Salary + Super, Wellbeing and Childcare Subsidies
Do you have well developed IT project management skills and a proven track record of project delivery?
Excellent communication, relationship management and interpersonal skills?
Fixed Term until 26th June 2026
Ko wai matou I Who we are
We are the Government's lead civilian advisor on defence. We also purchase major equipment which becomes a capability when it is used by those in service of the New Zealand Defence Force.
Mo te tunga I About the role (and Project)
The Cyber Security and Support Capability project (CSSC) is a business change and investment initiative that will work alongside other projects, programmes and initiatives in support of the 2025 Integrated Defence Force Strategy to protect the Defence Force networks, platforms and people and support operations. The CSSC project is focused on delivering the Ministry's first tranche of work, as well as developing future business cases.
Reporting to the Integrated Project Leader (IPTL), you will join a high-profile project for Defence in the Information Domain of our Capability Delivery Division.
In this role you will be responsible for all aspects of project management across a number of workstreams, including scheduling, project reporting, financial forecasting and reporting, and oversight of project management artefacts.
You will support the IPTL through all the elements of the capability life cycle. The Ministry supports career and skill development and has a number of internal communities of practise operating to support the delivery of large complex capabilities for the Defence Force, allowing you to contribute across the Capability Delivery division and the wider Ministry. "Capability" in this setting is defined as 'the personnel, equipment, platforms, and/or other material that affect the capacity of New Zealand to undertake military operations."
We want to know about the skills and experience you will bring to this role and have listed the role requirements below:
A proven track record in delivering large, multi-faceted and complex projects
Experience in project management methodologies (e.g. PRINCE2) and their application
Knowledge of Agile delivery principles and methodologies (preferred)
Experience in project delivery of technical IT projects
Experience in interpreting workstream outcomes into project based delivery plans
Great ability to work with senior workstream leads to drive task delivery
Risk management and project financial management experience
Proven ability to deal with complex, conceptual issues and ability to apply problem solving techniques
Great communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent time management skills with the ability to prioritise multiple pieces of work
Highly motivated, self-driven with a positive attitude
Excellent scheduling and Microsoft Project skills
Being highly organised and systematic with a high level of attention to detail
You don't have to tick every box. If the role sounds like you and you meet most of the criteria please apply.
Utu a-Tau I Salary and Benefits
The anticipated salary range for this role is $126-131k gross per annum + 3% KiwiSaver. Appointment will be based on skills and experience.
We have a great range of benefits including:
Flexible working that supports the individual, the team and the organisation
Contributions towards childcare for children up to age 14
Eyewear subsidy
Kiwisaver contribution on top of remuneration
A range of employee led networks you can join
The Ministry of Defence is committed to welcoming every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourages people to be themselves at work.
Please note:
Successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain a high level security clearance. For this role it means candidates must have been a New Zealand citizen for at least 10 years.
Alternatively, you must hold a NZ Resident Visa or a NZ Permanent Resident Visa, and have been a citizen of the UK, Canada, USA or Australia, for at least the past 10 years.
Please direct any queries regarding this role to ****** we will however, not consider applications emailed to this address.
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