Manager – Governance and Appointments – The Treasury – Wellington City, Wellington

Key leadership role responsible for driving the performance and value of our Crown companies and entities for New Zealanders

Mō mātou | About Us

At Te Tai Ōhanga – The Treasury, we are committed to Tiakitanga to make Aotearoa a better place for people today and in the future. We safeguard New Zealand’s finances and are the Government’s trusted economic advisor. Our vision is to lift living standards for all New Zealanders.

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Manager – Governance and Appointments within the Financial & Commercial Group. In this role, you will head up a team that, through its appointments and governance functions, will have a shared objective of enhancing performance across the wide range of Crown-owned entities and companies in the Finance Portfolio. Your team will work closely with our three entity performance and monitoring teams to achieve that objective. You will be an active member of the CIUG Senior Leadership Team and will report through to the Director, CIUG.

Recent changes in the Financial & Commercial Group have created a ‘centre of entity performance expertise’ to build off and strengthen our platform to deliver Treasury’s entity performance role. As manager you will have the opportunity to shape how we achieve this ambition through the interface between entity performance and governance and appointments. You will work as part of a collaborative management team, to implement these recent changes and set the teams up for ongoing success.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Ensuring your team develops and delivers effective governance and appointments advice that informs and influences government decisions to maximise performance and value of our Crown companies and entities for New Zealanders
• Providing sound intellectual and people leadership, including development to lift capability
• Building effective and enduring relationships with senior government and Crown entity stakeholders, including Ministers, Chairs, Boards and Chief Executives in often ambiguous and challenging situations
• Influencing effectively decision makers at the highest level whilst connecting issues and being aware of changing environments
• Working as part of a collaborative management team, to deliver our focus for a strengthened centre of entity performance expertise.

Ō pūmanawa | About You

• Strong commercial experience including a deep understanding of key drivers of business performance and value
• A strategic leader who can see the big picture and execute accordingly and inspire others with a vision and creates a path to success
• Authentic, inclusive and passionate leader with a proven ability to develop talent and enhance team performance
• Self-starter with initiative who can bring a unique perspective, insight and fresh ideas that drive outcomes
• Exceptional relationship management skills and credibility to engage with and influence senior decision makers
• Resilient with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, changeable and ambiguous environment
• Experience in focus on innovating and improving how we do things

Ko ngā hua | What we Offer

• The opportunity to work in a supportive and high-performing team and internal opportunities across the organisation
• An environment where excellence is recognised, and staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential
• A workplace that values diversity and inclusion and recognises the value of your lived experiences
• Flexible work arrangements and encouragement to enjoy a positive work/life balance with and a range of health and wellbeing initiatives
• 5 weeks annual leave for permanent full-time employees (pro-rated for part-time employees)

Tono mai ināianei | Apply Now