Senior Change Manager | (12-Month Fixed Term / 0.5 Fte)

Overview

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes.

Stats NZ – Tatauranga Aotearoa is a central government employer focused on data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Opportunity to use change management experience to support digital projects and security work to make people and data safer.

An exciting, delivery-focussed team.

About Us

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer with 1200+ staff across Aotearoa.

We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Maori 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 visit our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and view our benefits.

We want working for us to work for you.

The role

We currently have a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a Senior Change Manager in security at Stats NZ, working 0.5 FTE (18.75 hours per week).

Future Census has an IT Security Roadmap and a Protective Security Requirements Working Group undertaking major change.

These programs will give Stats NZ staff the technology, risk management and processes to continue to do their work safely.

The biggest change needed is cultural; if you are a big-scale thinker who loves engaging and moving entire organisations on important initiatives, this position is for you.

The project teams are based in Wellington.

You will work in the Security team, reporting to the Security Manager and supporting the Security Roadmap Project Manager and a Senior Business Analyst who are passionate about their work and supportive of you.

You will be accountable for the management and delivery of change management and related communications activities, including :

Responsibilities

Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders.

Create and update stakeholder assessments and maps for current security projects.

Develop and execute change management processes and activities across system / technical, business, cultural and behavioural changes.

Ensure impacts of change are understood and communicated effectively to stakeholders and staff, so change initiatives land well with end users.

Enable design, development, delivery and management of key communications.

Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of training materials for AKO, and work with communications to ensure templates are used for external messages.

Support and engage senior leaders and successfully implement change from identification through embedding and sustaining the change in the business.

Integrate change management activities into the project plan and ADO.

Collate feedback on behalf of the business to monitor progress, impact and satisfaction of improvements.

What you bring

Your experience in change management, ideally 4+ years across a range of projects / initiatives and implementation mechanisms.

Strong experience working with leaders and people at all levels in a high-change environment.

Knowledge or willingness to learn Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Maori, and engage with Maori.

Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion in and / or outside of work.

Understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures.

Role-specific training in change management (e.g., Prosci, CMI accreditation, APMG) is desirable.

What you bring | Nou te rourou

We understand transferable skills can come from experience outside of work.

Be you in your application.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting cultural capability.

You don't need to be knowledgeable in all areas now, but you should be on board with learning and growing 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

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 screen applications as we receive them and may ask you to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video.

Please let us know in your application if we need any accommodations during the process.

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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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