Delivery Lead

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 131,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

The Social Investment Agency is seeking a Delivery Lead to coordinate two priority initiatives: strengthening technology security foundations and progressing data sharing through the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI).

Lead delivery plans, manage internal teams and external partners, and provide governance reporting to senior leaders. The role emphasizes collaboration, risk management and practical delivery improvements within a government context.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering complex technology delivery projects.
• Ability to establish governance and reporting to senior leaders.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders and external vendors.
• Experience with cybersecurity uplift initiatives is valuable.

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining delivery plans, milestones and dependencies across key workstreams.
• Coordinating internal teams and external vendors to keep projects moving.
• Identifying risks, resolving delivery barriers and escalating issues when needed.
• Coordinating governance meetings and providing clear, meaningful reporting to senior leaders.
• Building effective relationships across technology, risk and assurance, procurement and external partners.
• Supporting and mentoring colleagues while introducing practical delivery processes and tools.

Skills

Delivery leadership

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Governance

Cloud / data platforms

Job description

Lead important technology delivery. Strengthen security and resilience. Help shape the future of a growing government agency.

The Social Investment Agency (SIA) is looking for an experienced Delivery Lead to help deliver two important initiatives: strengthening our technology security foundations and progressing a new approach to data sharing.

This is an opportunity to lead and coordinate complex technology delivery, working closely with senior leaders, technical specialists and external partners.

You'll join us at an important stage of our development, as we strengthen and scale the technology and data systems that support better social investment decisions for New Zealanders

About the role | Mō te tūnga

As our Delivery Lead, you'll bring structure, clarity and momentum to two priority areas of work.

Our Security Uplift Project focuses on strengthening cybersecurity, resilience and governance across our growing technology environment, including identity management, security monitoring, observability and endpoint protection.

Our Data Intermediary Project is exploring more scalable ways for service providers to contribute information to the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). This includes exploring how trusted third parties could support data submissions, subject to appropriate consent, privacy and governance arrangements.

You’ll support delivery of the security uplift work and develop a detailed delivery plan for the data intermediary project, helping progress implementation as the work develops.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and maintaining delivery plans, milestones and dependencies across key workstreams.
• Coordinating internal teams and external vendors to keep projects moving.
• Identifying risks, resolving delivery barriers and escalating issues when needed.
• Coordinating governance meetings and providing clear, meaningful reporting to senior leaders.
• Building effective relationships across technology, risk and assurance, procurement and external partners.
• Supporting and mentoring colleagues while introducing practical delivery processes and tools.

You’ll have the opportunity to strengthen how delivery is managed across SIA, balancing immediate priorities with improvements that support our longer-term capability.

You’ll be an experienced delivery professional who enjoys bringing people, priorities and complex technical work together.

You don’t need to be the technical expert in every area, but you’ll understand technology delivery well enough to ask the right questions, anticipate risks and help teams achieve results.

We’re particularly interested in your ability to:

• Lead complex technology, cybersecurity or data-related delivery in changing environments.
• Establish effective governance, reporting and delivery practices.
• Manage competing priorities, timelines, risks and dependencies across multiple workstreams.
• Work confidently with senior stakeholders, technical specialists and external vendors.
• Translate technical information into clear updates and recommendations.
• Build collaborative relationships and maintain momentum when requirements are evolving.
• Coach others and introduce practical ways of working that improve delivery outcomes.

Experience delivering cybersecurity uplift initiatives, cloud environments, identity services or data platforms would be particularly valuable.

Above all, you’ll bring sound judgement, a collaborative approach and the confidence to deliver in an environment where priorities and requirements may continue to evolve.

Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $131,347.00 - $185,431.00

Applications close Friday 16 October 2026. Please note that we may begin interviewing suitable candidates before the closing date.