Senior Project Manager - Transformation and Future Census Engagement

at  Statistics New Zealand

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER - TRANSFORMATION AND FUTURE CENSUS ENGAGEMENT

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

This is an opportunity for you to play a key part in improving information/data services and process that support our staff to ensure New Zealanders have quality data and statistics.

• Opportunity to manage and deliver projects that aim to improve outcomes for all New Zealanders.
• Flexible work environment including family-friendly hours.
• 1 year fixed-term Wellington based position supported by an Enterprise Portfolio Office that adapts and responds to the organisation needs.

Mōu | For you
Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age and background and encourage people to be their authentic selves.

Tatauranga Aotearoa Stats NZ is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager with proven capability and an excellent track record in managing projects that require enterprise-wide capabilities to deliver.
This role will need to support the transition to a new Stats NZ-wide approach to engagement in a reasonably fluid environment. We are looking for a skilled Project Manager who can galvanize and inspire a diverse team to a common set of goals. We need someone who can demonstrate their ability to build and maintain a balanced delivery environment.

As the Senior Project Manager - Future Census Engagement, you’ll be responsible for the successful coordination and delivery of a project activities including:

• Ensure outcomes and deliverables are clear and understood
• Facilitate project scheduling
• Ensure all engagements activities are recorded and appropriately captured
• Facilitate relevant hui to ensure the project is clear on progress towards deliverables and to raise issues for collective problem solving
• Monthly status reporting and drafting governance level papers
• Risk and issue management.

This role will report to the General Manager - Strategic Engagement, Māori Partnerships and Outcomes and will work closely with relevant Business Owners and the Stats NZ’s Enterprise Portfolio Office. A key stakeholder will be the General Manager - Statistical Delivery, Population and Housing, who is responsible for the delivery of the Future Census programme.