• Bring your Change experience to this exciting role
• Influence at all levels using exceptional communication skills
• Pay rate is $120,914 per annum including 5 weeks annual leave and other suites of benefits

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 Aotearoa's future.  

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 

We are currently recruiting for a change management professional to join our Wellington based team. As a Change and Engagement Specialist, you will work within a skilled team of professionals and you will be an important member of the Change and Engagement team, responsible for working primarily with project teams to advice on best practice, delivering people-centric change initiatives that encompass a wide range of change. Examples include office moves, technology developments, upgrades, and policy implementation.

You will need to be adept at influencing both leaders and team members as you guide them through change. This includes having the courageous conversations that are needed, whilst also being the ultimate diplomat, supporting change through a variety of innovative toolsets.

Partnering with the business, you will agree on strategies, methodologies and tools to maximise desired objectives while always considering the most efficient ways of reaching key milestones.

To be successful in this role you will be comfortable working advocating for change, in fact you will thrive on it!  We want to help prepare our people to operate differently in line with our organisational strategy.

Ngā pÅ«manawatanga Åu - What you will bring 

• Change management certification or designation desired: Prosci certification preferred
• Experience and knowledge of applying change management principles methodology and tools at both project and programme level
• Specialist skills knowledge and experience within a complex organisation of how people go through change and the change process
• Significant experience in a change management and engagement role in a complex environment
• Qualified or recent experience with change management approaches, tools and phases of the project lifecycle
• Influencing skills that have proven to inspire individuals to adopt change with minimal resistance

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.  

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. 

ÅŒ 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 

TÅ«hono mai - Join us 

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via http://careers.kaingaora.govt.nz.

Please note: all applicants, including existing employees, need to follow this process. If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team via Kaingaora.recruit@kaingaora.govt.nz  

Applications close 18 February 2022. 

*Please note that Kāinga Ora is currently in consultation around mandatory vaccination for all staff. The results of this may be in place within the coming weeks; prospective candidates should give this due consideration before submitting their application.

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.