Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao Looking for Engagement Lead – Investments at New Zealand Full Time

• Influential leadership role
• Focus on building enduring relationships with investment programme partners
• 2-year fixed term full-time position (or secondment)
• Flexible location & ways of work – willingness to travel regularly required

The Policy Implementation and Delivery (PID) – Investments Directorate brings value to our partnerships through direct investment, on the ground project support and connecting our partners to other opportunities and resources.

One of the key issues we hear from our partners is the difficulty in understanding New Zealand’s investment landscape. With over 50+ major investment programmes across New Zealand that focus on environmental activities, finding the right grant programmes for their proposal can be a daunting challenge.

As the Lead for Investments, you will collaborate and build networks with a number of investment and partnership teams internally at the Ministry, as well as across other government, philanthropic and private organisations. You will be the lead practitioner or ‘go-to’ person within the Ministry for understanding what funding opportunities are best suited for our partners and helping these partners navigate the funding landscape. As a practitioner role, you’ll be heavily involved in both the doing and the guiding of how our teams work within their systems, frame messages, connect, communicate, and collaborate internally and externally.

The Lead for Investments will also play an important leadership role in further building the Ministry’s investments operational performance. You’ll build system performance by leading programmes that enable knowledge transfer amongst investment agencies, and incorporate those learnings into future fund designs.

This is a tier 4 position, that reports to the Director for PID Investments. You will be part of the Senior Leadership Team that includes managers, principal analysts, and team leaders.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

To be effective in this mahi, our ideal candidate will have the following skill sets:

• Extensive experience in administering large environmental grant programmes, preferably with central government agencies
• Significant relationship management experience with widely established networks – you are a connector who builds and maintains enduring relationships
• Strong programme management skills, with the ability to coordinate all aspects of a programme from inception and delivery.
• Proven ability to work effectively with various ministry teams, programme partners, and stakeholders at all levels on complex issues
• Experience partnering with tangata whenua on programmes, and commitment to developing your cultural capability and capacity in te ao Māori
• Strong systems thinking skills, able to quickly develop an understanding of context in relation to the insights required and provide strategic advice
• Proven ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing with a wide range of people at all levels, both internal and external to MfE and by using a variety of communication styles appropriate to the setting
• Proven ability to represent your organisation and are recognised for your expertise by other Government agencies or external stakeholders
• Understanding of the machinery of government and political context – iwi, local government and central government, including the broader natural resource sector.

Whānuitanga Utu ā-Tau | Salary range

Salary range for this role is $114,872 to $139,510 pa. Appointment within this range will be based on skills and experience.

Ngā hua ka puta i te mahi ki MfE | Benefits of working at MfE

• a flexible by default approach to create a healthy work-life blend
• agile ways of working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE’
• generous leave entitlements
• active employee networks including Māori Rōpū, Asian Network, Neurodivergent and Disability Networks, Women’s Network, Tagata Moana (Pacific Peoples’ Network), and Rainbow Network
• opportunities for development and education.

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Tono ināianei | Apply now

Apply directly by completing the online application form and submit your CV and cover letter. Note: your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role.

If you require further information about this position please contact wes.patrick@mfe.govt.nz To access the position description, please go to www.mfe.govt.nz/jobs and click through to view the advertisement and position description.

We want to ensure any accessibility needs you may have are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make the recruitment process more accessible to you. Please contact us at vacancy@mfe.govt.nz if you would like to discuss any accessibility needs you may have.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply for this role.

Rā Katinga | Applications close: end of Sunday 30 July 2023.