Workstream Lead
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Partnerships & Programmes branch’s purpose is to deliver great services and solutions to MBIE business stakeholders through effective use of technology and data; the implementation of services and systems which strengthen the way our Ministry delivers services, delivers on the outcomes required by Government.
Our delivery teams are structured to deliver high efficiency results in terms of the products and platforms we create for the Ministry. Your role is to guide and effect our projects in flight, allowing you to add value with your commercial and technical knowledge and your relationship management skills in the areas of governance, compliance, contract and vendor management, and the vital layer of communication with our business stakeholders.
On a day-to-day basis you are accountable for effective management of the technology stream of allocated projects and other systems change initiatives, and delivery of these within agreed timeframes, budget and quality measures. You will provide effective coordination, consistently deliver expected results, and implement high-quality management systems. The Workstream Lead is responsible for ensuring quality and consistency of advice and practices in relation to their contribution to the team’s work, including any Project Managers working within your team.
Additionally your objective is to drive excellence through your input for steering committees, managing status reporting, ensuring we have strong and effective business cases and change requests. Using your portfolio of knowledge, you will work both as a leader and as a mentor ensuring that project team and managers meet their objectives across the full life cycle of our development process.
You will have the confidence to challenge initiatives, always focussed on delivering realistic and effective outcomes.
This role requires you to effectively identify and manage risk, delivering remediation plans when necessary, socialising these issues with management and delivery teams as required, always with a focus on better research, to deliver better outcomes.
With your leadership and delivery experience our BAU programmes of work will benefit from your oversight; on an ongoing basis your proactive management of our relationships with vendors, our escalation points and the range of all projects in flight will ensure we continue to deliver the calibre of outcomes that the Partnerships & Programmes branch is striving for.
Key relationships
- The role reports to the Manager INZ Systems - within the Partnerships ＆ Programmes branch.
- General Managers and Managers across the Digital, Data & Insights branch.
- Other General Managers and Managers across the Ministry.
- Heads of Digital & Programmes for the Partnerships & Programmes branch.
- Head of Project Capability.
- Head of Portfolio Management.
- Project delivery teams.
- Capability Leads.
- External Suppliers.
- Business Stakeholders.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Extensive experience as a senior project manager and in the delivery of ICT projects.
- Experience in and understanding of ICT methodologies and tools that underpin the delivery of an ICT programme of work.
- Knowledge and experience in working with project management tools/methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to use technology in achieving work outcomes.
- Previous experience leading project delivery teams where there is no formal reporting line.
- Proactive, both as a Leader and a Mentor.
- Experience and skill in leading, motivating, and mentoring others to deliver technology projects, of diverse complexity and scale.
- Ability to act as a trusted advisor to a diverse stakeholder base.
- Demonstrates strong judgement and has confidence in making decisions in a complex environment.
- Experience running simultaneous programs of work in a central government setting.
- Well networked and respected.
- You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Responsibilities of this position are expected to change over time as the Ministry responds to changing needs. The incumbent will need the flexibility to adapt and develop as the environment evolves.
Technology Outcomes
- You lead from the front, engaging and contributing to projects and systems change initiatives.
- You will influence the quality-of-service delivery, ICT systems and processes.
- Provide effective coordination, consistently deliver expected results, and implement high-quality management systems to INZ.
- You maintain a strategic view of the Ministry, and our agenda, ensuring high-quality outcomes for its stakeholders, both internal and external, taking ownership of the systems we create and deliver.
- You add value to the Programmes & Partnerships branch, to the Digital, Data and Insights group and to the wider Ministry using your technical and commercial knowledge appropriately and with impact to create better outcomes in your workstream.
Team Development
- You use your experience to provide advice and guidance, acting as a mentor and a tutor when required.
- As a leader you are focussed on continuous improvement, including commercial and technical capabilities, to ensure a high performing team.
Relationships
- Relationships with your peers, your stakeholders and your leaders are productive, communication is professional, clear, and timely. Your conversations are robust, and trust is created.
Wellbeing, health and 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 position reports into the Manager INZ Systems - within the Partnerships and Programmes branch. The branch sits within the Digital, Data and Insights 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
