Team Lead - Regulatory Framework

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks annual leave

Life insurance

Income protection

Critical illness insurance

Job summary

NZTA | Waka Kotahi is seeking a leader to drive regulatory design and enablement. You will lead agile, multidisciplinary teams to turn regulatory strategy into practical, implementable outcomes and own end-to-end delivery of standards, guidance and operational policy for a safe land transport system.

The role is permanent and based in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch or Palmerston North, with competitive salary and strong employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of regulatory practice principles and framework development.
• Experience delivering operational policy or standards from concept to implementation.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery management across multiple workstreams.
• Ability to turn strategic direction into scoped, prioritised work programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across technical, legal, operational and industry environments.
• Ability to integrate perspectives to deliver user-focused solutions.
• Strategic and systems thinking with sound judgement.
• Continuous improvement mindset for regulatory delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead agile, multidisciplinary teams to turn regulatory strategy into practical, implementable outcomes.
• Own end-to-end delivery of standards, guidance and operational policy for safe land transport.

Skills

Team leadership

Regulatory practice

Policy delivery

Delivery management

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic thinking

Continuous improvement

Public sector knowledge

Te Tiriti o Waitangi awareness

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience

Job description

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Lead agile, multidisciplinary teams to turn regulatory strategy into practical, implementable outcomesOwn the end-to-end delivery of standards, guidance and operational policy that support a safe and effective land transport systemPermanent opportunity based in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch or Palmerston NorthWe are seeking to appoint at a salary between $133,632 - $163,328 commensurate to skills and experience.You will find out more about the role here: Position Description.

Ō Pūmanawa | What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong knowledge of modern regulatory practice principles and regulatory framework development.
• Experience delivering operational policy and/or standards and guidance from concept through to implementation.
• Demonstrated planning, prioritisation and delivery management capability across multiple complex workstreams.
• The ability to turn strategic direction into clearly scoped, prioritised and actionable work programmes.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to influence across technical, legal, operational and industry environments.
• Experience integrating multiple perspectives and expertise to deliver practical, user-focused solutions.
• Strategic and systems thinking, coupled with strong judgement and decision-making skills.
• A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to identify opportunities to simplify and improve regulatory delivery.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent professional experience.
• Knowledge of, or willingness to develop an understanding of, Te Ao Māori, Te Tiriti o Waitangi and their application within the public sector.

Mō mātou | About Us

At NZTA, our purpose is to deliver transport networks that work for people, places and New Zealand. As the lead regulator for land transport, we work to ensure the system is safe, efficient, effective and operates in the public interest. We reduce harm through evidence-based regulation, strong partnerships and a commitment to continuous improvement.The Regulatory Design and Enablement team designs best-practice regulatory systems and uses evidence and risk-based insights to create smarter, more effective regulatory outcomes. Within this function, the Regulatory Framework team plays a critical role in ensuring legislation and strategy are translated into practical standards, guidance and operational policy that support regulatory effectiveness and compliance.

He aha te take e uru ai koe ki a mātou? | So, why join us?

• From five weeks annual leave through to Life, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance for our permanent employees, you will be well looked after here.
• Our benefits are designed to support our people and provide a happy, healthy and high-performing environment.

Advert closing Wednesday 2 September.

For further information, email: [e-mail]

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

NZTA| Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.