Business Manager | Employment Services at Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Wellington

Wellington Central
Permanent Role

• Be part of a senior leadership team, with ownership of business management and governance for the employment regulator
• We have a supportive, diverse and collaborative work environment that will support your developing career
• We offer flexible working by default, supporting your work life balance
• Salary – $112,856 - $138,028

About the role:
 

This is your opportunity to extend your governance and business management capabilities, working in a regulatory environment that makes difference to the lives of everyone working in Aotearoa New Zealand.

As the Business Manager for Employment Services, you will bring your skills in business planning, governance and financial management and analysis to effectively and efficiently support the operational running of the branch and its strategic direction.

You’ll get the chance to work collaboratively across MBIE and with our people delivering services to the public. As a member of the Employment Services Leadership Team, you’ll also get the opportunity to contribute to overall branch governance, leadership and wider Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery Group priorities.

Skills and experience required:

• A proven track record in a recent leadership role in business planning, management and/or financial management and analysis.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively to form an overview and solve problems.
• Experience managing budgets, including the government financial planning cycle and contracts management.
• Proven experience in implementing quality processes and strategies designed to improve productivity and deliver excellent service to customers.
• Knowledge and experience with government structures, processes, planning and reporting requirements.
• Knowledge of risk management concepts and techniques.
• Must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
• Must consent to credit checks.

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 jane.ransfield@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/9915 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 6 February 2023

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