Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Help shape the direction of New Zealand’s energy system
- Apply your expertise to the most significant challenges facing the energy transition
- Fixed term/Secondment opportunity ending December 2024 based in Wellington
- Appointing salary range $171,646 - $257,468
Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
An exciting opportunity presents for a Programme Director reporting to the General Manager of Energy and Resource Markets leading a project that is nationally significant and intergenerational.
The successful candidate will be experienced in programme delivery, leading high-performing teams, understanding the strategic context, and delivering influential policy advice in the Public Sector.
A key focus of the role is attracting the right capabilities to deliver the project, maintaining momentum, and ensuring strong stakeholder engagement. You will also ideally understand the industry and commercial context of the project and understand the requirements of developing a large infrastructure project.
You will ensure iwi / Māori input into the project at all levels, integrate mātauranga Māori into the project, and identify opportunities for shared benefits.
As the Programme Director you will have operational accountability including reporting to the SRO and Project Steering Group. You will be supported by a project management and corporate support team that will grow as the project size and complexity increases and will take the lead responsibility for ensuring the project is well planned, sequenced, resourced, and managed to deliver on the project’s deliverables.
Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -
Skills and Experience Required
- Comprehensive understanding of the Public Sector environment and a demonstrated understanding of policy and regulatory processes, including Government decision-making and operating procedures, and the experience to bring both policy and operational perspectives to bear on the programme
- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to quickly earn the trust and confidence of senior government officials, ministers and industry stakeholders
- Understanding of the multiple private and government perspectives interests in the energy transition, recognising the need to balance the energy trilemma of sustainability, affordability and security of supply
- Understanding what the government wants to achieve and the ability to anticipate minister and Ministry needs.
- Intuition for the most significant challenges facing the energy transition and NZ Battery Project and an ability to simplify complex problems and concepts and translate high-level policy objectives and vision statements into actionable advice and outcomes
- Experience in the implementation of complex and tangible Government projects
- Strong programme and project management skills and knowledge of project management disciplines and proven delivery in a public policy/regulatory environment
- Senior-level experience successfully managing a large programme of activity, including working effectively across agencies/organisations
- Proven people-management skills
- Flexibility to adapt within a fast-moving environment
- Ability to assimilate new information or areas of work
Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.
We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi – Better Together
- Māia – Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika – Own It
Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.
E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.
Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:
Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role.
Email Marie Manley at marie.manley@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/11687 if you have any further questions.
Applications close on Monday 29 May 2023
MBIE has the right to review and appoint candidates prior to the closing date, so do not delay your application, apply today!
