Practice Lead | Secondment / Fixed Term

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 118,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation contribution

Job summary

ACC in Wellington is seeking an accomplished professional leader to contribute expertise within a complex, purpose-driven environment. You'll lead people, programmes, and initiatives within a high-volume, fast-paced setting, balancing people care and competing priorities while delivering quality outcomes.

The appointing salary for this role is $117,787 - $152,430 based on experience. ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% superannuation contribution with features like no

Qualifications

• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, developing and supporting high-performing teams.
• Experience delivering results within a high-volume, complex and fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills across a range of audiences.
• The ability to lead through ambiguity, navigate complexity and drive positive outcomes.
• Experience leading or contributing to business analysis, change management, service design, transformation or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to influence decision-making and build trusted relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining quality and pace.

Responsibilities

• Lead people, programmes, initiatives within a high-volume and fast-paced setting to deliver quality outcomes.
• Collaborate across ACC to influence decision-making and drive meaningful change.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Service design

Transformation

Communication

Critical thinking

Influence decisions

Organisational skills

Navigating ambiguity

Job description

Fixed Term (12 months) | Wellington. Open to Government Agency Secondments

About us | Mō mātou

ACC is a trusted and high'performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future. You can find more about ACC and the work we do at www.acc.co.nz

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished professional leader to contribute their expertise within a complex and purpose-driven environment. You'll lead people, programmes, initiatives within a high-volume and fast-paced setting, balancing people care and competing priorities while delivering quality outcomes. Whether your expertise sits within Business Analysis, Change Management, Service Design, operational improvement, strategy, programme delivery or a related professional discipline, you'll work collaboratively across ACC to influence decision-making, lead meaningful change, and contribute to keeping Kiwis safe at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

The appointing salary for this role is $117,787 - $152,430 based on experience.

ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package which at present includes an advantageous superannuation scheme (9% contribution) with features like no mandatory employee contribution, optional life and income protection insurance.

About you | Mōu

• Proven people leadership experience, including coaching, developing and supporting high-performing teams.
• Experience delivering results within a high-volume, complex and fast-paced environment.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills across a range of audiences.
• The ability to lead through ambiguity, navigate complexity and drive positive outcomes.
• Experience leading or contributing to business analysis, change management, service design, transformation or continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to influence decision-making and build trusted relationships.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining quality and pace.

You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Working at ACC | Mō

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It's important to us that people are free to be themselves at work.

Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.

Applications will run through to Wednesday 19th August 2026 1159pm