Programme Adviser at Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington

Programme Adviser
A unique fixed term (ending June 2025) opportunity to establish this role and uplift how business initiatives are delivered.

• Work on a variety of strategic business initiatives
• Join a team committed to delivering excellence
• Wellington or Auckland based role in a central location

Te tūranga - The role and your impact
The Programme Adviser will work with the Strategic Adviser to design and implement processes to deliver business initiatives.

In this role, you'll get to work on lots of stimulating initiatives. These include further enhancing our policy review and implementation processes, supporting the ongoing improvements to our remuneration and performance framework, and implementing systems to further uplift collaboration, productivity, and workflow.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Planning, managing, and delivering business led initiatives
• Developing clear, concise reports and presentations for stakeholders covering performance, outcomes, and recommendations
• Facilitating collaboration across the initiatives

Ō pūkenga - About you
To be successful in this role you will be the kind of person who enjoys being involved at all levels with an agile approach and doing what it takes to help the team deliver on our priorities.

For this role you will need:

• Proven experience with project management and change management
• Experience with a variety of delivery frameworks and approaches
• The ability to deal with ambiguity and complexity
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to collaborate and build strong relationships across a diverse work group
• Excellent strategic thinking skills

Ko wai matou - Who we are
We're kaitiaki (guardians) of New Zealand's financial ecosystem - enabling economic wellbeing and prosperity for all New Zealanders. We do this by providing money and cash, helping to keep prices stable and people in work, maintaining safe banking and underpinning the financial system that allows New Zealand to spend, save, insure and do business.

We do all we can to support, a sustainable, productive and efficient economy built on integrity, innovation and inclusion. We're building diversity and inclusion into everything we do. Our differences seed our innovation and help us deliver our best work - reflective of the needs of society. We welcome and value knowledge of Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti and Tikanga.

Ngā painga - What we can offer you
The Reserve Bank - Te Pūtea Matua has so much to offer. From flexible working to an inclusive and positive workplace culture, our benefits include additional leave options, a wellness package, working-from-home equipment subsidy, generous parental leave provisions, learning and development opportunities, and access to numerous social, networking and sporting activities.

Find more information about our benefits here: www.rbnz.govt.nz/careers/our-benefits

Come join us if you want to make an impact

Working at the Reserve Bank - Te Pūtea Matua is about more than a job. Here you'll have a career, a community, and an opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others.

Bring your talent, curiosity and expertise and we'll help you do the rest. You'll be part of one of the world's most trusted and respected central banks. We'll invest in you. And with you, we're investing in New Zealand.

Kōrero tāpiri - Additional information
We welcome all people and we want everyone to be able to equitably participate in our recruitment process. Get in touch with us if there are any barriers to you applying, or if you have access needs and require support or adjustments: email recruitment@rbnz.govt.nz.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - Interested?
Check out the job description for this role here or email us at recruitment@rbnz.govt.nz for more info. You can also contact us if you need any accessibility support to apply for this role.

Applications for this role close on midnight 9 September. Please include a cover letter outlining why you think you'll be a great fit for the role.