• Lead MBIE’s end-to-end investment management system
• Whole-of-Ministry mandate spanning investment, assets and portfolio management
• Newly created, strategically critical role

Tēnei tūranga – About the Role

In this newly created role, you will provide enterprise-wide leadership across MBIE’s full investment and asset lifecycle, ensuring best-practice management of programmes and long-term value for the Ministry and New Zealand.

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, you will be a trusted advisor to senior leaders and governance forums, bringing independent challenge and rigour to investment decisions and delivery performance.

Key accountabilities include:

• Providing enterprise leadership across MBIE’s investment and asset management system, from strategic planning and prioritisation through to delivery, benefits realisation and asset performance.
• Leading investment prioritisation, portfolio optimisation and asset planning, supporting the direction of funding, assets and people to the highest-value outcomes.
• Owning investment governance and assurance, acting as the escalation point for portfolio risk and recommending intervention where required.
• Providing executive oversight of MBIE’s asset base, including performance, risk, lifecycle needs and future demand.
• Driving benefits realisation and value for money.
• Leading and developing a high-performing team.

There is a preference for this role to be Wellington based but highly relevant applicants residing in other main centres may be considered.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana – Skills and Experience Required

We are seeking an experienced public sector leader with a strong track record of leading at scale and building portfolio management capability.  This role calls for:

• Senior leadership experience across enterprise investment, portfolio and asset management, ideally within a comparable capital-intensive environment.
• Strong grounding in Better Business Cases, Treasury’s Investment Management System and public sector investment and asset governance.
• Executive presence and the ability to engage confidently with senior leaders, Ministers and governors, communicating complex investment and asset matters clearly.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience evaluating investment and asset affordability, value, risk and benefits at scale.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE – About MBIE

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is the Government’s lead business-facing agency. Our contribution to improving the well-being of New Zealanders is summarised in our purpose, to grow New Zealand for all.

Me pēhea te tono – How to Apply

For a copy of the information pack, please email Jo Bell or Amy Tea on [email protected]

To apply, please send your cover letter and CV (preferably in PDF format) to [email protected]

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply for this role.

Applications close Thursday 1st October.