Manager - Business Support Unit at NZ Police, Wellington - Hutt Valley;Wellington - Kapiti;Wellington - Masterton;Wellington - Porirua;Wellington - Tawa;Wellington - Upper Hutt;Wellington

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Manager - Business Support Team, it starts with you!

• Based at PNHQ
• Grade 21
• Permanent
• Nationally Advertised Position

About the role

The purpose of the Prevention: Innovation and Change group, within Iwi and Community, is to enable New Zealand Police to deliver ‘Our Business’ with and for Māori, Pacific, Ethnic communities.  The Iwi and Communities group aims to foster and enable strong Māori, Pacific, Ethnic and Community Partnerships and Prevention outcomes. This is achieved through leading the development of strategies and initiatives to reduce crime and harm, including those that are co-designed with communities to deliver positive outcomes.  The Business Support team provides support to the wider groups and teams to enable them to achieve their goals to uplift Police’s service delivery and enable the Māori, Pacific and Ethnic communities to live fulfilled lives.  The Business support team will ensure that the wider group are equipped with the tools and processes they need to be able to deliver their objectives and goals

As a Manager of the Business Support Unit, you will have knowledge, experience and understanding of Māori tikanga and kawa and will bring, and confidently express, views through a Te Ao Māori lens. Every day you will be guided by the values of Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga and Whakamana. You will have an excellent understanding of Police’s strategies, ‘Our Business” and the Commissioners Priorities and will lead and support the Business Support team to deliver a high level of service to other high impact teams such as Te Pae Oranga, Te Raranga, Prevention Strategy and others.  This role will work closely with the Director Prevention Innovation and Change and hold relationships with a wide variety of teams within NZ Police and senior leaders and will enable effective information sharing and management with the various teams.

Key Accountabilities:

• Ensure the key principles of te ao Māori, community policing, partnerships, and quality customer service are adhered to in all projects and initiatives and contribute to meeting Police’s obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi
• Responsibility for a team of 5 direct reports
• Lead the Business Support Unit team to deliver outcomes that support Police’s Vision of being the safest country and to provide a high standard of service that ensures the Innovation and Change teams receive the support they need to deliver the service our communities expect and deserve
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with senior management and staff across Police Work Groups, including the Iwi & Community team to support the successful delivery of key Iwi & Community documents, business plans and initiatives.
• Work collaboratively with other internal and external stakeholders to ensure a high quality of service delivery for the Māori, Pacific and Ethnic communities.

What you’ll bring

Being part of the Police whānau is about being our best to ensure our communities are safe and feel safe. Our Core Competencies provide a shared understanding of the behaviours, leadership and technical competence required for success at each level of Police. Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

We are looking for people with experience influencing policy, delivering strategy and managing a team of people with varied work plans across the organisation.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address.

This role is set at Strategic Leader level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the strategy, Our Business, and enable our people to deliver it”.

We will ask you questions based on “How we will deliver Our Business – Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level, i.e., Strategic Leader Level. For more information on Our Core Competencies, please copy and paste this URL:  https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/core-competencies-how-we-will-deliver-our-business.pdf

These questions will be unique and specific to the role, focusing on the aspects the hiring manager believes are most important for that position at the time. For more information on Our Values, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/nzp-our-values.pdf

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser: manager_-_business_support_unit.pdf (police.govt.nz)

About us

Our mission is to prevent crime and harm through exceptional policing.  Our vision is to be the safest country.  Our purpose is to ensure everybody can be safe and feel safe.

Special requirements

ROLES – At Sergeant / Senior Sergeant / Inspector level (Both PE and OOC):

• Current CPK at the rank of the vacancy you are applying for, and either,

1. Undertake to engage in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or
2. Have qualified under CEP or a previous Career Progression Framework at the rank of the vacancy you are applying for

For Police Employees this is not a requirement to apply, however, you are willing to undertake to engage in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date

Working Flexibly

Your wellbeing inside and outside of work is important to us. We’re open to discussing flexible working options that work for both you and the business.

For more information on the above, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

How to apply 

Please note: Applications submitted directly through the Government Jobs Website are no longer considered. Please visit our Police Careers page: https://career10.successfactors.com/career?company=nzpolice to apply for this position.

If this position sounds like you, click apply now. You will be required to submit an application form and a CV. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Elzarie.Geyer@police.govt.nz

Vacancies close at 5pm on Monday, 27th of March 2023