Programme Manager - Ftc - Till Beginning Of March 2027

The Ministry acts in the world to build a safer, more prosperous and more sustainable future for New Zealanders.

Kia hangai ake e te Manatu he ao-haumaru, ao-tonui, ao-pumau, ki te oranga tonutanga mo Aotearoa whanui.

• Lead planning and performance of humanitarian programme, ensuring delivery against strategic goals and quality standards.
• Drive accountability and learning through robust reporting, risk management, and real-time monitoring systems
• Wellington based – Fixed term contract – till beginning of March

Support team excellence with best practice activity management, financial forecasting, and supplier contract oversight!

About the role - Korero mo te turanga

The Programme Manager is part of the humanitarian team in the Partnerships Humanitarian and Multilateral Division.

The team manages a circa $290m programme of humanitarian preparedness and response activities.

The team also leads on New Zealand's international humanitarian action policy, strategic thinking and advocacy, coordinates New Zealand's all of government responses to offshore humanitarian events, is responsible for multi country disaster preparedness initiatives across the Pacific, and leads the Ministry's humanitarian partnerships and engagement with multilateral organisations and NGOs.

You will be responsible for :

This includes monitoring and analysis of spend on different outcomes and developing, maintaining and supporting the team to implement a monitoring evaluation research and learning (MERL) system and timely and effective activity monitoring and activity completion assessments

For more detail you can view a copy of the position description here.

The full salary range for this role is $124,471 to $172,387 total remuneration, inclusive of our 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution.

We expect to appoint around the midpoint $149,902 – give or take depending on your level of experience.

Who are we looking for?

We'd like to hear from you if you are have the following skills and experience :

Please note : The Pacific Development Group is currently going through a change process and so the requirement of the role may change.

Why MFAT?

We are committed to a focus on leadership, talent, training and development, and flexible work options consistent with guidance from the Public Service Commission.

Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here.

MFAT is Rainbow Tick accredited.

We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported, valued, and a sense of belonging.

We welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

About us - Mo matou

Our people represent New Zealand on and offshore, and in doing so make New Zealanders safer and more prosperous.

By building connections with and influencing other countries and international institutions, we advance New Zealand's interests and pursue New Zealand's values.

We provide advice to the Government on the implications for New Zealand of what is happening in the world.

To Apply / Interested?

Apply today with your CV and cover letter.

For a confidential discussion please email :

To be considered for this position at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade you must be a NZ citizen, or Permanent Resident.

You must be able to obtain and maintain a Confidential security clearance.

Ordinarily, to obtain this level of clearance candidates must have sufficient checkable background in countries where meaningful and reliable checks can be undertaken.

Where requisite checks are unable to be made, the candidate application may not be able to be progressed.

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Applications close at midnight on Friday, 28 November

Interviews for this role will take place in December with a start date in March for external candidates.

Please note : This is not a Foreign Policy / diplomatic role.

This is a 'Corporate' role (known here as a specialist role based in central Wellington, NZ.

While it is not usual for specialist staff to be 'posted' outside of NZ, from time to time a specialist role overseas becomes available at one of our embassies, high commissions, missions or consulates.

To be considered for one of these positions you would need to apply and be considered via a competitive recruitment process.

If you do have an interest in an MFAT foreign policy / diplomatic career, you would be welcome to apply for this either via our graduate recruitment or mid-level foreign policy recruitment campaigns.