Senior Advisor, Organisational Performance & Reporting

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 163,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working arrangements

5 weeks annual leave

Income protection and critical illness

Lifelong learning and development

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a leader to design and deliver performance reporting and monitoring products, tracking how the agency progresses against its strategic direction. The role focuses on statutory and leadership reporting, and advancing maturity in performance measurement across the organisation.

The position is based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch, offering a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Experience creating high-quality statutory accountability documents, preferably for a Crown entity.
• Strong business analysis combining qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Deep understanding of machinery of Government, expectation setting, planning, performance measurement and monitoring.
• In-depth knowledge of performance frameworks and end-user needs for reporting products.
• Excellent written and oral communication and advocacy skills.
• Proven ability to drive continuous improvement to lift performance maturity.
• Experience leading, influencing and building credibility across diverse stakeholders.
• Creative, resilient problem-solver with change adaptability.
• Formal qualification in a related discipline or equivalent experience.
• PuMP performance measurement methodology training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of performance and monitoring work programmes to demonstrate our core functions.
• Support the lift in maturity of performance measurement practices across all organisational levels.
• Produce high-quality statutory reporting and internal leadership reporting, and drive improvements accordingly.

Skills

Statutory reporting

Business analysis

Public sector knowledge

Performance frameworks

Communication skills

Continuous improvement

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

PuMP training

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a leader to design and deliver performance reporting and monitoring products, tracking how the agency progresses against its strategic direction. The role focuses on statutory and leadership reporting, and advancing maturity in performance measurement across the organisation.

The position is based in Auckland, Wellington, or Christchurch, offering a competitive salary and flexible working arrangements.