Principal Adviser - Strategic Planning and Performance Wellington City, Wellington, NZ
NZ Ministry for Primary Industries
Job Title : Principal Adviser - Strategic Planning and Performance
Role type : Full time, Permanent
Location : Wellington Central
About the Role - Korero mo te Turanga
Join MPI's Chief Transformation Officer to support the delivery of MPI's strategic plan to enhance the prosperity, sustainability, protection and visible leadership across New Zealand's food and fibre sector.
You will support the performance management of key initiatives to reach our strategic priorities and be responsible for collating high level reporting to MPI Senior Leadership, Ministers, and key stakeholders.
A day in the life of a Principal Adviser will look like :
Building collaborative working partnerships across the organisation, particularly with other planning and performance teams across MPI.
Developing and implementing new reporting frameworks and continuous improvement.
Tracking and monitoring the financial and non-financial performance of strategic initiatives and programmes.
Supporting capabilities across MPI to be outcomes-focused.
Providing project management best practice.
About You - Mou
Responsibilities of this position are expected to change over time and as the Principal Adviser, you will need to be agile and pragmatic.
You will work alongside some of MPI's most valued subject matter experts in a variety of disciplines and use their insights to develop reporting and updates for our senior leadership teams, Ministers, and other key stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will bring an engaging attitude with the ability to promote and support the development of organisational agility to respond to strategic imperatives.
You will have experience with :
Constructively facilitating teams to design, deliver, and continuously improve programmes of work.
Providing leadership, guidance, expertise, motivation for best practice planning processes.
Power BI and Microsoft Office knowledge at an advanced level.
Writing clearly and succinctly for a variety of audiences, focusing on supporting decision making.
Putting the needs of others first, coaching others and building a positive and constructive culture.
About the Team - Mo to matou Ropu
You will be working in a small team with the Chief Transformation Officer, and interacting closely across MPI with other teams.
This role directly supports MPI's strategic direction and purpose.
About MPI- Mo te Manatu Ahu Matua
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.
Security checks Nga Taki Whakahaumaru
Low level Security Clearance is required. Most preferably a New Zealand citizen, who has resided continuously in New Zealand for at least the last five (5) years, OR is a citizen of, and/or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last five (5) years: either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States of America (USA); and has a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) towards a recommendation of suitability for a security clearance at this level.
Are you ready to make a difference?- Kua rite koe mo tenei mahi whaitake?
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.
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 Tuesday 19 November. If you have any questions about the role, please email Kirsty.Rogers@mpi.
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