Job Title : IT Project Manager
Role type: Fixed term, full time through to May 2026
Location: Wellington central
Salary range: $127,472 to $149,240 depending on skills and experience
Korero mo te Turanga - About the Role
This is an essential position in our Corporate Services, Business Information and Technology Services Directorate.
You will be responsible for successfully managing and delivering MPI's SharePoint Digital Migration project. This programme of work will enable staff to work efficiently and productively, enabling MPI to deliver its core functions with ease.
Specific responsibilities of this role include:
Managing the delivery from inception to completion.
Working closely with our SharePoint Specialists and ICT business partners.
Managing internal resources, vendors/suppliers/partners.
Project objectives and providing updates on expected benefits, risks, issues, and financials.
Preparing and presenting quality reporting to key stakeholders on project governance boards.
Mou - About You
You ideally will have experience leading and managing digital projects or programmes of work within a large government agency, or experience in a comparable ICT Project Management role of a complex nature with vendor management as a core component of delivery.
Knowledge and delivery of a SharePoint cloud migration is preferred. To be successful in the role you will need to demonstrate:
Sound knowledge of project management techniques and frameworks and the ability to apply these.
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.
Mo to matou Ropu - About the Team
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. The team is made up of ICT Project Managers and Business Analysts and works closely across the wider directorate with teams such as Data & Information, Service Delivery, and wider Corporate Services teams.
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.
Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua - About MPI
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.
Nga hua o te mahi i te Manatu 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
Kua rite koe mo tenei 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, hapu, whanau, and hapori.
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 Manatu 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.
Applications close at midnight on Sunday 17 November 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please email ******.
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