Manager Stakeholder Management

WorkSafe New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 153,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Health insurance

Eyecare discounts

Five weeks' annual leave

Sick leave

Rewards framework

Employee networks

Job summary

WorkSafe New Zealand invites applications for the Manager, Stakeholder Management role based in Wellington. You will lead a team of four and coordinate engagement activities across the organisation, translating priorities into structured plans and scalable processes.

The role bridges strategy and delivery, focusing on alignment, efficiency and meaningful engagement with diverse stakeholders, including events and networks. Public sector experience is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience leading stakeholder engagement functions.
• Strong planning, operational delivery and programme coordination skills.
• Experience influencing across complex organisational environments.
• Public sector, regulatory or similarly complex environment advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead stakeholder engagement coordination across WorkSafe.
• Develop systems, processes and tools that support engagement delivery.
• Translate organisational priorities into structured engagement plans.
• Coordinate activity across teams, regions and stakeholder groups.
• Oversee stakeholder events, forums and engagement programmes.
• Improve visibility, consistency and alignment of engagement activity.
• Lead and develop a high-performing team.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Planning

Coordination

Team leadership

Influencing

Job description

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• Lead stakeholder engagement planning and coordination across WorkSafe
• Build the systems and processes that enable effective stakeholder engagement
• Permanent role, Wellington preferred; other locations considered

About Us

WorkSafe New Zealand | Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa is the primary workplace health and safety regulator. Our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi comes home healthy and safe. We live by our values:

• Whakakotahi– we are united in a strong purpose
• Tiakina mai – we are entrusted with a duty of care

Enterprise Planning and Implementation is a new group established at WorkSafe to strengthen planning, coordination, and implementation across the organisation, particularly to improve how work is prioritised, sequenced, and supported through to delivery.

The Stakeholder Management team sits within the Enterprise Planning and Implementation group and plays a critical role in helping WorkSafe engage consistently and effectively with stakeholders across New Zealand.

This team enables effective stakeholder engagement at scale by providing the systems, processes, planning and support that help relationship leads and operational teams deliver coordinated engagement aligned to organisational priorities. You will lead a team of four and have the opportunity to shape a developing function that sits at the heart of how WorkSafe connects with its stakeholders.

About the role / Ō te tūranga

As Manager, Stakeholder Management, you will lead the coordination of stakeholder engagement activity across WorkSafe, ensuring engagement is aligned, prioritised and delivered in a consistent and purposeful way.

This role bridges strategy and delivery. Working closely with the Head of Stakeholder Partnering and Management, you will translate organisational priorities into structured engagement plans, practical processes and coordinated activity across the organisation. You will provide the systems, frameworks and support that help teams plan, coordinate and deliver effective engagement activity, whether through partnering arrangements, stakeholder networks, events or other engagement channels.

This is not a traditional relationship management role focused on owning stakeholder relationships. It is an opportunity to build and mature the operational capability that enables high quality stakeholder engagement across WorkSafe. You will create visibility, reduce duplication, improve coordination and help establish consistent ways of working that support meaningful engagement outcomes.

What You'll Do / Ko tōu ake mahi

• Lead stakeholder engagement coordination across WorkSafe
• Develop systems, processes and tools that support engagement delivery
• Translate organisational priorities into structured engagement plans
• Coordinate activity across teams, regions and stakeholder groups
• Oversee stakeholder events, forums and engagement programmes
• Improve visibility, consistency and alignment of engagement activity
• Lead and develop a high-performing team
• Experience leading stakeholder engagement functions
• Strong planning, operational delivery and programme coordination skills
• Experience establishing systems, frameworks or processes at scale
• Proven ability to influence across complex organisational environments
• Experience leading teams in enabling or service delivery functions
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement capability

Experience within a public sector, regulatory or similarly complex environment would be advantageous, as would experience using reporting and data insights to improve visibility and decision making.

Salary range / Awhe utu

The expected appointment base salary range for this role is a$152,761 - $168,932. KiwiSaver or SSRSS employer contributions are additional. From 1 April 2026, our KiwiSaver employer contribution increased to 3.5%.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Free life insurance for the duration of your employment
• Health insurance and eyecare discounts
• Five weeks' annual leave
• 15 days' sick leave
• A Reward and Recognition Framework that celebrates the impact our kaimahi make
• Employee-led networks supporting our diverse communities

WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including people with disabilities and those who are neurodivergent. We believe different perspectives strengthen our mahi and help create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

If you encounter accessibility barriers in completing the application or require adjustments or support to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you, contact ********@inside.co.nz for a confidential kōrero.

This vacancy has been established as part of changes to WorkSafe's organisational structure after a review of WorkSafe's operating model identified opportunities to improve role clarity, ways of working and organisational effectiveness. As part of these changes, WorkSafe has established a number of new roles to ensure we are well placed to meet expectations now and in the future.Kaimahi whose roles were affected by the structure change will be given preference for all vacancies and will be considered in the first instance.