Team Manager Biosecurity Support North at Ministry for Primary Industries, Auckland MPI Centre

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Job Title: Team Manager Biosecurity Support North

Role type: Permanent

Location: Auckland

Salary range: $109,626 to $148,318 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

As the Team Manager, you'll provide leadership and direction to the Biosecurity Support team for the North region. You will directly manage three Team Leaders who are responsible for maintaining oversight of the day-to-day workload and distribution of tasks assigned to the Biosecurity Support team to facilitate a cohesive, people-centric and high performing team environment. Ultimately, you will maintain oversight of the business support functions ensuring these core functions are delivered. A flexible approach is important, as you'll need to adapt and develop as the environment evolves. There is an on-call component to this role, on a rostered basis.

Mōu - About You

Our next Team Manager will need solid experience in facilities management, including the management of technical sites, as well as managing, developing and implementing administrative, financial and personnel systems and processes. You will have well-honed capability with people leadership, relationship management, financial management and operational logistics. A degree in accounting or finance is desired, but not essential.

You do not need to meet all of the role requirements to apply. We offer a breadth of development and learning opportunities and will welcome an application if you think you could make a great fit. 

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team  

The Biosecurity Support Group, which is under the Southern Regional Commissioner in Biosecurity New Zealand, provides operational and logistical support across Biosecurity New Zealand and wider MPI business units. This includes providing facilities management, reception services, administrative support, and supporting responses as required.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working

We support flexible working arrangements and are happy to discuss these options with you.

Ngā Taki Whakahaumaru - Security checks

Low level Security Clearance

• 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.
• click here to find out more about the national security vetting process and access the eligibility self-check tool.

If you do not meet these minimum criteria, we will not be able to accept your application.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa; 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 – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at midnight on Friday, 31 March 2023.

If you have any questions about the role, please email andrea.swan@mpi.govt.nz 

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