Executive Leader, System Stewardship & Partnerships

New Zealand Ministry Of Economic Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 255,000 - 319,000; Full time

Job summary

MBIE invites applications for the General Manager, System Stewardship and Partnerships role in Wellington. The role leads international engagement, stakeholder relationships and system stewardship, reporting to the Deputy Secretary, Immigration New Zealand, within MBIE.

You will drive organisational resilience, public trust and cross-government collaboration while shaping policy and crisis responses across international channels and ministerial services.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a large public sector, regulatory or service delivery environment.
• Proven leadership of strategic functions, organisational capability and enterprise-wide outcomes.
• Success leading organisational change, performance improvement and cultural transformation.
• Experience managing significant incidents, crises or high-profile events.
• Strong strategic and systems thinking with a government-wide perspective.
• Proven ability to build influential relationships across government, Ministers' offices, international partners and stakeholders.
• Exceptional people leadership, with a track record of building high-performing teams and culture.
• Strong influencing, relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Excellent communication skills and judgement in complex environments.
• Demonstrated commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and integrating Te Ao Māori, Te Reo Māori and tikanga into leadership practice.
• Strong understanding of the machinery of government, public sector accountability and ministerial processes.
• Be a New Zealand citizen or hold a permanent resident visa.
• Consent to and satisfactorily complete a credit check.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead international engagement, representation and liaison networks.
• Drive stakeholder engagement across New Zealand and offshore.
• Represent MBIE and INZ in cross-agency forums and initiatives.
• Lead responses to significant incidents and organisational readiness.
• Oversee mass arrival prevention strategy and response planning.
• Provide oversight of ministerial services, official information, privacy, complaints and resolution functions.
• Strengthen trust, stewardship and continuous improvement across the immigration system.
• Champion Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and cultural capability.
• Build strategic relationships with Ministers, agencies and international partners.

Skills

Senior leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Crisis/incident management

Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge

Job description

MBIE invites applications for the General Manager, System Stewardship and Partnerships role in Wellington. The role leads international engagement, stakeholder relationships and system stewardship, reporting to the Deputy Secretary, Immigration New Zealand, within MBIE.

You will drive organisational resilience, public trust and cross-government collaboration while shaping policy and crisis responses across international channels and ministerial services.