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Job Title: Manager Digital Portfolio
Role type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Wellington City
Salary band & range: GSR A, $158,916 - $186,209 depending on skills and experience.

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role
We are seeking a Manager Digital Portfolio to join our Business Technology & Information Services directorate within the Corporate Services branch.
The role of Business Technology and Information Services (BTIS) is to enable business technology solutions and deliver high-quality, cost-effective information and technology services to ministry staff and external stakeholders. We do this by partnering with business units to ensure we work closely with managers and staff, so we understand how each business area operates, and what is expected of our teams.

As part of this role, you will:

• Lead the delivery of high-quality project management and business analysis capabilities for digital projects
• Develop & deliver effective reporting to the Digital Portfolio Board, Governance groups and senior leaders across MPI
• Maintain portfolio oversight and perform project health reviews and interventions when required
• Ensure all frameworks are fit for use, and drive a repeatable and consistent delivery approach
• Manage all resources and outcomes within the function through the effective implementation of organisational processes and procedures (e.g. recruitment, financial, planning, monitoring and measuring, reporting)
• Have responsibility of 7 direct reports managing a variety of projects, including application, cloud and infrastructure projects.

Mōu - About You
This is an exciting and busy time for us and were looking someone accomplished in leading a PMO function, who can bring a robust assurance and process improvement ethos to this role.
Your background will include Senior Project or Programme management, leading delivery and therefore understanding more than just the theories behind project methodologies.
To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Programme and/or project management certification (PMI, Prince2, or similar)
• Knowledge of strategic and business planning processes
• Sound understanding of Information Services service delivery models
• Demonstrated experience in analysing technical issues and making business decisions with financial impact
• Ability to apply a strong assurance lens across the portfolio, including performing health checks and other interventions when required
• Strong people leadership skills with well-honed relationship management skills enabling you to confidently engage with and influence a wide range of stakeholders
• Proven demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively (both orally and in writing) with a wide range of people in different situations, in order to explain, persuade, convince and influence others
• Understanding of management policies relating to the Treaty Principles and the Crown's obligations to Māori.

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.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team
The Manager Digital Portfolio is responsible for a small team of Project Managers and Business Analysts, who support MPI's Digital portfolio delivery.
The Digital Portfolio Office is part of the Business Technology & Information Services directorate and provides planning and delivery services such as project management, programme management, and business analysis expertise for all digital initiatives on MPI's Digital Investment Plan. This is an exciting and busy time for us, and we are looking for motivated people who can contribute to our part of this journey and assist in our role to grow and protect New Zealand.
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.

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

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

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, 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 Sunday 22 September 2024
If you have any questions about the role, please email kirsty.rogers@mpi.govt.nz

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