Project Manager - 12m Maternity Cover

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC); Hamilton; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave days

Flexible working options

Employee shares scheme

Wellbeing discounts

Free onsite parking

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

LIC in Hamilton, New Zealand seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead strategic delivery across complex IT initiatives, coordinating with internal teams, business stakeholders and external providers to drive successful outcomes.

You will manage change, dependencies, and risks, ensure on-time delivery, maintain project records and contractual obligations, and mentor team members in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years’ experience as a Project Manager or business manager with responsibility for successful delivery.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Proven capability to stay calm and organised when faced with multiple projects within tight deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship building skills.
• Process focused and detail orientated.
• Flexible attitude, open to change and able to cope in an ever-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Navigate and manage organisational change and communications with ease.
• Identify dependencies, change and risk; determine critical paths and contingency plans.
• Coach, mentor, and motivate project team members for positive action and accountability.
• Facilitate seamless transition from project delivery to operational support.
• Collaboratively define OKRs for success.
• Manage and maintain accurate project records and contractual obligations including timely reporting.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Job description

LIC is a farmer-owned co-operative that’s been supporting herd improvement in New Zealand’s dairy sector for more than 115 years. We’re focused on providing superior genetics, reliable testing and diagnostics, integrated on-farm software, and great customer service, all designed to help farmers make smarter decisions every day.

As a proud generational co-operative, we’re here for farmers, their families, and rural communities, not just for today, but for the future. And none of it happens without our people. Whether on farm, in the lab, or behind the scenes, every one of us plays a part in helping New Zealand farmers succeed.

About The Role

Joining our Strategic Delivery team the role will provide Project Management expertise across LIC actively supporting both our key strategic projects and future pipeline of work.

You will have a well-established record of successful project delivery in complex information technology environments.

Excelling at communication and stakeholder management you’ll liaise with our internal teams, business stakeholders as well as our external Service Providers to achieve great outcomes. Your attention to detail will ensure you have your finger on the pulse for all aspects of the project.

Your Key Focus

• Navigate and manage organisational change and communications with ease.
• Contribute innovative ideas for efficient project progress.
• Coach, mentor, and motivate project team members for positive action and accountability.
• Proactively identify and manage dependencies, change and risk, determining critical paths and devising contingency plans.
• Facilitate seamless transition from project delivery to operational support.
• Collaboratively define OKRs for success.
• Manage and maintain accurate project records and contractual obligations including timely reporting.

About You

We’re looking for a candidate with the ability to actively listen to stakeholders and turn these insights into outcome focussed actions. You’ll know how to ask the right questions, influence easily, and build strong relationships across the business.

You’ll have a track-record of successful project delivery, ideally within complex enterprise and/or technology environments. Your strong communication skills will enable effective collaboration and decision-making, and your action-oriented mindset will mean you are driven to achieve great outcomes for the business.

Your attention to detail will ensure you have your finger on the pulse for all aspects of the project including timeline, scope elements and budget. You’ll be comfortable with uncertainty and adaptable to change in a fast paced, busy environment.

To Ensure Your Success, You'll Demonstrate

• 3-5 years’ experience as a Project Manager, or business manager with demonstrable abilities and a track record of responsibility for successful delivery of Information Security maturity and organisational change projects
• Strong communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Proven capability to stay calm and organised when faced with multiple projects within tight deadlines.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and relationship building skills
• Process focused and detail orientated.
• Flexible attitude, open to change and able to cope in an ever-changing environment.

In Return

• In addition to a competitive salary, you'll receive extra leave days, flexible working options, discounted health, life, income and disability insurances, access to our employee shares scheme, wellbeing discounts, free onsite parking, an employee assistance programme, plus more!

Our Hamilton office

is located in a park-like setting, with tennis court, pool, and onsite café and bar.

This is a highly visible and pivotal role, where you'll have plenty of opportunity to achieve great results. You’ll be joining a values-led, progressive organisation, where you’ll play a role in driving the future of dairy in NZ.