Team Leader Biosecurity Support South | Christchurch

Job Description

Team Leader Biosecurity Support South

Role type: Permanent full-time

Location: Christchurch

Salary band & range: F - $74,964 to $79,131 dependant on skills and experience

About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga

You will be supporting the Team Manager Biosecurity Support in providing advice and coordinating a team of Biosecurity Support Officers, this is a “hands on” working Team Leader role. The Support team looks after all support and logistics for the Biosecurity Staff based in the Southern region.  

The team flourishes around the fast-paced nature of our work and has a very keen eye for detail and support the successful delivery of the core functions across the Biosecurity Directorate. 

This position is office-based Monday-Friday 8.00am – 4.30pm. There will also be an on-call allowance.

About You - Mōu

To be successful in this position, you should be able to lead the team by demonstrating a strong work ethic, have sound technical knowledge and experience, demonstrated leadership skills and a desire to grow and development your leadership skills. 

You will also bring:

• Exceptional relationship building and management skills with a variety of stakeholders, including external organisations, senior managers, and colleagues across the function.
• Experience managing, coaching, and growing teams and team members
• Ensure streamlined and effective support services 
• A focus on understanding your customers and their needs based on the environments they work in
• The ability to manage and prioritise a high number of workstreams and tasks, ensuring effective delegation to the team and appropriate collaboration and communication with colleagues.

You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply. We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit. 

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

Biosecurity Support is dedicated team who take pride in providing operational and logistical support to various directorates within Biosecurity New Zealand. You will manage a small team of 3 Support Officers within the Christchurch MPI office.

The Biosecurity New Zealand has a critical role in preventing harmful organisms crossing New Zealand's borders. It manages border and compliance activities as well as preparing for, and responding to, any biosecurity incursions that may occur. This directorate manages MPI's centralized intelligence, planning and co-ordination group which was established to manage food, biosecurity, and animal welfare response consistently and effectively.

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 midnight on 25 May 2025

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

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