Job Description
Manager Business Support & Office of the DDG
Role type: Permanent, full-time
Location: Wellington
Salary band & range: General Salary Range B: $138,938 to $170,000 depending on skills and experience
About the Role - Kōrero mō te Tūranga
As Manager Business Support & Office of the Deputy Director General (ODDG), you'll lead a team that delivers essential business support services across Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service.
You will ensure the business unit operates smoothly and efficiently, enabling it to deliver on its strategic goals and work programme.
This is a leadership role that spans business support, health and safety, and executive support.
You'll work closely with teams across Te Uru Rākau to provide assurance, guidance, and consistent support on processes that support the branch operation, while fostering a collaborative and customer-focused environment.
In this role, you will:
About You – Mōu
To be successful in this role, you'll have significant leadership experience in business support functions, with a very strong customer and service focus.
You'll have proven experience managing relationships across a range of stakeholders both internally and externally, with the ability to influence and gain the support of key individuals.
You will be experienced in advising and supporting senior leaders, while also able to support operational staff in navigating the approval and support processes to conduct activity.
More specifically, your experience will include:
About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū
The Business Support and ODDG team plays a vital role in enabling Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service to deliver on its strategic priorities.
We're a collaborative, service-focused group that provides leadership, guidance, and operational support across the branch, ensuring our people have what they need to succeed.
The team works closely with other enabling service teams across the Strategy, Enablement and Māori Partnership directorate to deliver integrated support to the delivery of the strategy and core services.
About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua
We're passionate about growing prosperity in the sector while ensuring respect for Kaitiaki – guardianship of our natural resources
To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.
Benefits of working at MPI - Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu
Security checks - Ngā Taki Whakahaumaru
Low level Security Clearance
If you do not meet these minimum criteria, we will not be able to accept your application.
Credit check - Tirotiro nama
Please note, given this position is identified as carrying financial risk, the preferred candidate(s) will be required to satisfactorily pass a credit check.
Are you ready to make a difference?
- Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake?
We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.
We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities.
As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.
In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.
To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “Apply” or visit the MPI Careers Site.
To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.
Applications close at 11:59pm on Tuesday, 28 October.
If you have any questions about the role, please email
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