Programme Leader: Facial Eczema Impact Elimination

Beef + Lamb New Zealand; Wellington; Vor Ort; NZD 120.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive remuneration

Life insurance

Zusammenfassung

Beef + Lamb New Zealand seeks an experienced Programme Manager to lead the Eliminating Facial Eczema Impacts Programme through to December 2030. You will coordinate farmers, researchers, funders and partners to deliver practical outcomes for New Zealand’s sheep and beef producers.

You will set plans, milestones and risk controls, manage contracts and budgets, and communicate complex science to non-scientific audiences, while building trusted relationships across stakeholders.

Qualifikationen

• Five years+ experience managing complex projects and programmes.
• Degree in agricultural science or related field; postgraduate preferred.
• Project management qualification or strong equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of New Zealand’s primary production sector and livestock.
• Ability to lead through influence in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Confident engaging with senior scientists, funders and external stakeholders.
• Strong commercial discipline across contracts, budgets, risk and reporting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Oversee planning, coordination and delivery of facial eczema research projects.
• Set clear plans, milestones, measures of success and accountabilities.
• Manage contracts, budgets, invoicing, reporting, risks and dependencies.
• Support governance groups with timely, high‑quality advice and reporting.
• Build trusted relationships with funders, researchers, farmers and sector partners.
• Bring together experts, surface disagreements, and drive decisions.
• Identify issues early and communicate with a no-surprises approach.
• Translate technical information into clear communication for non-scientific audiences.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

Contract management

Risk management

Communication

Ausbildung

Agricultural science degree

Postgraduate preferred

Project management qualification

Tools

Project management tools

Jobbeschreibung

Beef + Lamb New Zealand seeks an experienced Programme Manager to lead the Eliminating Facial Eczema Impacts Programme through to December 2030. You will coordinate farmers, researchers, funders and partners to deliver practical outcomes for New Zealand’s sheep and beef producers.

You will set plans, milestones and risk controls, manage contracts and budgets, and communicate complex science to non-scientific audiences, while building trusted relationships across stakeholders.