Senior Project Manager - Safe Strong Families & Communities
Date: 25 Mar 2025
Location: Wellington, NZ
Company: Ministry of Social Development
About us
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.
Senior Project Manager - Safe Strong Families & Communities
- Work on significant and inspiring initiatives that will make a difference
- Exciting opportunity to join our experienced team
- 6 months Fixed term/Secondment opportunity, Wellington based
If you have an interest in supporting a team that designs and delivers social change and supports our communities to thrive, we would like to hear from you!
About the role / Mō te tūnga
As a Senior Project Manager, you will work closely with and support the SSFC team, and wider MCP when required, to deliver projects that will improve the lives of New Zealanders. You will work with teams in an agile environment. The work you lead will include developing and implementing epics with roadmaps, project plans, implementation plans, and evaluation and monitoring regimes as required to ensure our initiatives are delivered in a timely and professional manner.
You will assist the Programme Manager to manage the implementation of business development initiatives by supporting the project management process and contributing to continuous improvement of the team.
You will also engage at a strategic level with key stakeholders and will provide support, advice, coaching and mentoring to staff within the team to help increase our capability in delivering successful projects.
Skills and experience / Mōu – Ngā Pūkenga me ngā Wheako
To be considered for this role you will have:
- extensive experience in a project management role, ideally within the public service sector
- experience leading multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with business goals, budget and time
- proven decision-making experience and leadership skills
- collaborate with cross-functional teams including service design, communications, operational policy and, procurement and contracting
- demonstrated ability to understand and reconcile financial data and information
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills to communicate at team and management level
- strong risk and issues management
- communicate regularly with stakeholders to provide updates on progress, milestones and challenges
- knowledge of both agile and waterfall methodologies
- the appetite to promote continuous improvement in the team
- sound relationship management skills both internally and externally
- proven leadership, and the experience of guiding and mentoring junior project managers and team members.
If you like variety in your work, and enjoy contributing to a friendly, dynamic and collaborative team environment, we welcome your application.
Position Description
Salary range: $116,827.00 - $141,873.00
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: Sunday 6th April, 2025.
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.
