Kaiwhakahaere Matua - Ngā Ratonga Matihiko | General Manager – Data Services at Statistics NZ, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Kaiwhakahaere Matua - Ngā Ratonga Matihiko | General Manager - Data Services

Fixed term or Secondment (6 months) Full time

Mōu | For you

Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.

We want working for us, to work for you! See our careers site to find out about "The Way We Work" and "The Way We Lead", the work we do and our benefits.

Te tūnga | The role

As a General Manager you are part of Stats NZ's Senior Leadership Team who are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation. You will report the Deputy Government Statistician/Deputy Chief Executive (DGS/DCE) for Data System Leadership and lead the Data Services branch of 60+ staff with 5-7 direct reports. Data Services provide access to critical data assets used by researchers, iwi and Māori organisations, government agencies, non-government organisations and others involved in the data system. This includes leadership of our integrated data programme, provision of customised data requests and management of Stats NZ's Information Centre.

You will bring strong system leadership and strategic thinking to the role.  The Data Services branch has a leadership role across the data system to improve the quality of key datasets used for research, policy evaluation, and advice to Government. This requires high levels of strategic thinking, the ability to build relationships at senior levels inside and outside of government, and the ability to influence outcomes to improve the functioning of the NZ data system.

You will need to create a high-performance team culture within your branch, collaborate with your peers across the group and wider organisation, and foster long-term relationships with key external networks to deliver value. Your key customers will be senior leaders in government agencies, Māori, iwi and hapū, and researchers who access data held by Stats NZ.

You will be a critical part of the Data System Leadership senior leadership team and contribute strongly to our broader system leadership role. We would welcome your unique addition to the way we learn from each other, challenge each other, and build each other up. We work hard to create a safe, fun and supportive group.  

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

In this role you will be leading a team of capable managers, working through them and their technical experts to develop, implement and maintain integrated data assets. Therefore, your skill set will balance both your personal attributes and leadership experience to:

• Be an exception leader of people leaders
• Be a strategic thinker
• Be an authentic relationship builder, with the ability to influence at senior levels
• Enjoy collaborating and connecting with leaders and technical experts internally and externally
• Be a real people person and thrive on supporting your staff to develop and grow

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

We encourage you to be you in your application! We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas, but you do need to be on board with learning. 

Please reach out to our team with any questions rata@stats.govt.nz.  

Applications close at midnight on Sunday, 26 March 2023

Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about working at Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted, do not contact the Hiring Manager directly.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.