Strategic Talent & Organisational Development Leader

Marketplace; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 181,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Security of employment in a national,

Professional development

Job summary

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) seeks a strategic Manager, Talent and Organisational Development to lead the people and culture agenda, shaping capability, leadership and performance across the agency.

You will provide trusted guidance to the ELT, drive organisational design changes and oversee talent priorities while supporting data driven decision making in a dynamic emergency management environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7-10 years proven Talent and Organisational Development experience from a similar role, including HR generalist or organisational development.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications e.g. Organisational Psychology, Human Resources, and/or professional registration/accreditation (e.g., Registered Psychologist, HRNZ).
• Excellent understanding of Talent and Organisational Development concepts.
• Experience of the whole project life cycle.
• Significant experience in people management and leading successful teams.
• Knowledge of the Machinery of Government.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with diverse Partners, senior managers and subject matter experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead NEMA's people and culture strategy by providing trusted, strategic advice to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Shape organisational capability, leadership, culture and talent priorities, working across NEMA and with key partners to drive performance and change.
• Provide data driven insights to inform strategic and operational planning, capacity and capability increases.
• May be required to respond to emergency activations; expect long hours, shift work, and weekend work as needed while ensuring staff welfare.

Skills

Talent & OD experience

Organisational psychology

HR qualifications

OD concepts

Project lifecycle

People leadership

Machinery of Government

MS Office (Project)

MS Visio

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Communication skills

Completer-finisher

Teamwork

Adaptability

Facilitation

Discretion

Māori capability

Education

Organisational Psychology

HR qualifications

Professional accreditation (e.g., Registered Psychologist, HRNZ)

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Visio

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) seeks a strategic Manager, Talent and Organisational Development to lead the people and culture agenda, shaping capability, leadership and performance across the agency.

You will provide trusted guidance to the ELT, drive organisational design changes and oversee talent priorities while supporting data driven decision making in a dynamic emergency management environment.