Domain Principal, Organisational Development - Digital Capability

Inland Revenue; Wellington; On-site; NZD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Inland Revenue is seeking a Domain Principal in Organisational Development to provide thought leadership on how IR designs work, roles and capability. You will enable our people and leaders to confidently use digital tools, data and AI, while shaping enterprise workforce strategy and future ways of working.

The role is enterprise-facing, collaborating with senior stakeholders to translate digital ambition into practical workforce foundations, and to support change across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to lead organisational development in complex or changing environments.
• Experience shaping workforce strategy, strategic workforce planning, role design or future ways of working.
• Experience developing practical capability frameworks or workforce development approaches.

Responsibilities

• Translate IR’s digital ambition into the workforce, role and capability foundations needed to support it.
• Develop clear advice, frameworks and interventions that help people, leaders and teams adapt how they work.
• Build leadership, capability and organisational foundations IR needs now and in the future.
• Work across business groups to provide clear advice and influence enterprise decisions.

Skills

Systems thinking

Stakeholder management

Collaboration

Evidence-informed

Pragmatic

Public sector experience

Tools

Capability frameworks

Workforce strategy

Job description

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Domain Principal, Organisational Development - Digital Capability

As a Domain Principal in Organisational Development, you will provide thought leadership and practical advice on how IR designs work, roles and capability. You will help our people and leaders build the confidence, judgement and adaptability to use digital tools, data and AI well.

The work will be varied and enterprise-facing. It includes supporting IR’s workforce strategy and strategic workforce planning, shaping future-focused role design and ways of working, strengthening capability frameworks, and helping leaders understand what digital and AI-enabled change means for people, work and teams.

In this role you will help translate IR’s digital ambition into the workforce, role and capability foundations needed to support it. You will develop clear advice, frameworks and interventions that support people, leaders and teams to adapt how they work and build capability for the future.

You are a systems thinker who understands people, work and organisations. You are curious about digital change and AI, and grounded in what it takes to build confidence, capability and behaviour change in large, complex organisations.

You will be credible with senior stakeholders, collaborative with peers, and confident providing advice that is clear, evidence-informed and pragmatic. Experience in the public sector, large service organisations, or complex enterprise environments would be useful.

Experience delivering practical solutions that connect digital, AI or future-of-work priorities with workforce and organisational capability is essential. You will also be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

• leading organisational development work in complex or changing environments
• shaping workforce strategy, strategic workforce planning, role design or future ways of working
• developing capability frameworks or workforce development approaches that are practical and usable
• working across business groups and specialist teams to provide clear advice, influence decisions and shape enterprise approaches

turning complex ideas into simple, practical guidance for different audiences.

This is a chance to work on meaningful, high-impact organisational development that supports IR’s digital ambition and strategic priorities. You will be part of a small, expert team that works across the organisation to build the leadership, capability and organisational foundations IR needs now and for the future.

The Opportunity | Ara Whiwhi Mahi

As a Domain Principal in Organisational Development, you will provide thought leadership and practical advice on how IR designs work, roles and capability. You will help our people and leaders build the confidence, judgement and adaptability to use digital tools, data and AI well.

The work will be varied and enterprise-facing. It includes supporting IR’s workforce strategy and strategic workforce planning, shaping future-focused role design and ways of working, strengthening capability frameworks, and helping leaders understand what digital and AI-enabled change means for people, work and teams.

In this role you will help translate IR’s digital ambition into the workforce, role and capability foundations needed to support it. You will develop clear advice, frameworks and interventions that support people, leaders and teams to adapt how they work and build capability for the future.

About you |Mōu

You are a systems thinker who understands people, work and organisations. You are curious about digital change and AI, and grounded in what it takes to build confidence, capability and behaviour change in large, complex organisations.

You will be credible with senior stakeholders, collaborative with peers, and confident providing advice that is clear, evidence-informed and pragmatic. Experience in the public sector, large service organisations, or complex enterprise environments would be useful.

Experience delivering practical solutions that connect digital, AI or future-of-work priorities with workforce and organisational capability is essential. You will also be able to demonstrate experience in the following:

• leading organisational development work in complex or changing environments
• shaping workforce strategy, strategic workforce planning, role design or future ways of working
• developing capability frameworks or workforce development approaches that are practical and usable
• working across business groups and specialist teams to provide clear advice, influence decisions and shape enterprise approaches
• turning complex ideas into simple, practical guidance for different audiences.

This is a chance to work on meaningful, high-impact organisational development that supports IR’s digital ambition and strategic priorities. You will be part of a small, expert team that works across the organisation to build the leadership, capability and organisational foundations IR needs now and for the future.

Applications close 5pm Monday 7 September 2026