including elected members, senior management, community groups, contractors, and others.
- Guide and mentor cross-functional teams, providing support to ensure the delivery of key targets.
- Identify risks and proactively manage issues. Oversee programme finances, ensuring delivery within budget.
- Champion best practices and drive the continuous enhancement of programme management processes within the Council.

**About you**:
With over 8 years of experience in programme and project management, including a proven track record of successfully leading complex initiatives, you'll bring a deep understanding of programme management methodologies like PRINCE2, Agile, and PMBOK. You'll also have demonstrated expertise in managing large budgets and resources, along with a solid grasp of financial management principles.

You will also have:

- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and guide cross-functional teams.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to manage relationships with senior leadership, elected members, and external partners.
- Demonstrated ability to manage risks, issues, and changes effectively in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
- Strategic thinker with a strong focus on results and outcomes.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a pragmatic approach
- Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- A collaborative and adaptable leadership style, with a focus on fostering team success.

**What we can offer**:

- Great work-life balance with flexibility
- Career coaching and development
- Life insurance
- Wellbeing and volunteer leave
- Three days paid leave between Christmas and New Year
- Two weeks paid Partners Leave
- Sick leave from day one
- Continued KiwiSaver contributions during savings suspension
- Discounts with local and national businesses

**About us**:
Selwyn is New Zealand's fastest growing district. We have a fantastic quality of life, great communities, and a thriving economy. Our Council works actively with residents to provide the services and facilities that help our communities to thrive and grow.

Our head office is based in Rolleston (only 25km from Christchurch), which offers an enviable family lifestyle, outstanding local facilities and an easy drive to the ski fields, rivers and hills that make up Canterbury's stunning landscape.

Our values are important to us and represent the way we work: - Be a good human - Be brave - Think differently - Better together
- Make it happen for Selwyn.

We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and we are committed to working with our Treaty partner to deliver on our obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

**Applications close 03 March 2025