Senior Strategy Lead for Family Violence & SV System

NZ Ministry of Justice; Wellington; On-site; NZD 130,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.4 weeks holiday leave

Flexible work hours

Online professional development portal

Access to inclusive networks

Job summary

Ministry of Justice’s Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention seeks an experienced leader to drive strategy, policy and system-wide change across Aotearoa. You will shape investment directions and coordinate across Ministers, executives and communities.

You will guide evidence-based advice, facilitate multi-agency collaboration and mentor team members while embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in the Centre's work. This is a high-impact, system-level role.

Qualifications

• At least eight years' experience leading strategy development, policy or comparable complex public-sector work.
• Experience in social sector, children's systems, or family violence and sexual violence system.
• Strong analytical capability with evidence-based advice.
• Applied experience in systems thinking, design-led approaches, innovation and co-design.
• Effective facilitation skills with cross-functional groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex strategic workstreams and action plan priorities across the family violence and sexual violence system.
• Develop advice for Ministers, Executive Board and senior leaders on strategic direction, investment and implementation.
• Use systems thinking and design-led methods to frame problems and develop solutions.
• Convene cross-functional teams, subject-matter experts, agencies, providers and communities.
• Develop and sustain key relationships across the system to enable work and embed shifts.
• Design practical implementation pathways with clear plans and tactics to achieve change.
• Anticipate risks and provide credible advice on sensitive or ambiguous issues.
• Provide intellectual leadership, coaching and guidance across the team and wider Centre.

Skills

Strategy development

Policy leadership

Systems thinking

Design-led approaches

Facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Change management

Written & verbal communication

Mentoring & developing others

Māori concepts & Te Tiriti understand

Education

Tertiary qualification or equivalent

Job description

Ministry of Justice’s Centre for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention seeks an experienced leader to drive strategy, policy and system-wide change across Aotearoa. You will shape investment directions and coordinate across Ministers, executives and communities.

You will guide evidence-based advice, facilitate multi-agency collaboration and mentor team members while embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi principles in the Centre's work. This is a high-impact, system-level role.