Wellington - PM Capability Leadat Ministry for Primary Industries -

apartmentMinistry for Primary Industries placeWellington calendar_month 
Job title:
  • PM Capability LeadRole type: Permanent, full
  • timeLocation: WellingtonSalary band & range: BTIS C: $127,472 to $149,240 depending on skills and experience About the Role
  • Kōrero mō te Tūranga Join the MPI team and lead the strategic allocation and prioritisation of resources to support digital deliverables.Maintain and enhance project management frameworks, methodologies, tools, and templates to build efficiency.

Play a key role in digital delivery planning and collaborate closely with Business Technology Information Services (BTIS) Business Partners to ensure a seamless pipeline into delivery through to operationalise.Oversee a team of project managers and collaborate with the BA Capability Lead to ensure effective resourcing and team capacity.

Your team will be responsible for managing all processes, best practices, and ensuring compliance with the digital project framework.With New Zealand wide reaching impact, your team will work on a variety of projects.
Past work has included the traveller declaration card, fishing rules app, and integrating laboratory systems within Biosecurity New Zealand.

Know the work you are doing impacts New Zealanders positively!

About You
  • Mōu You have 10+ years' experience managing digital projects or programmes in a large and complex organisation including within a Government department.
You must have true public service experience (not only as an external vendor).With an aspirational and positive leadership style you are clear, confident, and collaborative with a strong and structured leadership style.You have:Strong experience in IT Project Management roles.Exceptional stakeholder management skills (senior leadership, technical subject matter experts, business subject matter experts, vendors/suppliers/partners).Effective communication skills (written, verbal, interpersonal).Proven leadership skills, with a focus on leading project teams to successful outcomes.Project management qualification/certification preferred.
About the Team
  • Mō tō mātou RōpūThe role of BTIS is to enable business technology solutions and deliver high-quality, cost-effective information and technology services to Ministry staff and external stakeholders.
The Digital Portfolio Office is within BTIS.Projects and programmes of work move fast here and to be part of it will feel exciting as you see the impact of what we do is felt across the whole of MPI.
About MPI
  • Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.
Benefits of working at MPI
  • Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua Additional MPI leave daysAnnual Wellness paymentBi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames Are you ready to make a difference?
  • Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake?We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whanau and hāpori.We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.
As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua a great place to work for all.In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your interest, and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.To view the position description and/or apply online, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB or visit the MPI Careers Site.
To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it
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Applications close at 11.59pm 11 June 2025 If you have any questions about the role, please email Shane.Gooch@mpi.govt.nz Follow MPI here
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