Senior Change Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Panonitanga Matua | (12-month fixed term / 0.5 FTE)

  • Matua, Bay of Plenty
  • $120,000-150,000 per year
  • Contract
  • Part-time
  • 16 hours ago
  • Apply easily
  • Closing date: Sep 14, 2025
  • Part Time Fixed Term
  • Wellington
Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
  • Opportunity to use your change management experience to support digital projects deliver successfully and security mahi to make people and data safer
  • Exciting delivery-focussed team.
About Us | Ko mātouStats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koeWe encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our . We want working for us… to work for you!!Starting salary: $120,000 - $150,000 + superannuationOther benefits of joining Stats NZ include:
  • Flu Vaccines, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Eye Tests and corporate rates for a variety of services and products
  • Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
  • Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
  • 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
  • City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
  • State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington
The role | Te tūngaWe currently have a 12-month fixed-term opportunity for a Senior Change Manager in security at Stats NZ working 0.5 FTE (18.75 hours per week). There are no set days or times as such, we want this to work for you! (ideally available between core hours of 10am to 4pm)Future Census has an IT Security Roadmap and a Protective Security Requirements Working Group all undertaking major change. These programs will give Stats NZ staff the technology, risk management and processes to continue to do their work safely.The biggest change needed though, is the culture. If you are a big scale thinker who loves engaging and moving entire organisations on really important stuff, then this position is for you!The project teams are based in Wellington.You will work in the Security team, reporting to the Security manager and support the Security Roadmap Project Manager and a Senior Business Analyst who are passionate about what they do and happy to support you.You will be accountable for the management and delivery of change management and related communications activities including:
  • Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders. Create and update the stakeholder assessment and map for all current projects within security.
  • Development and execution of change management processes and activities across all types of change including system/technical, business, cultural and/or behavioural change.
  • Ensure that the impacts of change are understood and communicated effectively to stakeholders and staff, so that our change initiatives 'land well' with end users.
  • Enable the design, development, delivery, and management of key communications.
  • Provide input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of Training delivery. (This includes training material for AKO and working with comms to ensure we are using the correct templates when sending messages externally).
  • Support and engage senior leaders and successfully implement change from identification through to embedding and sustaining the change in our business.
  • Integrate change management activities into the project plan and ADO.
  • Collating feedback on behalf of the business to monitor progress, impact, and satisfaction of improvements.
This role would suit someone who can bring:
  • Your experience in your craft - ideally, a proven track record of 4+ years in a change manager role across a wide range of projects/initiatives and implementation mechanisms.
  • Examples of your strong experience working with leaders and people at all levels of the organisation in a high-change environment.
  • Information about your knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori, and engagement with Māori.
  • Examples of where you've demonstrated or encouraged diversity and inclusion in and/or outside of work.
  • Demonstration of your understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures.
  • Role-specific training - relevant certification in change management (e.g. Prosci, CMI accreditation, APMG) desirable.
What you bring | Nōu te rourouWe understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tonoIf this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.Please reach out to if you have any questions.You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.

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