Project Management Capability Lead | Wellington City

Job Description

Project Management Capability Lead

Role type: Permanent full-time

Location: Wellington

Salary band & range: BTIS C: $127,472 to $149,240 depending on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

This role is accountable for leading the strategic allocation and prioritisation of resources to support digital deliverables. It also involves developing project management frameworks, methodologies, tools, and appropriately scaled templates to enhance efficiency. Additionally, the position plays a key role in digital investment planning, collaborating closely with Business Technology Information Services (BTIS) Business Partners to ensure a seamless pipeline from discovery to delivery.

Collaborating closely with the BA Capability Lead, this individual will oversee a team of project managers. They will also be responsible for managing all processes, best practices, and ensuring compliance with the digital project framework.

This digital office supports a diverse range of projects, varying in scale and complexity. The role offers a high level of autonomy, allowing the individual to shape it to their strengths. It's a great stepping stone for someone looking to lead a dynamic team and make a broad, meaningful impact. Examples of some of our work? A new Fishing Rules app is currently in development in collaboration with Fisheries New Zealand. There is a project underway to integrate laboratory systems with Biosecurity New Zealand.

This role offers a clear understanding of the work being done and its direct impact on the lives of New Zealanders.

About You - Mōu

To be successful in this role, you'll have significant experience managing digital projects or programmes in a large and complex organisation. You will also have leadership experience in the digital PM workspace, specifically, within a Government Department.

In addition to the above, we are seeking an applicant with:

• Relevant experience in comparable ICT Project Management roles, ideally gained in large, complex environments with a mix of application and infrastructure projects.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills (senior leadership, technical subject matter experts, business subject matter experts, vendors/suppliers/partners)
• Effective communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal)
• Proven leadership skills, with a focus on leading project teams to successful outcomes
• Project management qualification/certification ideal

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

The role of Business Technology & Information Services (BT&IS) is to enable business technology solutions and deliver high-quality, cost-effective information & technology services to Ministry staff and external stakeholders. The Digital Portfolio Office is within BT&IS.

Projects and programmes of work move fast here and to be part of it will feel exciting as you see the impact of what we do is felt across the whole of MPI.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

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

• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
• Reduced premiums for Group Healthcare Schemes

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

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau 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 Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; 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 13 May.

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

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