Change Maturity Manager

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Come join Waka Kotahi to manage risk and contribute to delivering a land transport system connecting people, products, and places for a thriving Aotearoa.

We have an exciting opportunity to join a high performing and well-respected EPMO as the Change Maturity Manager.

The Change Maturity Manager will:

• Lift Waka Kotahi's Change Maturity
• Improve Key stakeholder engagement and communication
• Lead Strategic Change and Business Readiness mentoring and guidance
• Identify and embed innovation and continuous improvement
• Embed Te Ao Māori change practices
• Lead change practitioner Community of Practice
• Support the wider EPMO and Te Ama teams

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity'
NZTA | Waka Kotahi has a complex Change portfolio that ranges from large scale infrastructure projects, complex business change programmes, innovative digital initiatives, through to small scale incremental improvements, all of which impact our staff, partners, and customers.

The Change Maturity Manager is accountable for ensuring fit for purpose Change across the Change portfolio, including the provision of standards and guidance for delivery staff to maximise. To be successful, the role needs to ensure our Run portfolios and Run Management practices can absorb the Change Portfolio effectively.

To view the position description, click here.

Ko koe tēnei | About you'
In addition to your leadership attributes and to be successful in this role, you will bring:

Knowledge and experience:

• You are an expert in the field of Change Management, with the natural ability to impart knowledge onto others
• You are well versed in Business Readiness processes and the ability for organisations to manage through multiple Change initiatives
• You understand, can articulate, and demonstrate how Change Management and Business Readiness disciplines complement delivery methods such as Agile, Lean, hybrid and waterfall
• Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the governance principles, legal framework, Treasury and Gateway requirements and public service reforms context that the Agency operates within
• Extensive experience in the development and implementation of EPMO, Portfolio and enterprise strategies and Change management practices
• Experience contributing to executive-level Governance Groups
• Experience in engaging senior stakeholders (executives and business sponsors) and supporting effective decision making
• Experience of mentoring and guiding team members and senior stakeholders

Qualifications:

Relevant tertiary qualification or certification(s)

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.

Ko wai mātou | About us
The purpose of our group, through demonstrating sound commercial acumen, is to:

Provide business planning (includes NLTP), financial, investment, and assurance services for Waka Kotahi and the land transport sector, ensuring value for money and expected benefits are being realised, enabling Waka Kotahi to run efficiently and effectively.

Deliver corporate services that underpin effective performance, including legal, governance, risk and assurance, business planning and budgeting, programme management, business support, and corporate properties and workplace services.

The Waka Kotahi EPMO team exist to ensure we are helping Waka Kotahi make the right change, the right way through the strategic alignment of our strategy and goals to enterprise strategies and goals, and alignment of our change initiatives to the organisation's objectives and outcomes. To enable this we lead collaboration, consistency and connection in a way that creates an overall improvement in the results of change initiatives for the organisation.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, APPLY now submitting your CV along with your cover letter detailing your suitability.

Come join Waka Kotahi to manage risk and contribute to delivering a land transport system connecting people, products, and places for a thriving Aotearoa.

We have an exciting opportunity to join a high performing and well-respected EPMO as the Change Maturity Manager.

The Change Maturity Manager will:

• Lift Waka Kotahi's Change Maturity
• Improve Key stakeholder engagement and communication
• Lead Strategic Change and Business Readiness mentoring and guidance
• Identify and embed innovation and continuous improvement
• Embed Te Ao Māori change practices
• Lead change practitioner Community of Practice
• Support the wider EPMO and Te Ama teams

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity'
NZTA | Waka Kotahi has a complex Change portfolio that ranges from large scale infrastructure projects, complex business change programmes, innovative digital initiatives, through to small scale incremental improvements, all of which impact our staff, partners, and customers.

The Change Maturity Manager is accountable for ensuring fit for purpose Change across the Change portfolio, including the provision of standards and guidance for delivery staff to maximise. To be successful, the role needs to ensure our Run portfolios and Run Management practices can absorb the Change Portfolio effectively.

To view the position description, click here.

Ko koe tēnei | About you'

In addition to your leadership attributes and to be successful in this role, you will bring:

Knowledge and experience:

• You are an expert in the field of Change Management, with the natural ability to impart knowledge onto others
• You are well versed in Business Readiness processes and the ability for organisations to manage through multiple Change initiatives
• You understand, can articulate, and demonstrate how Change Management and Business Readiness disciplines complement delivery methods such as Agile, Lean, hybrid and waterfall
• Demonstrable understanding and knowledge of the governance principles, legal framework, Treasury and Gateway requirements and public service reforms context that the Agency operates within
• Extensive experience in the development and implementation of EPMO, Portfolio and enterprise strategies and Change management practices
• Experience contributing to executive-level Governance Groups
• Experience in engaging senior stakeholders (executives and business sponsors) and supporting effective decision making
• Experience of mentoring and guiding team members and senior stakeholders

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary qualification or certification(s)

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.

Ko wai mātou | About us
The purpose of our group, through demonstrating sound commercial acumen, is to:

Provide business planning (includes NLTP), financial, investment, and assurance services for Waka Kotahi and the land transport sector, ensuring value for money and expected benefits are being realised, enabling Waka Kotahi to run efficiently and effectively.

Deliver corporate services that underpin effective performance, including legal, governance, risk and assurance, business planning and budgeting, programme management, business support, and corporate properties and workplace services.

The Waka Kotahi EPMO team exist to ensure we are helping Waka Kotahi make the right change, the right way through the strategic alignment of our strategy and goals to enterprise strategies and goals, and alignment of our change initiatives to the organisation's objectives and outcomes. To enable this we lead collaboration, consistency and connection in a way that creates an overall improvement in the results of change initiatives for the organisation.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, APPLY now submitting your CV along with your cover letter detailing your suitability.

Rā Katinga | Applications close:

14 May 2024

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

NZTA| Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.