Programme Manager

Ministry of Justice - New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work hours

Online professional development portal

Inclusive networks

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice – New Zealand invites applications for a Programme Manager to lead the cross‑sector Victims Work Programme in Wellington. You will draw on programme management, service design and policy experience to ensure high‑quality advice and business-case products for key decision-makers, with people management responsibilities.

This fixed-term/secondment role leads a cross-sector team and requires building trusted relationships with senior leaders.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large, complex programmes or projects, ideally cross-sector.
• Confident interaction with senior leaders and ministers; trusted reporting on progress toward outcomes.
• Leading development and review of public sector business cases.
• Experience in a justice sector agency or in organisations that interact with the justice sector.
• Service design within an organisational, operational and regulatory setting.
• Knowledge of public sector funding mechanisms and legislative processes.
• People leadership including recruitment, capability building and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cross-sector team to deliver real change for victims.
• Ensure programme advice and business-case products are consistently high quality.
• Build trusted relationships with Decision-makers to guide investment decisions.
• Provide regular reporting on progress toward programme outcomes and deliverables.

Skills

Programme leadership

People management

Public sector reporting

Public sector business cases

Service design

Funding & legislative processes

Cross-sector collaboration

Job description

Te Haeata/The Opportunity The Justice Sector Directorate is leading the Victims Work Programme, a sector-wide priority programme focused on improving the system's response to victims.

Job Description

Programme Manager

Justice Sector Victims Work Programme

Fixed Term/Secondment until 31 May 2027

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

We are seeking an outstanding Programme Manager to lead the cross-sector team in delivering real change for victims. In this role, you will draw on your project management, operational service design and policy experience to ensure that all programme advice and business case products are consistently high quality and meet the needs of key decision-makers. You will also have people management responsibilities.

Your ability to quickly build strong, trusted relationships with people at all levels will be crucial to achieving the objectives of the Justice Sector Victims Work Programme. Decision-makers will seek your advice on how and where to invest resources across the sector to achieve the best outcomes for victims.

Ō Pūkenga/Skills And Experience

To be successful in this role, you will have experience in:

• Providing intellectual, programme and people management leadership on large, complex programmes or projects (ideally cross-sector programmes)
• Confidently working with senior leaders and ministers to provide trusted reporting on progress toward the programme's outcomes.
• Leading the development and review of public sector business cases
• Working in a justice sector agency or an organisation that interacts with the justice sector
• Service design within an organisational, operational and regulatory service setting
• Public sector systems and processes, including funding mechanisms and legislative processes
• People leadership, including recruitment, capability building, staff development and performance management

Mō mātou/About us

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

The Justice Sector Directorate is housed within the Ministry of Justice and works across all justice sector agencies to provide collaborative leadership, coordination and delivery support across justice priorities. We are a small, high‑impact team that values humility, pragmatism, and getting things done together.

Joining us means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

Benefits We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• flexible work hours where possible
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $149,972 and 193,782 based on skills and experience.

Applications close on Thursday 5 November

; however, we will review CVs as they come in and invite shortlisted candidates to interview before the closing date.

If you have any questions, please [e-mail]