Programme Director – Modernising Data and Statistics

at  Statistics New Zealand

Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ is seeking a sharp and experienced Programme Director with proven capability and an excellent track record in managing significant transformation and change programmes. This is a 2-year fixed-term position preferably based in Wellington.
As the Programme Director - Modernising Data and Statistics, you’ll be responsible for the successful delivery of a programme comprising: the next census, Integrated Statistical Data System, Stats NZ’s role in social investment, and the adoption of new international standards for economic statistics.
Reporting to the programme’s Senior Responsible Owner - Rachael Milicich, Deputy Chief Executive/Deputy Government Statistician, Insights and Statistics - you’ll work closely with Tier 3 Business Owners and Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ’s Enterprise Portfolio Officer to set up the programme, deliver outputs that enable the realisation of benefits, through to programme closure. Fundamental to the programme’s success is ensuring it’s appropriately integrated, connected, and aligned to the wider operations of Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ, including the emerging Strategy System Map kaupapa (e.g. business model, target operating model etc.).
You’ll also work alongside the Programme Director - Digital to ensure alignment and consistency of practices between programmes, as well as clear and documented dependency management.
We’re human and we work with kaimahi with diverse backgrounds and perspectives. To that end, you’ll need an excellent understanding of how to communicate with, and lead, people effectively in other locations across the motu. Experience and knowledge on how to engage, inspire, and mobilise large teams towards a common set of goals, and to do it with an approach that takes people with them you will be critical. These are precursors to establishing and maintaining a healthy delivery environment to ensure that individuals and collective wellbeing is of kaimahi is supported.