Mo te tunga | About the role
- ; Do you want to partner with housing providers to make a difference in communities?
- ; Do you know a little or a lot about the housing needs of the South Island.
- ; Come work in the Place based team where local partnerships can provide housing when and where it's needed.
As Housing Solutions Partner, you will lead activity to identify, assess, and monitor the delivery of housing solutions in places, ensuring these reflect the needs and aspirations of places, and align to national strategies, plans, and settings.
This includes:
Work with local communities and partners to understand the local environment, needs and aspirations of a place, and to build a shared understanding of national strategies, plans, and settings, ensuring housing solutions and plans are fit-for-purpose and value-for-money.
Maintain robust knowledge of and engage externally on our whole suite of products
Lead work to identify and assess housing solutions; in particular, lead options and feasibility analysis, and due diligence in places by bringing together the right expertise from across the organisation - including commercial and contracts, financial and legal capability.
Lead work to monitor housing delivery in places against agreed housing strategies, plans and settings. *; Gather and share data, information and insights from places to inform performance monitoring and reporting
Identify emerging trends, risks and opportunities, and lead appropriate responses, acting as a point of escalation for the resolution of issues within a place.
The salary range for this role is $144,464 - $176,568 +3% Kiwisaver contribution.
O wheako, o pukenga | About you
To thrive in our busy, challenging and changing environment, you will be adaptable, flexible and resilient, and you will bring our values to life as we work together to deliver change for Government.
You will be committed to strengthening the Maori-Crown relationship, and to growing your knowledge and use of te ao maori, te reo, tikanga maori, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and maori values and perspectives in your work, while supporting others to do the same.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Proven experience working proactively with local communities and partners to achieve outcomes by building a shared understanding of local environment, needs and aspirations, and how this aligns with national approaches
Commercial expertise, with a track record for using a full suite of resources - funding, products, programmes, and tools - to achieve desired housing outcomes
A track record for working collaboratively with others, providing quality assurance, and constructively sharing feedback that influences or challenges the direction of travel
Proven experience providing high quality insights and advice to executive or senior leaders that align to organisational priorities, ideally in the public service
Sound business acumen, with experience contributing to the development and delivery of strategic and operational plans and processes, and driving change
Proven experience leading and contributing to organisational initiatives, bringing the right people together to achieve the right outcomes, and leading, coaching and mentoring others in an inclusive way
Sound knowledge of government and public sector processes
A track record of making quality decisions within your area of responsibility
A proven ability to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, navigate issues and solve problems
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a proven ability to build and leverage relationships and partner with colleagues and others across the public and private sectors to achieve shared outcomes
Proven skills, experience and knowledge that align to the responsibilities and outcomes of the role.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please click on the APPLY button, from here you can upload your CV and cover letter. Please note, while applications close on 5pm, Thursday 17 July, we will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.
Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.