Lead Benefits

Wellington - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: $ 155956 - 161155

Posted on: 18 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Lead Benefits!

Based at Police National Headquarters Wellington
Police Employee
Permanent Full time
NAV
JR

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga About the role

We are searching for our next leader in the benefits space! Specifically we are looking for an experienced project and programme benefits practitioner who can successfully operate at both the detailed and strategic levels of benefits thinking monitoring and advice. The successful candidate will work to ensure that decision makers across Police have the right information to make investment decisions that enable the best value for money and return on investment they possibly can.

Key Accountabilities:

Bring together a strategic narrative across Police and Government goals business-as-usual and project/programme investment and organizational outcomes from a benefits perspective
Provide advice to Polices Senior Leadership Team on potential and proposed projects and programmes that maximize return on investment and optimize benefits delivery
Provide advice and guidance to project and programme practitioners on benefits identification articulation and measurement
Track and report on benefits realization risks and opportunities across the investment portfolio
Raise the levels of benefits capability and maturity across Police

He aha taau e kawe mai What youll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills knowledge and experience relevant to the role we also place high importance on your state of mind the alignment of your values with ours your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams and the way that you lead yourself or others.

The successful candidate will bring:

10 years experience in project and programme benefits leadership preferably at an EPMO (or similar) level with at least five of those years being in NZ government roles
Relevant formal qualification/s or training in benefits management and/or portfolio management such as Management of Portfolios Management of Benefits Investment Logic Mapping
Experience engaging with and providing strategic advice to senior leaders and executives including both written reports and in-person presentations
Experience in writing and implementing organisational-level frameworks including influencing behavioural change and uplifting capability and maturity across a diverse range of stakeholders

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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tātou About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals communities businesses and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the governments largest front-line response agency with around 15000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work youll be engaged in is real tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded experienced leader with opportunities across the range of work we support.

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Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei Apply now

If this position sounds like you click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process please copy and paste this URL: applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $155956 and $161155 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on 29th January 2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy please contact @police.

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