Programme Manager, Industry Transformation Plans

Tēnei tūranga – About the role

The Programme Manager is a pivotal position within the EDT Policy Projects team, using proven experience and skills in coordinating a cross cutting programme and bringing their business understanding and perspective to work in partnership with their manager, teams across MBIE and external stakeholders in driving forward the programme of Industry Transformation Plans across government.

In the EDT Policy Projects Team, we deliver best practice programme and project management for the Economic Development and Transitions branch to create a more productive, sustainable and inclusive economy. We work actively in partnership with stakeholders across government, industry (businesses and workers) and Iwi/Māori. We are part of the Economic Development and Transitions Branch, which is responsible for providing policy advice on issues relating to the growth and development of our firms, sectors and regions.

The Programme Manager role will be responsible for providing programme management for the set of Industry Transformation Plans being developed and implemented across government, to support the building of foundational partnerships between government and industry and enable transformation of key sectors of the New Zealand economy.

Industry Transformation Plans are a mechanism for government, industry, and Māori to work together to transform key sectors of the economy for the future. They are focused on transforming industries to lift aggregate productivity, transform sustainability, and improve the quality and value of work for our people. The Industry Transformation Plans bring together all relevant parties around an industry to agree a long-term vision for the industry and to identify the actions that can be taken by industry, government and others to realise this vision.

The Industry Transformation Plan programme involves the development and implementation of ITPs for eight industries. Each Plan includes a set of priority workstreams and a range of projects and is led by a project team from within the Industry Policy Team or across wider MBIE and other agencies. The ITPs take an ‘NZ Inc’ approach and draw expertise from across government and industry into the development and implementation of the Plans. The Programme Manager will support the successful delivery of the ITPs by providing excellent operational and strategic oversight and coordination across the programme.

Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role

Personal specifications

• Strong programme management skills, a high level of knowledge of programme management disciplines and proven delivery in a public policy/regulatory environment.
• Understanding of the public sector environment and its policy and regulatory processes, including Government decision- making and operating procedures.
• Excellent communication skills and strong facilitation skills.
• Experience working with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups to develop and implement solutions to meet business needs.
• Ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships and to develop trust and credibility with senior managers, staff and stakeholders across government, industry and Iwi/Māori.
• Ability to think strategically and analytically, to make connections between aspects of the work programme and across stakeholders and to translate ideas and concepts into concrete actions.
• Ability to challenge the status quo, introduce new ways of looking at problems and adopt creative new approaches. A proactive attitude with a high level of initiative, sound judgement and discretion.
• Exceptional teamwork and collaborative abilities and a willingness to share knowledge and expertise with others.
• Public sector experience preferred.

Qualification

• A tertiary qualification or a professional qualification in a relevant field is desirable.

Requirements

• Must be a NZ citizen or hold the right to live and work in New Zealand.

Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables

Programme management

• Provides dynamic, robust oversight for a cross-agency work programme using innovative programme management and design approaches.
• Ensures a consistently high level of commissioning, reporting and planning, including stakeholder management across the programme.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships and fosters engagement across government, industry and Iwi/Māori for programme success.
• Works closely with ITP project leads across government to ensure consistent and high-quality information and reporting through constructive feedback and/or coaching/mentoring.
• Creates and maintains the overarching ITP work programme, including maintaining programme timelines, identifying milestones, and monitoring deadlines.
• Provides quality information and reporting on the progress of the programme and issues to the Manager EDT Policy Projects, and to the ITP Leads Group and the Industry Policy Ministers Group to ensure effective governance of the programme.
• Is accountable for ensuring reporting and papers are of a consistent standard across the programme and for ensuring quality of secretariat support for programme oversight groups.
• Provides programme management expertise to the overall delivery of the Industry Transformation Plan programme.
• Is the point of escalation for Project / Workstream Leads where they cannot resolve issues, and recognises when those issues need to be elevated to the Manager EDT Policy Projects.

Work management

• Is well organised, plans systematically, regularly monitors and reports on progress towards achievement of plans and strategies.
• Leads multiple pieces of work concurrently and actively and independently plans and manages workload.
• Takes a leadership role in cross-programme projects.

People leadership

• Provides non-positional leadership that engages and motivates others to succeed and develop, and proactively shares knowledge and ideas.
• Leads project teams and understands and utilises the capability of team members to deliver high quality programme and project.
• Provides supervision, guidance, coaching and mentoring and on-the-job training to team members.
• Contributes to the performance of the team through providing peer review and quality control.

Relationship management

• Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with MBIE managers and staff and external stakeholders in order to identify and share best practice information, deliver the programme outcomes, and promote collaborative solutions.
• Participates as an active team member and contributes knowledge and expertise needed to achieve the outcomes of the Industry Policy team and the Industry Transformation Plan programme.
• Enhances MBIE’s reputation and the reputation of the other agencies in any external interactions.

Capability development

• Takes responsibility for own professional development and seeks opportunities to learn.

Wellbeing, health & safety

• Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
• Ensures own and others safety at all times.
• Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
• Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
• Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.

Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry

The Programme Manager, Industry Transformation Plans position reports into the Manager EDT Policy Projects within the Economic Development and Transitions branch. The branch sits within the Labour, Science and Enterprise group.

More information about MBIE's structure

Matatautanga – Competencies (Leadership Success Profile)

The Leadership Success Profile (LSP) is a leadership capability framework, developed by the New Zealand public sector for the New Zealand public sector. It creates a common language for leadership and establishes what great leadership looks like. You can look at the twelve underpinning capabilities and four leadership characters here: Leadership Success Profile | Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission(external link)

To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand

Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.

To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.

As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.

Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service

Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.

In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.

What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission