Programme Coordinator at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Wellington

• Play a key role in a team that will deliver the Government Procurement of the future 
• Grow your career in a supportive environment
• Fixed-Term opportunity until March 31, 2024
• Salary range: $62,369-$71,614

About the role:
 

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the team that will deliver the Government Procurement of the future. 

Each year government procurement is a vehicle for transforming $51 billion dollars of public money into valuable outcomes. With that spend comes a huge opportunity to achieve great outcomes for New Zealand and impact our country in a positive and meaningful way. 

We are looking for an enthusiastic and supportive Programme Coordinator.  You will be supporting a large transformational programme which will mean you need to be adept at juggling multiple priorities; whilst managing all aspects of programme coordination and reporting. 

The Programme Governance and Performance team provides a standardised approach to project and programme management across the New Zealand Government Procurement branch through provision of tools and templates, while maintaining overall programme reporting. The team ensures the branch has the skills needed to support the delivery of projects and programmes, while maximising the utilisation of resources by deploying resources to projects and programmes according to demand.

As the Programme Coordinator you will play a key role in monitoring, managing, and tracking programme and project work and ensuring online content and communications are up-to-date and fit for purpose.

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

Skills and experience required:
 

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Knowledge or qualification in project management, preferably PRINCE2 certified
• Proven experience as a programme/project coordinator
• Working knowledge of project and programme management practices and procedures
• Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Can do attitude with excellent time management and organisational skills
• Proven ability to develop trust and credibility with peers 
• Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written particularly business writing and reporting.
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
 

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
 

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It
   

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.
 

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

How to apply:
 

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process.  Email Paige Haydock at paige.haydock@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/5378 if you have any further questions.

Applications close 24th of May, 11:59pm

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