Team Leader Forestry & ETS Operations | Wellington City

Job Description

Team Leader – Forestry and Emission Trading Scheme Operations

Permanent & Fixed term to June 2025

Wellington based preferred

The salary range is $109,926 to $148,318, appointments are made based on skills and experience

About the Roles│Kōrero mō te tūranga

We have two team leader roles within Te Uru Rākau, the New Zealand Forestry Service at Ministry for Primary Industries. One of these roles is permanent and the other fixed term to June 2025.    These roles will best suit someone experienced in leading a team of operational analysts, who also has experience in working within a regulatory environment.

The core responsibilities for these roles are:

• Leading a team of analysts and providing operational oversight of forestry participation in the Emissions Trade Scheme and Permanent Forest Sink Initiative.
• Provide leadership and direction for the team, ensuring robust processes are followed and staff have learning and development opportunities
• Establish and maintain successful and productive stakeholder relationships with key parties
• Negotiate complex operational matters and resolve escalated issues
• Leading and contributing to the development, documentation, review and improvement of Emissions Trading Scheme operational processes for staff
• Coordinating the delivery of advice to Managers, Directors and Ministers

About You│Mōu

To be successful in this role you will have:

• People leadership experience, with the ability to build a strong team culture and get the best out of people
• Experience in managing a team through change, (both technology change and legislative change ideally)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A tertiary qualification in a science discipline is ideal, but not essential
• Ability to read and interpret legislation.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide variety of people and work in a collaborative manner to succeed.
• An understanding of the public sector and the machinery of government, including interaction with decision makers and stakeholders would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of the forestry aspects of the ETS and carbon accounting is valuable but not essential.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

Our team is part of the Forestry & Land Management directorate in Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service, a business unit of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI).  We are a collaborative team, that work hard but love to have fun along the way.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

We work at the heart of Aotearoa and are strongly connected to the primary industries we work with and for.

How to Apply│Me pēhea te tuku tono

INSIDE Recruitment is assisting the Ministry of Primary Industries with the recruitment of these roles.  If you are interested in these roles, please apply now and include your cover letter and CV.

If you have any queries, please contact INSIDE Recruitment on info@insiderecruitment.co.nz.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 21 August 2022. We will be assessing applicants as applications are received, so we encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.

Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory and this role requires a Ministry of Justice criminal history check.

The Ministry for Primary Industries is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values inclusion and diversity. Your unique talents and experience will help us deliver exceptional services to our communities in Aotearoa. In return you'll enjoy an inclusive and flexible working environment in a diverse team of people while you're growing your career here in NZ and internationally. We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so that we can assist you through the recruitment process.