Manukura Pae Tawhiti | Team Lead – Monitoring and Evaluation at Te Puni Kokiri - Ministry of Maori Development, WellingtonManukura Pae Tawhiti | Team Lead, Monitoring & Evaluation
Te Puni Rautaki | Strategy
Te Puni Kokiri | The Ministry of Maori Development
Are you a professional, skilled in influencing and guiding the evaluation of public services?Are you motivated by mahi that influences the adequacy of services provided to Maori?Do you consider yourself a people leader that guides and mentors kaimahi, strengthening team knowledge?Do you understand research, monitoring and outcome measurement methodologies?If you answered "Yes" we want to hear from you!
Te Puni Kokiri is the government's principal policy advisor on Maori wellbeing and development. We achieve strategic influence with a focus on providing high quality policy advice and holding other agencies to account for delivering public services to, for, and with Maori. This includes our mandate to promote Maori achievement in education, training, health and economic resource development along with performing our monitoring and mentoring roles.
We have an exciting Team Lead opportunity in our Strategy puni focused on improving public sector effectiveness through guiding the evaluation of public services.
Te whai wahitanga | The opportunity A core focus of the Team Lead is to provide people leadership and oversee the day-to-day operations of the team while supporting the Manager, Monitoring & Evaluation with workflows and ensuring high quality outputs.
Programme Planning. Ensure programmes are delivered on time, and within budget. Allocate and monitor team mahi.Innovation. Champion innovation and the sharing of knowledge within the team. Create an environment that fosters this.Stakeholder Relationships. Build and nurture relationships across the public service to enhance the understanding of the policy impacts on Maori.Minimum Requirements: An experienced people leader, you should have extensive experience leading teams and managing complex, time-critical work programmes. We are looking for someone who is:
Experienced in providing advice and guidance to stakeholders and possesses the core skills outlined in the position description.Skilled in influencing and positioning teams to influence senior leadership to put evidence at the heart of decision making.Knowledgeable with contemporary continuous quality improvement methodology.Forward thinking, agile, and adaptable. Able to anticipate the evolving nature of Maori and non-Maori world views.Comfortable working in a te ao Maori environment and situations where tikanga is observed. Competency in te reo Maori or a willingness to learn.Tau e whai ai | What you will get in return Te Puni Kokiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focused on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of te wero, manaakitanga, he toa takitini and ture tangata.
There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:
Optical allowanceEnhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.Te Puni Kokiri | Ministry of Maori Development Te Puni Kokiri is committed to our vision of 'Whanau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whanau'. We consider that when whanau are thriving, so do their communities, hapu, iwi and all of Aotearoa. This underpins everything we do.
Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Maori collective success. They do this by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapu and whanau Maori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Maori participation and success as Maori, and it is our people who will create a future where all whanau can thrive.
We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We believe that diversity fuels innovation and enriches our collective strength. Your unique perspectives, skills, and heritage contribute to our mission of advancing Maori aspirations and well-being.
We encourage you to apply today or get in touch with one of our recruitment partners to discuss how this great opportunity will fit with your career goals. We welcome applications in te reo Maori, English, or both. Please be assured that applying in te reo Maori will not slow down or affect your application. We are actively reviewing talent, and an appointment will be made as soon as we identify our ideal candidate.
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