Position Management Design Lead at NZ Ministry of Justice, Wellington City

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Do you have a strong understanding of workforce and budget management, coupled with experience designing and implementing position management frameworks?

If so, we have an exciting 6-month opportunity for you!

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Position Management Lead to drive the design, development, and implementation of a Ministry-wide position establishment and management framework, ensuring integration with workforce planning and financial constraints.

You will develop, document and implement establishment cap management policies, ensuring accurate workforce tracking and alignment with affordability constraints.

As the subject matter expert on position establishment and management, you will engage with a broad range of stakeholders to gather information and influence. You will collaborate with Finance and People Experience teams to integrate budgeting and establishment considerations into your framework design.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

This is a time-bound piece of work, so we need someone with proven understanding of position management, HRIS systems and experience designing models for workforce and budget management.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• demonstrable experience designing accurate tracking and reporting for position establishment and financial oversight.
• proven experience defining and improving processes and workflows, including process mapping.
• extensive experience within the public sector HR, finance, workforce planning, or systems implementation, including an understanding of public sector workforce guidelines, funding models, and reporting obligations.
• intermediate to advanced understanding of government budgeting, funding models, and reporting structures.

Mō mātou/About us  

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The People Experience team (PX) leads in the development of strategic initiatives aimed at ensuring Tāhū o te Ture Ministry of Justice has the capability, capacity, and culture needed to deliver on our organisation strategies and priorities.

This role will sit within the People Insights Team, however, will be engaging heavily with other teams across PX and the wider organisation.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.  

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $98,208 and $135,539 based on skills and experience.

Tono mai/Apply

To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.

Applications close on 22 April 2025; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and may invite successful candidates to interview before the close date.

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz

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