Kaiārahi, Ahunga Umanga | Manager, Organisational Performance

Te Puni Kōkiri; Wellington; Hybride; NZD 154 000 - 192 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Flexible working options

Study assistance

Enhanced parental leave provisions

Résumé du poste

Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking a Kaiārahi, Ahunga Umanga | Manager, Organisational Performance to lead the ministry’s performance function and shape strategic direction for Māori outcomes. You will drive planning, performance reporting, evaluation, and accountability across the organisation, working with senior leaders and stakeholders to translate strategy into delivery milestones.

This senior leadership role offers a path to influence public sector outcomes for whānau, hapū, and iwi while fostering

Qualifications

• Experience driving organisational performance, planning, reporting, and accountability functions within the public sector.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking, sound judgement, and ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead change, and deliver high‑quality written and verbal advice in complex environments.
• Experience using performance and reporting frameworks, leading teams through transformation, and translating strategy into enterprise plans.

Responsabilités

• Lead the Ministry's business planning, performance reporting, evaluation, and accountability functions.
• Drive robust performance frameworks and accountability reporting across the organisation.
• Provide strategic reporting advice that supports better outcomes for Māori, whānau, hapū, and iwi.
• Lead a specialist team and foster cross-government engagement to strengthen performance storytelling.

Connaissances

Organisational performance

Strategic planning

Performance reporting

Accountability

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Coaching

Public sector experience

Description du poste

• Lead organisational performance at Te Puni Kōkiri, influencing strategy, accountability, and outcomes for Māori across government.
• Shape strategic direction for internal performance reporting and support better outcomes for Māori nationwide.

Our Te Puni Rautaki is looking for a Kaiārahi, Ahunga Umanga | Manager, Organisational Performance. This role will lead organisational performance function at Te Puni Kōkiri and help shape the strategic direction of an organisation committed to improving outcomes for Māori. In this influential leadership role, you'll drive planning, performance, reporting, and accountability across the Ministry.

The Strategy Puni shapes and drives the long-term direction for Te Puni Kōkiri, enabling strategic decision-making, organisational performance, and accountability. It works closely with leaders across the organisation to translate strategy into action, monitor progress and report on impact for whānau, hapū, and iwi. The team also supports strategic positioning and framing to help enable stronger public sector outcomes for Māori through data-driven advice and effective cross-government engagement.

Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity

This is a significant leadership opportunity to shape and strengthen organisational performance across Te Puni Kōkiri. As Manager, Organisational Performance, you will lead the Ministry's business planning, performance reporting, evaluation, and accountability functions, ensuring strategic priorities are translated into delivery milestones and measurable outcomes.

Working closely with senior leaders, Ministers, and stakeholders across government, you will drive a high-performing culture of planning, monitoring, and continuous improvement. You'll lead the delivery of robust performance frameworks, oversee key accountability reporting, and provide strategic reporting advice that supports better outcomes for Māori, whānau, hapū, and iwi.

Leading a specialist team, you'll play a pivotal role in helping Te Puni Kōkiri tell its performance story, demonstrate impact, and strengthen its influence across the public sector.

The likely appointment range is$153, 574 – $191, 967, based on skills and experience. The full grade for this role is $153, 574 - $230, 360 with a mid-point of $191, 967.

For more information about the skills and experience required for this position, please see the job description below.

You are an accomplished people leader with experience driving organisational performance, planning, reporting, and accountability functions within the public sector. You bring a strategic mindset, sound judgement, and a proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead change, and deliver high-quality written and verbal advice in complex environments.You'll have experience using performance and reporting frameworks, leading teams through transformation, and translating strategy into enterprise plans.

Your collaborative approach, political acumen, and understanding of government processes enable you to build strong relationships and achieve outcomes across organisational boundaries.You'll also bring an understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, confidence working in an ao Māori environment, and a genuine commitment to advancing outcomes for Māori. Experience navigating the machinery of government, coupled with strong leadership, coaching, and stakeholder engagement skills, will set you up for success in this role.

Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate kaimahi focused on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of Te Wero, Manaakitanga, He Toa Takitini and Ture Tangata.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our kaimahi to maintain the right balance between mahi and their personal lives. Your whānau is just as important as you, so we're committed to providing incentives and opportunities that help our kaimahi and their whānau to thrive, including:

• A range of allowances including childcare, optical, hauora/wellbeing and te reo Māori proficiency
• Flexible working options
• Kaimahi development and career options, including study assistance
• Enhanced parental leave provisions

Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development

We are committed to our vision of 'Thriving Whānau' - when whānau are thriving, so do their communities, hapū, iwi and all of Aotearoa. Te Puni Kōkiri leads policy advice to the Government on Māori development, and Iwi and Māori relations with the Crown. Our people are at the heart of the work we do – using our approaches to improve outcomes to, for and with Māori, and to drive our efforts to build an Aotearoa where whānau can all stand, thrive and belong.

Find out more about Our Story

We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We believe that diversity fuels innovation and enriches our collective strength. Your unique perspectives, skills, and heritage contribute to our mission of advancing Māori aspirations and well-being.

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have are well supported so the selection process is equitable for everyone. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing: [e-mail]