Principal Advisor Demand Management

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Apply your leadership and strategic thinking skills and passion for data driven decision making in an environment undergoing transformational growth.
• Support the Manager in the development of a new team and functionality to coordinate and facilitate the delivery of Data and Intelligence outcomes for all of MBIE.
• Salary $118,390 to $143,639. permanent, full time, Wellington CBD.

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

The Principal Advisor is a member of the Demand Management team within the Allocation and Coordination team in the Data Intelligence and Insights branch in the CDSS group.
 
The Demand Management team is responsible for the triage, allocation, prioritisation and coordination of requests for products and services of the DII branch, it is also the central point of liaison for customers with data needs. 
 
The Principal Advisor will use their relationship management, leadership skills and technical knowledge to lead and coordinate the commissioning and prioritisation process and how it is applied to various initiatives. The position is focused on understanding data product and service demand and supporting customers’ data needs and objectives, so that data solutions can be described and sized for prioritisation and delivery. 
 
The role actively connects the functions needed to develop solutions and monitors the progression of commissioned data initiatives, reporting/presenting on and providing a range of parties with a single point of contact. 
 
The Principal Advisor, Demand Management ensures that data products and services available can fulfil customer needs, and provide a modern approach to data management, analysis, intelligence and insights needs or other customer requirements.
 
The Principal Advisor, Demand Management will take the lead on a range of data initiatives, will ensure that the consistency and quality of all initiatives is to a high standard and leads input and thought on continuous improvement of products, services and processes; provides coaching and mentoring of others across the team, and wider DII.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

Please ensure you provide clear examples of past performance in the following areas:

• Proven skills and experience in coordinating complex programmes of work, as well as business understanding and perspective, to work in partnership with their Manager and a diverse range of cross functional teams and stakeholders across CDSS and MBIE. 
• Leads multiple pieces of work concurrently and actively; and independently plans and manages workload to deliver on short and long-term objectives across the breath of their role.
• Proven experience in building and maintaining effective working relationships and fosters engagement across MBIE to ensure the success of commissioning, demand management and prioritisation efforts.
• Experience in leading with influence, working alongside a range of stakeholders and escalating issues,  recognising when those issues need to be elevated to the Manager and/or governance.
• Regularly monitor and report on progress towards achievement of plans and strategies. 
• Exceptional teamwork and collaborative abilities and a willingness to share knowledge and expertise with others. 
• Ability to absorb complex information and communicate effectively at all levels to both technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Familiarity with Agile methodology and ways of working.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Experience in an operational and/or regulatory environment.
• A commitment to your ongoing professional development.
• Previous experience in New Zealand Central Government.
• You must have the right to work and live in New Zealand.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV tailored to the job description and advert outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Jackie Johnson at jackie.johnson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/16850 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 30th April at 11.59pm