Senior Advisor – Group Capability and Development

Overview

Newly established permanent role supporting a Learning and Development function for a large group in the organisation - exciting opportunity to make it your own.

About Stats NZ

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1300+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

What’s in it for you?

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!

Starting salary : $ 96,307 - $113,303 + superannuation

The role

Te tūnga

As Senior Advisor - Group Capability and Development your primary role will be the development and delivery of a work program to help address capability challenges within the Insights and Statistics group at Stats NZ. Insights & Statistics is a large group comprised of 400+ analysts, advisors and managers.

As part of this you will work closely with the corporate Learning and Development team to tailor, implement and embed organizational level capability and development strategies and initiatives into the Insights & Statistics Group. You will also be responsible for developing, delivering and monitoring the effectiveness of programs and initiatives to lift specialist / technical capability, and providing advice and guidance to the group leadership team around capability and development related matters.

Our ideal candidate

• be a seasoned learning and development professional and have previous experience in a similar role within a large or complex organisation
• be comfortable and experienced in working with technical experts - a basic level of data literacy and confidence in translating technical information into is required to be successful in this role
• have excellent relationship management skills and be skilled at navigating stakeholder expectations against the end-user experience
• have solid experience with L&D developmental tools such as Articulate 360.

This is a permanent role, ideally based in Wellington however candidates from outside of the region will also be considered.

What you bring

Nōu te rourou

We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.

How to apply

Me pēhea te tuku tono

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to if you have any questions.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.

Note to Recruitment Agencies : unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.

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