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Team Leader – Organisation and Position Management!

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
• Band J
• Police Employee
• Fixed term - 12 months, Full Time
• JR 5110429

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role
The Team Leader, Organisation and Position Management provides leadership across the delivery of the organisation and position management functional team. This position involves leading a high quality, effective and responsive organisation and position management function; ensuring that its services evolve to meet the operational and strategic workforce management needs of the organisation.

The Team Leader is an influential leader with specialist expertise and knowledge in the area of position management, in order to lift the organisation’s capability, education, and good practices of organisation and position management both from a foundational organisational design understanding through to system implementation.

While this role is meaningful and rewarding it's also part of a highly supportive and diverse People Services team. NZ Police are committed to the development and growth of our people. This role will also be critical in mentoring and working with a team to provide them with guidance and leadership to deliver the services NZ Police expects.

This role is a full time, fixed term role for 12 Months and is the perfect opportunity for an individual to bring a different way of thinking and doing things and make this role their own.

Key Accountabilities:

• Someone who can provide the functional leadership for organisation and position management ensuring a partnership approach with process partners and stakeholders.
• Lead the design, development, and delivery of tools and resources to support key stakeholders with their organisation and position management requirements, as well as advance their knowledge and responsibilities to meet good practices with maintaining positions within their organisation structure(s).
• Plan and prioritise day to day activities as well as emerging projects and other activities to ensure the effective delivery of services within the organisation and position management functional remit.
• Functional specialist lead ensuring a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing is embedded in the team in their role as subject matter experts to provide sound business advice as well as operational system implementation expertise.
• Able to manage the escalated risks and issues of the function and provide mitigating solutions in consultation Manager HR Operations.
• An ability to develop and manage the operational strategy for ensuring the integrity, quality and controls for organisation and position management data is maintained to best practice standards.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

• Leadership and management skills within a HR delivery function with proven experience in leading others to deliver organisational goals.
• A highly collaborative with a facilitative working style, influencing skills and application of a high level of EQ.
• A high-level analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to develop sound solutions in complex and ambiguous situations.
• Self-starter, with a high level of initiative and ability to be self-managing
• Effective and strong relationship building skills to proactively work with Leaders and their business groups
• An ability to respond in a timely manner to differing business needs and can be pragmatic with advice and support.
• A mindset of mentoring and education to the team as well as leaders and process partners by sharing skills, knowledge and expertise to enable their growth and development.
• A demonstrated and detailed risk management awareness

Required Qualifications/Experience:

• Relevant HR tertiary qualification or related discipline.
• At least 5- 8 years’ significant practical experience working in a leadership role preferably in a HR environment with focus/exposure to organisation design/management and position management or HR systems and processes within a large/complex organisation.
• Considerable experience and understanding of working with HR Information Systems (ideally SAP HR module) with particular focus and understanding on organisation and position management concepts, design and implementation.

Additional information- there is no transfer costs.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

• For both Constabulary & Police Employees:
• Agree to enrol in a leadership programme at the advertised level, at a future date or
• Have qualified under CEP or a previous Career Progression Framework at the level you are applying for.

This role is set at Team Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the activities for Our Business and enable people to deliver them.”

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/01-2025/team_leader_-_organisation_and_position_management_-_fixed_term.pdf

tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

Tono ināianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $110.425 and $117,014 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Friday 07 February 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Rachel.Uelese@police.govt.nz