Operations Lead

The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention

Make a real impact: Become part of our vision to eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence in Aotearoa New Zealand

Are you ready to be part of something bigger? We are a unit with a significant system role, working across government to take collective action against family violence and sexual violence.

We steward the family violence and sexual violence system and drive realisation of the cross-agency strategy—Te Aorerekura. We work in partnership with communities across Aotearoa New Zealand, placing survivors, families, and whānau at the heart of everything we do.

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

The Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention is seeking a Operations Lead. As Operations Lead, you'll support the Manager, Enabling Communities in delivering the regional programme of work. You will play a key role in connecting insights from communities, iwi, and the family violence and sexual violence (FVSV) sector to shape national strategies and policies.

In this role, you will:

• Build and strengthen relationships across the Keeping People Safe work programme, ensuring our teams work is well planned, connected and sequenced with the wider organisation.
• Support the sustainability and innovation of community and Iwi led initiatives by providing trusted, evidence-based advice on our programme to senior leaders, Ministers, and cross-government forums.
• Drive alignment with Te Aorerekura - the National Strategy to Eliminate Family Violence and Sexual Violence.
• Lead a small team, fostering collaboration, excellence, and innovation.

This is a unique opportunity to influence system-wide transformation through authentic partnership and collective impact.

Ō Pūkenga/Skills and Experience

You will be an experienced connector, advisor, and leader who thrives in complex, multi-agency environments. You'll bring:

• Proven experience working in complex change change programmes, including building strategic relationships across government and communities.
• Strong understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitment to equity.
• Deep knowledge of place-based and collective impact approaches.
• Experience leading teams and delivering results in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work across central and local government and community sectors.
• Sound understanding of the machinery of government and public service values.

Most importantly, you bring integrity, aroha, and a genuine passion for enhancing the wellbeing of whānau, hapū, iwi, and communities.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here.

• Our Values: We are guided by values such as Kotahitanga (equity in relationships and inclusion), Kaitiakitanga (protection and accountability), Mahi Tahi (collaboration and collective advocacy), Ora (wellbeing and restoration), Koi Mahi (learning and innovation), and Tiki-Pono-Aroha (integrity).
• One Team: As a small unit, we work as one team to deliver maximum impact. We are flexible, working in cross-functional teams to ensure we have the right mix of capability to do the right work. We are innovative and harness the people across the Family Violence and Sexual Violence system to deliver collective impact.

Professional Development: We support continuous development of technical capability and leadership expertise.

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave.
• flexible work hours where possible.
• an online professional development portal.
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks.

See our full range of benefits here.

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role is likely to be between  $143,719 and $164,144 based on skills and experience - The remuneration band for this role is $129,129 to $179,192 per annum.

Tono mai/Apply

To apply for this position, please submit your application through our career's portal here. Ensure your application includes a cover letter and CV detailing your relevant experience and qualifications.

Applications close on 9 November 2025  however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

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