Project Manager, Energy Markets Programme

Tēnei tūranga – About the role

The Project Manager will provide support to the Energy Markets Programme Director with sound project management advice, planning, resourcing, and reporting on their allocated project work stream. In addition to lending their highly developed organisational skills to the Energy Markets Programme, they, will also provide assessment on risks and opportunities, and will take an active role in identifying creative solutions where they are needed plus playing a key role in shaping and organising the work programme.

Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role

Skills and Experience

• Demonstrable experience shaping and project managing complex projects within deadlines.
• Excellent project management skills and knowledge of project management approaches and tools across the phases of the project lifecycle.
• An ability to think strategically and analytically and translate ideas and concepts into concrete actions.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with an ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audience.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships, including with senior manager, staff, and stakeholders across government, industry and iwi/Māori.
• Exceptional teamwork and collaborative abilities and a willingness to share knowledge and expertise with others.
• Ability to identify and appropriately manage risk.
• Flexibility to adapt within a fast-moving environment, and ability to assimilate new information or areas of work.
• Public sector experience preferred.

Qualification

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

Requirements

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

Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables

Project Management

• Leads the implementation of initiatives and workstreams identified as part of the wider Energy Markets programme.
• Produces and maintains a project plan for their project work stream with detailed activities, responsibilities and deadlines.
• Maintains an overview of the processes and progress of each of the project work streams, liaising with the relevant stakeholders and teams.
• Co-ordinates and manages the risk register and provide regular reporting on progress for their work stream
• Identifies and implements risk mitigation actions.
• Co-ordinates communications as appropriate.
• Supports the delivery of quality collateral and products that actively support and contribute to the achievement of the Energy Markets Programme.

Relationship Management

• Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, as necessary, to identify and share best practice information and support the successful delivery of the Energy Markets Programme
• Participates as an active team member and contributes knowledge and expertise needed to achieve the outcomes of the team and Ministry, and the Energy Markets Programme.
• Develops effective working relationships with other MBIE managers and staff to transfer knowledge and learning to the team and from the team to the wider organisation
• Represents whole-of-Ministry views and protects its reputation in any external interactions

Work Management

• Is well organised, plans systematically, and regularly monitors and reports on progress towards achievement of the Energy Markets Programme objectives.
• Models the desired values and culture of the organisation
• Willingly shares knowledge, expertise and within the team and with others in the organisation, providing guidance and coaching to team members.
• Welcomes feedback and is receptive to input from others.

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 Project Manager position reports into the Programme Director Energy Programme in the Energy Markets branch, within the Building Resources and Markets group.

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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).

Ngā matatau – Our competencies

Cultivates innovation We create new and better ways for the organisation to be successful by challenging the status quo generating new and creative ideas and translating them into workable solutions.

Nimble learning We are curious and actively learn through experimentation when tackling new problems by learning as we go when facing new situations and challenges.

Customer focus We build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions by listening and gaining insights into the needs of the communities we serve and actively seeking and responding to feedback.

Decision quality We make quality and timely decisions that shape the future for our communities and keep the organisation moving forward by relying on an appropriate mix of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement to make valid and reliable decisions.

Action oriented We step up, taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with purpose, urgency and discipline by taking responsibility, ownership and action on challenges, and being accountable for the results.

Collaborates We connect, working together to build partnerships with our communities, working collaboratively to meet shared objectives by gaining trust and support of others; actively seeking the views, experiences, and opinions of others and by working co-operatively with others across MBIE, the public sector and external stakeholder groups.

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