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Join Our Team as a Portfolio Services Manager!

New Plymouth District Council is seeking an experienced and driven individual to join our Project Management Office (PMO) Leadership Team. Be a part of our mission to deliver $1B of capital projects over the next decade and help shape the future of our community.

Ko wai mātou - Who are we

Te Kaunihera-ā-rohe o Ngāmotu - New Plymouth District Council is a local government organisation located in the heart of New Plymouth. Our vision is to be the Sustainable Lifestyle Capital, and our district boasts a spectacular natural beauty from Taranaki Maunga to the moana. In 2021, we were awarded the most liveable city (for a population between 75,000 and 150,000) by the International Awards for Liveable Communities. We work collaboratively with iwi, Government, not-for-profits and businesses to achieve outcomes that benefit our community.

Te āheinga - The opportunity

As a result of NPDCs Organisation Transformation Review, a number of new teams and roles have been created, including the Project Management Office (PMO). NPDC has over $1B of capital projects to deliver over the next decade and the PMO plays a crucial role in delivering this significant investment efficiently and effectively for our community.

We are looking for an experienced practitioner for the newly created Portfolio Services Manager role. This role is part of NPDCs PMO Leadership Team, leading a small team, championing the engineering and embedding of effective portfolio, programme and project management frameworks, processes and tools to support and optimise project planning and delivery, while promoting a supportive and high performing team culture.

Tino takohanga - Key responsibilities:
Establish, maintain and champion portfolio, programme and project frameworks, practices and artefacts, in line with good practice industry standards, and monitor alignment to these.
Provision of programme advisory and support services for all governance, reporting, scheduling, programme / project controls, risk and issue management, quality management, information management, business writing and administration support.
Provide a global view of all programmes and projects across NPDC. This includes development and implementation of insightful and performance-based portfolio, programme and project reporting capability
Provide high-quality business and project coordination support to the PMO
In conjunction with business leads, undertake capacity planning and high-level master scheduling to determine optimised delivery based on organisation priorities, available funding and resource availability.
Develop, maintain and champion NPDCs project management technology platform (P3M)
Provide training and coaching to the organisation in relation to NPDCs project delivery framework and tools, and associated change management

Ngā tino pūkenga me ngā wheako - Essential skills and experience:

You will ideally hold a Formal Portfolio, Programme and Project qualification e.g. MSP, Project Management Professional (PMP) or PRINCE2 certification with a minimum of 10 years’ experience designing and applying portfolio/programme and project management methodologies, plus:

Demonstrated experienced in supporting governance processes in large and diverse organisations
A strategic thinker with strong analytical, statistical and numerical skills with strong attention to detail and proven ability to diagnose root causes of problems and analyse complex issues to develop practical recommendations and robust strategies to address issues.
Experience in engaging senior stakeholders (Executives and business sponsors) and supporting effective decision making.
Proven leadership skills, demonstrating ability to set vision and values, and lead a team to execute in alignment with organisational strategy.
Demonstrated ability to navigate and lead teams through organisational change, ensuring smooth transitions and minimal disruptions

Desirable

Experience working with Kaupapa Māori, competency in Tikanga and a dedication to applying Te Ao Māori lens
Investment Logic Mapping (ILM) training and/or certification
Demonstrated experience successfully leading and managing a team in a complex public facing environment with working knowledge of Local Government legislation.

He aha ai a Taranaki? - Why Taranaki?

With the stunning Mt Taranaki as a backdrop and the warm iron sands along our coast, it is no wonder Taranaki is one of the best regions in New Zealand and the world. In Taranaki it's easy to achieve an enviable lifestyle without having to compromise your career. Our regions' dynamic surf, multitude of parks and gardens, iconic walkways, major events calendar and mountain playground make this the place to live!

Ōu mātou rourou - What we offer

At the New Plymouth District Council we aim to create and sustain a truly rewarding workplace environment for our staff including solid career pathways, learning and development opportunities as well as personal and professional development.

You can expect to start in this permanent full-time role with us between $127,341 - $137,245

We have also put together an 'Our Peoples Package' that spans wellbeing, development, benefits, culture and recognition.

If you think this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

Applications close on Sunday 22 September 2024.