Kaiwhakahaere Kaupapa Matua | Senior Project Manager (Permanent) Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
This is an opportunity for you to play a key part in improving information/data services and process that support our staff to ensure New Zealanders have quality data and statistics.
* Opportunity to manage and deliver projects that aim to improve outcomes for all New Zealanders.
* Flexible work environment including family-friendly hours.
* Permanent Wellington based position supported by an Enterprise Portfolio Office that adapts and responds to the organisation needs.
Mou | For you Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing.
We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.
Starting salary: $118,052 to $158,264 + KiwiSaver Other benefits of joining our Stats whanau include: * Flexible by default, balance life and work commitments * An environment where we can all be leaders, where your ideas and input are encouraged * 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure) * City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs * State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington Ko matou | About Us Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of 1600+ people across Aotearoa.
We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Maori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders.
Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Te tunga | The role Stats NZ produces significant statistics that directly impact key decision making and New Zealand's economy.
This project will build a modern platform providing Stats NZ staff the technology and processes that produce these statistics.
Delivering this $10+ million-dollar project over 18 months you will have successfully led large projects, of similar complexity and scale in government.
With significant experience in leading the vendor technical delivery and software development, by working with technology, business and project teams deliver this priority project.
Nou te rourou | What you bring Working closely with teams across the organisation, you will be required to build positive and productive relationships.
You will be highly organised, self -managing, able to work independently and as part of a cross functional team.
You will be familiar with techniques and frameworks of your discipline and be comfortable learning in a high paced environment.
The Senior Project Manager requires SFIA Competency Level 6 (initiate) indicating a high level of organisational impact and influence, and the critical nature of this role within the wider business.
You will: * have significant experience as a Project Manager managing complex, multi-vendor projects * be a trusted advisor to diverse stakeholder base * have systems delivery lifecycle (SLDC) and Agile SCRUM experience * have a relevant project management qualification e.g.
PRINCE2, PMI, SCRUM * have managed multiple suppliers simultaneously from engagement and day to day management to completion of the contract * have led large project teams, managing significant project budgets and accuracy of financial forecasting * understand the public sector governance lifecycle and have the ability to produce high quality governance documents.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirect to the application page on our careers site.
The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We are truly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability.
You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes.
You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video.
Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
Please reach out to ****** if you have any questions.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
