Kainga Ora Looking for Senior Advisor – Commercial Operations at Newmarket, Auckland Full Time

• Join our advisory team supporting the Commercial Group Senior Leadership Team
• Auckland Central based with flexible working encouraged
• Salary $123,648 + 5 weeks annual leave and a suite of free insurances

Mō mātou – Our Organisation

At Kāinga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand’s housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kāinga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders’ lives. With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better. That includes being a trusted partner for Māori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ko tā mātou mahi – Our Role

The Commercial Group has an exciting (and challenging) opportunity to deliver meaningful and enduring social impact for Aotearoa. We use our commercial expertise and connections to provide more warm, dry and safe homes for New Zealanders and to become a partner of choice. We do this by building deep partnerships with the private sector including developers, suppliers, build partners, and financial institutions (to name a few). Our intention is to support and maintain a thriving ecosystem that collectively delivers better outcomes for our customers.

Reporting and working very closely with the Manager Advisory Services, you will be a key support by delivering hands-on support, triage, advice, input and delivery planning for a range of strategic and operational initiatives, which impact and/or are key deliverables for the Commercial Group.

To be successful in this role you will need to have exceptional problem solving skills, be comfortable and confident in understanding the broader operating environment within Kāinga Ora (or schooling up quickly) to engage effectively with key stakeholders. Getting into the detail and displaying a natural curiosity to deeply understand the challenges and opportunities ahead to in turn develop practical and engaging solutions that benefit partners and customers.

This role will act as a support to the wider advisory team and contribute to the team mission. Rolling up your sleeves and proactively tackling ad hoc challenges will come naturally to you. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to think strategically and operationally at the same time is key to be successful within this role.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu – What you will bring

• A tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in in business, finance and/or management information or project management
• Experience in an advisory, project management or operations role focused on the delivery of strategic and operational initiatives
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects and initiatives that result in positive change
• Demonstrated experience in interpreting information and providing meaningful insights
• Experience in preparing formal business forecasts and reports
• Proven ability to establish strong relationships with business stakeholders and to work collaboratively
• Facilitation skills
• Ability to work with a high degree of accuracy at a detailed level, while maintaining an understanding of the bigger picture
• Ability to identify risks and resolve complex issues both individually and within teams
• Strong ability to clearly communicate key points in a compelling way, and excellent written (at senior executive level) and oral communication skills
• Experience with tools to develop and produce reports and visualisations, such as Adobe Editor and Microsoft 365 with intermediate Excel and Word skills
• Clear and logical strategic thinking and problem-solving capability
• Well-developed planning and organisational skills with an ability to work to and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to manage a complex workload in a changing environment.
• Understanding of the state sector / crown entity context is an advantage

Nōu te rourou – What’s in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks’ annual leave and a benefits package including a range of insurances, flexible working arrangements and career development. These benefits are described in more detail here https://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz/a-great-place-to-work/benefits [link removed]

As a Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need. We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance. We also want to support and grow your personal and career development through on-the-job learning, training courses, secondments and study opportunities.

Ō Tātou Uara – Our Values

Our values were developed by us, for us. They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day. Our values are:

• Manaakitanga – People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Whanake – Be Bold

Tūhono mai – Join us

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz [link removed]. Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team via [email protected] [link removed]

Applications close at 11:55pm on Sunday, 6 November 2022.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.