Senior Project Portfolio and Assurance Advisor

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 103,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

The Senior Project, Portfolio and Assurance Advisor role with New Zealand Government (Department of Internal Affairs) is a fixed-term position running through 25 June 2027. You will provide portfolio and project advice across multiple initiatives, generating high-quality reporting and insights, and supporting resource and demand planning while promoting consistent project practices.

You will collaborate with project delivery leaders, capability teams, finance and the Enterprise Portfolio

Qualifications

• Broad experience in project delivery and/or portfolio advisory roles across multiple projects.
• Advanced reporting and data analysis capability with bespoke reports.
• Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, governance and lifecycle.
• Experience using Psoda, MS Project, Azure DevOps, Planner, Power BI and Excel.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with influencing and coaching ability.

Responsibilities

• Design portfolio reporting, dashboards and executive insights highlighting status, risks, and variances.
• Undertake health assessments, deep-dive analysis and quality reviews with early delivery advice.
• Provide oversight on project financials, forecasts, scope and business-case alignment.
• Analyze current and forecast resource demand, capacity and dependencies to support prioritisation.
• Coach practitioners and promote delivery frameworks, tools, standards and ways of working.

Skills

Portfolio advisory

Project delivery

Advanced data analysis

Reporting excellence

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

PRINCE2

Tools

Psoda

Microsoft Project

Azure DevOps

Microsoft Planner

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Job description

About Us | Mo matouAt Digital Services | Te Punaha Matihiko, we're all about making it easier for people, communities, and government to connect in a secure, smart, future'focused way. We help lift digital capability across the public sector and make sure Aotearoa continues to thrive in an increasingly digital world.The role | Te tungaFixed term role: Immediate - 25 June 2027.The Senior Project, Portfolio and Assurance Advisor is a specialist role providing portfolio and project advice to Project Delivery Leadership. You will strengthen delivery confidence by producing high-quality portfolio reporting and insights, supporting resource and demand planning, providing independent delivery assurance, and promoting consistent project practices across Enterprise Digital Services.You will work across multiple projects and with project delivery leaders, project managers, capability teams, finance and the Enterprise Portfolio Management Office. Key areas of focus include:designing portfolio reporting, dashboards and executive insights that clearly highlight status, risks, dependencies, trends and delivery variancesundertaking project and portfolio health assessments, deep-dive analysis and quality reviews, with early advice where delivery is off trackproviding oversight and advice on project financials, forecasts, scope, business case alignment and key project controlsanalysing current and forecast resource demand, capacity, utilisation, conflicts and dependencies to support prioritisation and sequencing decisionscoaching project practitioners and improving delivery frameworks, templates, tools, standards and ways of workingleading practical continuous improvement initiatives and supporting the adoption of new processes, tools and delivery methods.What you bring | Nou te rourouSound experience in project delivery and/or portfolio advisory roles, including working across multiple projects in complex environments.Advanced reporting and data analysis capability, including developing bespoke reports and drawing meaningful insights from limited or incomplete data.Strong knowledge of project management methodologies, delivery frameworks, project lifecycles, quality assurance and governance requirements.Experience using project and reporting tools such as Psoda, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Planner, Power BI, Microsoft Excel and financial systems.Strong written and verbal communication, facilitation and presentation skills, with the ability to influence, coach and provide constructive advice without direct authority.A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience, together with a project management qualification such as PRINCE2.For you | MouAt the Department of Internal Affairs, we are committed to offering a collaborative and innovative culture where your perspective and ideas will be welcomed. We want our people to thrive within a culture of best practice, while being able to set and achieve goals and being encouraged to challenge the status quo.To learn more about the diverse, important mahi we do at the Department and see why we're a great place to work check out our website https://www.dia.govt.nz/Benefits - About Internal Affairs - Careers with us - Benefits - dia.govt.nzThe appointing range for this role is $103,494 - $128,793.To review the full job description, please click hereHow to apply | Me pehea te tuku tonoWe are unable to accept applications via email. Please click the apply button to submit your application.We're committed to ensuring our application process is accessible to everyone. Please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the process is accessible to you.Applications for this role close 30 October 2026, 5.00pm. Please also note that you must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be considered for this role.If you have any questions, please email Manager Project Delivery, [e-mail]