Senior Programme Advisor, Enterprise Portfolio Office, Wellington
Date: 30 Oct 2025
Location: Wellington, NZ
Company: Ministry of Social Development
About us | Mō mātou
The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
About our team | Mō te tīma:
- 12 month fixed term opportunity
- Based at National Office, Wellington
- Specific focus on enterprise portfolio reporting
- Opportunity to be part of an expert Enterprise Portfolio Management Team
MSD’s Enterprise Portfolio Office is a team of trusted experts and advisors, providing management and support to MSD’s Integrated Change Portfolio.
The Enterprise Portfolio Office facilitate integrated prioritisation and planning, provide support for investment and benefit management, establish consistent frameworks and guidance, enable governance decisions, and undertake assurance across key controls.
About the role | Mō te tūnga
This is a key role that ensures the effectiveness of enterprise portfolio reporting, assesses health and progress of delivery and achievement of benefits.
If you have experience working in a large portfolio / programme, facilitating across multiple stakeholders to assess delivery and benefit achievement and produce accurate and insightful reporting, we would like to hear from you.
You will do this by:
• Partnering with delivery leads to build maturity and ensure reporting tools and guides are applied and continue to meet needs.
• Gathering data and insight and assessing delivery and benefit health.
• Developing enterprise portfolio reporting that clearly conveys information and insight for governance.
• Encouraging a culture that values transparent, data-led, outcome focussed information.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence.
• Experience in enterprise portfolio reporting and other portfolio management functions.
• Experience working in large programmes or portfolios.
• Achievement of results in a time pressured environment.
• An understanding of the government and public sector environment, systems, processes and strategic risks and issues facing government and the Ministry.
Our organisational culture and what we can offer you
Across MSD, we work closely together. The MSD leadership team is accessible and engaged in our work. We all work hard to make MSD a great place to work.
There is a great vibe across the Ministry. We are proud of the collaboration that occurs across teams and the culture we have created.
We work with a strong sense of purpose and people focus to deliver high quality service in a fun, supportive environment that values your contribution.
We walk the talk on work life balance, so we are open to provide flexible working options to meet individual needs. We have a strong focus on staff wellbeing, we invest in developing and supporting staff to stretch and reach their professional goals.
Position Description | He Whakaahuatanga Tūnga:
Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $103,815.00 - $125,958.00
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
To apply, click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.
Note: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.
All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at jobs@msd.govt.nz
Internal MSD Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work. This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.
Closing date: 12 November
Ko te hono mai |Joining us
Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents. We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive, and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Māori, Hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.
