• Are you interested in providing high quality planning support and guidance to manage and strengthen IR’s strategic business planning processes, frameworks and culture?
• Join a supportive planning team and enjoy working across networks to achieve outcomes.
• Full time, 12-month inter agency secondment or fixed term– all IR locations considered.

Ara Whiwhi Mahi | The Opportunity
Mahere me te Mahi, Planning and Performance, works with partners across the Enterprise and Customer and Compliance Services (CCS) to support the prioritisation, delivery and performance of Inland Revenue's (IR) strategic work and change work programmes.

Our planning team concentrates on strategic planning for CCS, developing multi-year plans with a starting point of 18 months. Our work involves closely partnering with CCS leadership to understand their vision and establish a strategic path that aligns with the enterprise's overall goals and direction. We provide tailored support and advice throughout the strategic planning process, helping CCS navigate different stages effectively to achieve their goals.

There is no typical day in integrated planning; the work we do and the way we do it is often changing. As CCS’s priority and planning environment shifts, improvements to planning frameworks are important. Our service offering and planning practices also evolve through this to ensure we provide the best strategic planning support for CCS.

In this role you will:

• Facilitate strategic business planning for CCS to support the achievement of priority work and outcomes.
• Influence and develop ideas which translate enterprise and strategic goals into tangible actions.
• Offer customised and reliable guidance and assistance throughout strategic planning processes.
• Design fit-for-purpose strategic roadmaps and plans.
• Advocate for good planning practices that achieve our desired results.
• Work in multi-disciplinary networked teams across all levels of planning; strategic, tactical and operational.
• Provide hands-on leadership, support and coordination to assist with key deliverables.
• Work across Planning & Performance to integrate risk, change, performance and reporting requirements.
• Communicate and promote CCS plans across IR, to align our efforts towards common objectives.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of planning frameworks and processes for CCS.

Please note, the internal role title is Domain Specialist (L2).

Mōu | About you
We’re keen to hear from you if you have strong advisory skills and a sound understanding of the importance of good planning.

To be successful in this position you will have the skills and attributes below and will be enthusiastic about bringing your talents to our team.

• Ability to influence good strategic planning practices and advocate its benefits.
• Provide reliable and effective guidance and advice to others; including senior leaders.
• Strong ability to lead and coordinate work and drive it forward to a successful result.
• Knowledge and practical experience of planning or design frameworks and principles.
• Build productive working relationships and work effectively within multi-disciplinary networks.
• Ability to adapt your style and service to the specific needs of the business and work.
• A strong analytical or critical thinker; able to break down and navigate problems towards a solution.
• Open-minded and active listener, willing to share and consider all perspectives respectfully.
• High resilience and comfort when working with ambiguity.
• Excellent communication skills; with the ability to articulate and promote key messages.
• Experience facilitating discussions and workshops with successful results.

Tono mai | Apply here
Does this sound like you? We look forward to hearing from you if your experience, ambition, and capability align. Attach a copy of your CV and a cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and knowledge in line with the role.

Like you, we pride ourselves on our friendly and informative communication. To request a copy of the Role Description, have any questions, need accessibility assistance at any point in the application process or would like to know more about what accessibility and inclusion means to us, please contact Julie.Galang@ird.govt.nz or call 0800 775 247 to leave a message and a member of the team will be in touch.

Applications close 5PM 30 March 2025