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 Principal Advisor Lifecycles leads the strategic, technical, and operational lifecycle systems for our Investment Management Framework (IMF).

The IMF work programme is complex, as it requires support and input from a range of centres of excellence across Kāinga Ora and government agencies, and delivers IMF products to a range of business units and user groups.

Working closely with our programme offices and construction functions, you'll ensure processes are consistent, logical, streamlined and structured. Think of it as similar to a tangled wire - you're the wizard who figures out how to untangle everything and make things easier going forward! Your ability to identify what's important, along with your excellent networking skills and ability to persuade and influence others, will be key in helping you achieve this and drive better outcomes across the business.

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu - What you will bring

• A tertiary qualification in one or more relevant fields together with programme and project management, risk management and benefits management experience
• Significant experience in process definition and hierarchy, value stream mapping, root cause analysis and lean methodologies such as idea generation and evaluation
• Proven experience working in an ambiguous environment and being able to pull information together to be able to map and provide advice to enhance business processes at a strategic level
• Highly developed interpersonal relationship and communication skills at all levels within an organisation and able to instil trust in others
• Comprehensive understanding of organisational delegations (finance, technology, procurement, legal etc.) and how to apply them
• A deep understanding of the construction and development sector in NZ and overseas experience would be 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. 

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