Strategic General Manager: System Stewardship & Partnerships

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 255,000 - 319,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment invites applications for the General Manager, System Stewardship and Partnerships within Immigration New Zealand. This senior role leads international engagement, stakeholder partnerships and system stewardship, reporting to the Deputy Secretary and shaping cross-government collaboration from Wellington.

You will drive strategic resilience, public trust and incidents readiness while upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in a large public sector, regulatory or service delivery environment.
• Proven leadership of strategic functions, organisational capability and enterprise-wide outcomes.
• Experience managing significant incidents, crises or high-profile events.
• Strong strategic and systems thinking with a government-wide perspective.
• Proven ability to build influential relationships across government, Ministers' offices, international partners and stakeholders.
• Exceptional people leadership, with a track record of building high-performing teams and culture.
• Strong influencing, relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead international engagement, representation and liaison networks.
• Drive stakeholder engagement across New Zealand and offshore.
• Represent MBIE and INZ in cross-agency forums and initiatives.
• Lead responses to significant incidents and organisational readiness.
• Oversee mass arrival prevention strategy and response planning.
• Provide oversight of ministerial services, official information, privacy, complaints and resolution functions.
• Strengthen trust, stewardship and continuous improvement across the immigration system.
• Champion Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and cultural capability.
• Build strategic relationships with Ministers, agencies and international partners.
• Manage Immigration New Zealand's public information affairs.

Job description

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment invites applications for the General Manager, System Stewardship and Partnerships within Immigration New Zealand. This senior role leads international engagement, stakeholder partnerships and system stewardship, reporting to the Deputy Secretary and shaping cross-government collaboration from Wellington.

You will drive strategic resilience, public trust and incidents readiness while upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments.