Strategic Lead Finance Programmes
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Strategic Lead Finance Programmes provides high quality specialist leadership in managing projects and technical advisory support in a range of areas across Finance and Performance. The Strategic Lead Finance Programmes is responsible for delivery of the non-core BAU and Project initiatives to embed strategic financial management strategies and frameworks.
This is a key position influencing and guiding overall integrity and coherence of several high-impact pieces of work across Finance and Performance. This role will require expertise in technical accounting and advisory, Machinery of Government, project delivery, and understanding the complexities in projects of this nature and scale. This role works in partnership with the Finance and Performance leadership team, to achieve a range of clear outcomes through agreed strategies.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- A track record of delivering large and complex works, astute in overseeing and delivering projects and strategies with high levels of governance and business impact.
- Significant experience in a project, operational or business performance focussed leadership role, requiring strong technical knowledge, scheduling and scope management plus financial and benefits management.
- A strong leader who builds positive, lasting relationships with their people and key stakeholders, able to balance the strategic vision with practical delivery.
- Able to identify outcomes across medium- and long-term time horizons and can anticipate consequences and trends, translating ideas and concepts into concrete actions.
- A strong strategic focus, with the ability to quickly identify risks and opportunities to the programme and to position it for success.
- A proven track record of experience and achievement in working with senior leadership teams and providing high quality advice driving delivery of successful outcomes in complex and ambiguous environments.
- Able to negotiate with a wide range of people at all levels to align disparate perspectives and integrate functions, plans and actions.
- Highly developed analytical skills and the ability to make quality decisions by using sound, well-rounded, informed, and inclusive approaches, integrating information from multiple sources.
- Sound understanding of Government decision-making and commercial operating procedures.
- Solution mind-set, good judgement, tact, diplomacy, integrity, patience, and professionalism in all transactions.
A good understanding of New Zealand public sector dynamics, including the workings of Government.
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
- Chartered Accountant or equivalent – 7 years post qualification experience
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Critical areas of success
- Leads the delivery of advice, planning and implementation of business and enablement strategies in areas of business insights and intelligence.
- Collaborates at a strategic leadership level to collectively develop and drive contribution to the transformation programme to maintain trust and confidence at all levels with a clear view on strategic and tactical progress.
- Uses highly developed influencing, negotiation and collaboration skills and experience to build and maintain important relationships and partnerships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Builds a nuanced view of the impact of choices to inform changes to the way F+P operates with a focus on sustainability and flexibility.
- Provide a public face for the programme and work collaboratively with communities, with key senior stakeholders and within the Ministry, to enable smooth implementation.
Programme management
- Establishes then maintains the integrity of the programme of work, actively managing interdependencies, risks and opportunities to deliver prioritised projects.
- Develops and oversees the creation and development of plans and strategies that will ensure the long-term support and delivery of key functions in areas as agreed with the CFO.
- Displays an exceptional understanding of risk-based frameworks and processes and uses these to monitor and provide evidence-based advice on risks and opportunities for the projects they are responsible for supporting.
- Recognises and acts on opportunities and takes responsibility for own work.
Personal Leadership
- Models’ exemplary management and leadership behaviours, and State sector ethics and values.
- Creates a sense of vision, engages and motivates people to participate, and makes things happen.
- Fosters an open, collaborative environment that encourages quality, innovation, ongoing learning and knowledge sharing.
General Management
- Develops strategies, work programmes and performance targets, with supporting measurement, monitoring and reporting mechanisms.
- Aligns work programmes with MBIE’s strategic direction and other Groups’ work programmes.
- Monitors and adjusts work programmes through the agreed processes to enable adaptation to changing circumstances.
- Regularly monitors and reports on progress towards achievement of plans and strategies.
- Manages expenditure and resources in line with approved guidelines, budget, deadlines and reporting requirements, with a focus on driving cost effectiveness in the Ministry.
- Builds continuous review and improvement throughout all elements of branch operations.
- Effectively and consistently identifies and manages risk.
Relationship Management
- Participates as an active team member and contributes knowledge and expertise needed to achieve desired outcomes.
- Builds strategic alliances with key government (including The Treasury and Office of the Auditor General) and non-government representatives to ensure MBIE’s views are influential in their decision-making.
- Develops effective working relationships with other managers and staff in order to transfer knowledge and learning to the wider organisation.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with national and international organisations to identify and share best practice information and to promote the Ministry.
- Tests the effectiveness of stakeholder relationships using a range of appropriate measures and processes (including stakeholder feedback).
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 Strategic Lead Finance Programmes reports into the Head of Strategic Finance within the Finance and Performance branch. The branch sits within the Corporate and Digital Shared Services group.
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
