Senior Adviser Service Delivery & Change | Wellington City

Job Description

Role Type: Fixed-term until end Jan 2024, full-time

Location: Wellington

Salary Band: $96,073 to $128,570 depending on skills and experience

The Ministry for Primary Industries are currently recruiting for a Senior Adviser Service Delivery & Change to join our People & Capability directorate, which forms part of Corporate Services business unit based in Wellington

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

As Senior Adviser Service Delivery & Change, you will support the Director Service Delivery & Change to design and implement a new tiered Service Delivery Model (SDM) for our People & Capability (P&C) directorate.

You will map out change activity, meet with stakeholders, conduct current state analysis, facilitate workshops, and ultimately contribute to the design and implementation of new P&C services and processes.

The key accountabilities of this position include:

• Conducting current state analysis of P&C services and processes
• Contributing to the design of future state services, processes, roles, and responsibilities
• Developing, presenting, and supporting implementation of recommendations to improve P&C Service Delivery
• Leading projects and initiatives under the broader SDM programme of work and ensuring key outcomes and milestones are met
• Proactively building and managing strategic & trusted business relationships across multiple stakeholder groups
• Facilitating co-design workshops and presentations with stakeholders

Mōu - About You

To be successful in this role, you will have experience across a range of P&C/HR functions and proven abilities and confidence in working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders, to deliver service design & improvement solutions.

You will have strong analysis skills with the ability to identify root causes, ask the right questions, and present clear solutions in a logical way. 

Importantly, you will be highly inquisitive, have excellent planning & organisation skills,  and substantial experience developing and maintaining effective working relationships. You will also be an excellent communicator with effective presentation and project management skills.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team

The Whakapakari Pūmanawa - People and Capability team is currently leading a significant change to our service delivery model to continue to improve our service offering to our Senior Leadership Team, Business Units, Managers and our People.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

• Additional MPI leave days
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working

We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11.59pm on 7 June.

If you have any questions about the role, please email shane.gooch@mpi.govt.nz 

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