- Job Type: Permanent Full Time
- Category: Human Resources
- Location: Wellington City
- Date Advertised: 25-JUL-25
- Job Reference: MOJ/1876030
- Job Title: Strategic Organisational Development Partner
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Come join the Ministry's People Experience Team (PX) as we kick off an exciting new chapter, with the launch of a newly established Culture and Capability team, supported by dedicated organisational development and learning and development functions.
These initiatives are part of a bold strategy and action plan focused on building a high-performing team and shaping the future capability of the organisation.
Te Haeata/The Opportunity
Are you passionate about shaping workplace culture and building capability that truly makes a difference?
As our new Strategic Organisational Development Partner, you'll support the design of strategies and frameworks and deliver a range of organisational development programmes, which relate to Inclusion and Diversity, Employee Experience, Leadership Development, Cultural Capability, and Culture. This is your chance to influence how we grow and thrive as an organisation.
You'll be the go-to for organisational development, working closely with our people leaders and leadership teams to turn insights into action. You'll provide subject matter expertise for the Ministry's employee survey programme, provide strategic advice, and help shape the future of work through innovative, evidence-based solutions.
This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise to a high-impact role—where your work will directly support a justice system that better serves all New Zealanders.
You will:
- Support the design of strategies and frameworks across culture, inclusion, leadership, and employee experience.
- Deliver organisational development programmes that drive meaningful change and align with the Ministry's strategic goals.
- Provide expert advice and coaching to leaders and PX teams.
- Apply data-driven insights and evaluation to measure impact and inform continuous improvement.
Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, we are looking for you to have:
- Extensive experience as a senior organisational development practitioner.
- Expertise across multiple culture and capability domains, including leadership development, inclusion and diversity, and cultural capability.
- Proven ability to design and deliver programmes with clear intervention logic and measurable outcomes.
- Strong partnership and influencing skills, with the ability to work across all levels of the organisation.
- A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of te Tiriti o Waitangi and te ao Māori with a commitment to culturally affirming practices.
Mō mātou/About us
At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
The purpose of our People Experience team is to help the Ministry's people to have a great experience at work. This begins before they start with us and goes right though until they leave us. We build and operate the people-related practices that form the experience of the people who work here, in the areas of organisational development, learning, employment relations and human resources. We also advise and support our leaders and employees as they do their jobs day-to-day. We're a group of committed specialists who want to make a difference.
Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.
Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here
We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:
- 4.4 weeks holiday leave
- flexible work hours where possible
- an online professional development portal
- access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks
See our full range of benefits here.
With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.
Utu ā-tau/Salary
The salary band for this role is $111,766- $154,680 with the appointing salary for this role likely to be between $111,766 and $144,388, based on skills and experience.
Tono mai/Apply
To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.
Applications close on Sunday 10 August 2025; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.
If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz
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