Team Leader

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.

**Team Leader - Vetting, it starts with you**

- **Based at Police National HQ**
- **Permanent; Full Time**
- **Two positions**
- **JR 5468505**

**E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa.**
- Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face _

**Mo te tunga | About the role**

The Police Vetting Service is a key contributor to the wellbeing of New Zealanders. Our main purpose is to contribute to public safety (particularly the protection of vulnerable members of society), national security, and crime prevention by providing Police vets for employers and others to assess the suitability of individuals where safety and security considerations apply.

We are seeking experienced Team Leaders to join our team and play their part in keeping New Zealander's safe.

The purpose of this role is to lead and manage vetting staff and to co-ordinate and manage service delivery of Police Vetting Service requests and responsibilities, including identifying and mitigating all risks associated with the vetting process in accordance with legislation, Police and Vetting Service processes and policies.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Leadership of our organisational priorities and the strategy as captured in Our Business and the enablement of our people to deliver on it.

- Experience leading high-performing teams and workflow management within complex environments.
- Have the critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make sound decisions.

- Develop and maintain a wide range of positive working relationships (internal and external)
- Demonstrate a high level of verbal and written communication - able to effectively communicate with our people, partners, and community.
- Demonstrate flexibility and be adaptive to changing priorities and demands.
- Cultural competence, understanding and empathy.

**He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring**

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.

- A mindset that embraces change, is adaptable and able to be flexible and agile in their thinking and way of working.
- Supportive of team members and looks for opportunities to contribute to an inclusive environment.
- Determining the relevance and potential risks identified of information that is being analysed whilst upholding confidentiality.
- Have a commitment to excellence - ability to concentrate on detailed tasks for long periods of time, learn from mistakes, a drive to improve and take on feedback.

**Additional information**:

- These roles are based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington.

**Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements**- Agree to enrol in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future

This role is **Team Leader**level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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**Mo tatou | About us**

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government's largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

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 practice level. 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 engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

**_To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:_**

Applicant Information Pack (External)

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