Team Lead PMO Operations at Ministry for Primary Industries, Wellington City

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Job Title: Team Lead, PMO Operations

Role Type: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Wellington

Salary Band: $113,626 to $152,318 depending on skills and experience

Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

The Team Leader PMO Operations is responsible for the day-to-day management of project management office operations including the Project Coordinator and Administrator resource pool.

You will work alongside the PMO Manager and Project Delivery Lead to ensure project management controls are in place that effectively support the success of Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service programmes and projects.

 Lead and support a team of Project Coordinators

• Proactively work with Project Office Leads to contribute toward process improvements
• Actively facilitate effective communication between key stakeholders
• Work with Finance and Project Leads to ensure PMO financial management processes are well documented and effectively managed

Mōu - About You

You have:

• Experience in staff management, coaching and mentoring
• Minimum 7 years' experience working in a senior role within complex project and programme environments
• Working understanding of best practice management of P3M, reporting, risk and issue management, and dependency management.
• Strong financial management abilities
• Significant experience in project and programme governance practices
• Proven ability to work with others to find solutions to complex issues
• A high degree of initiative and perseverance to follow through a project

Importantly, you will have a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and/or relevant experience and are Prince 2 practitioner certified.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team

The Operational Programme Delivery (OPD) directorate provides services to the Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service branch (TUR) to help the successful delivery of projects and provides assurance through monitoring and reporting on these projects. This helps to enable TUR to achieve its objectives (IT, infrastructure, central project management) and drive change.

The Project Office team within the OPD directorate is responsible for increasing the TUR Portfolio, Programme and Project management (P3M) practices through the provision of best practice advice, guidance and the implementation of standardised, consistent, reliable, and predicable structures, tools and processes; to ensure initiatives effectively and efficiently achieve their objectives.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources.

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

• Up to 3 additional MPI leave days
• Ability to purchase extra annual leave
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Wā Mahi Ngāwari - Flexible Working

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

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, whanau 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 a great place to work for all.

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 – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at midnight 26 September

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

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