Mō tÄ“nei tÅ«ranga mahi | About this role

Kaiwhakahaere te Mana Whakahaere
Te Puni Kaupapa Hiranga me Mana Whakahaere

• Be Influential
• Advance Thriving Whānau
• Provide Leadership, Mentoring and Direction

Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The opportunity

The Manager Governance reports to the Hautū, Kaupapa Hiranga me Mana Whakahaere - Deputy Secretary, Critical Projects and Governance. This position is one of the tier 4 management positions which work to ensure the Puni outputs give effect to Te Puni Kōkiri's strategic direction by leading a specialised team to provide high quality governance oversight, advice and guidance to the Executive Leadership Team, Governance Boards, and any sub-committees as required.

This role will focus on:

• Building capacity in governance.
• The development, implementation and maintenance of the organisation's governance development plan, and the delivery of quality advice and support to kaimahi on governance engagement and activity.
• Exercising functional, technical, and professional responsibility for the Governance team of the Ministry.
• Developing and leading the delivery of a work programme with a strong emphasis to ensure:

1. that there are innovative strategic planning frameworks and processes in place to ensure best practise in organisational governance activity; and
2. the smooth running of all board meetings supported by the Governance Team.

The Manager, Governance will work collaboratively and flexibly as the work arises.

Success in this role will mean the Deputy Secretary and Executive Leadership Team are able to focus on the core business of Te Puni Kōkiri.

Ko wai koe | About you

• Managerial experience in a medium to large organisation.
• Experience in leading Governance related work in government.
• Experience in providing free and frank, evidence-based advice to leadership, ideally on governance, performance, risk, capability, and funding at a senior level.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with and influence senior leaders across a range of disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience and success in developing and implementing a range of ideally governance-related initiatives within a client focussed environment.
• Extensive working knowledge of a broad range of processes related to operating within the public sector and government.
• The ability to work in collaboration with peers.
• A high level of personal integrity and courage.
• Strength in leading change and coaching and mentoring staff.
• Comfort in operating in a tikanga / kaupapa Māori environment.

Desirable

• A relevant tertiary qualification is highly desirable.
• A degree of fluency in Te Reo Māori is desirable.

Ngā uara ka whiwhi koe ki Te Puni Kōkiri | Working at Te Puni Kōkiri

Te Puni Kōkiri is the Government's principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development.  To do this, we must exert leadership and influence on the public sector system to enable and support the Government to deliver positive wellbeing outcomes for Māori.

Our vision of 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau' enables whānau, hapÅ« and iwi to succeed and underpins everything that we do.  We draw strength from our past to build an Aotearoa New Zealand where whānau can all stand, thrive, and belong.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori, and Government at both a local and national level.

We are guided by our values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative. We invest in our people and you will be encouraged to develop and contribute to your fullest potential. We believe strongly in work/life balance and understand that your whānau is important. We are also committed to your wellbeing, and ongoing learning and development. In-house Te Reo Māori training is available to our employees as well as the opportunity to join Te Puni Kōkiri Kapa Haka group.

Vaccination Status
Te Puni Kōkiri has a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated. During the application process you will be asked to provide details of your vaccination status, and you will be asked to provide evidence of your Vaccine Pass prior to an offer being made.