Manager Relationships - Wellington
Type: Fixed term
Hours: Full time
Location: Wellington
Business Group: Survivor Experiences Services
Branch: Partnerships and Commissions
Salary: $129,271 - $160,871
Is managing people and relationships your key skill?
Have you experience working with survivors of abuse from Māori, Pacific, Disabled and/or Deaf communities?
Do you have a track record of forming enduring organisational relationships that lead to better outcomes?
Are you interested in making a difference for Survivors of abuse in care?
Then this role may be for you.
Better New Zealand
Working at the Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua, you’ll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.
Survivor Experiences Service
Te Tari Taiwhenua provides continuing support to Survivors of abuse in care through the Survivor Experiences Service.
The Survivor Experiences Service provides a safe, supportive, confidential place for Survivors to share their experiences of abuse in care, to support healing. The Service supports Survivors to locate and obtain their personal records related to their time in care.
Manager Relationships role
As the Manager Relationships you will head a team of relationship leads who work, integrated with the other Survivor-facing teams, to establish working relationships with communities of Survivors.
The Manager Relationships ensures that relationship building fits in with other activity of the team and that leads work collaboratively to deliver bespoke support to communities of Survivors. The Manger Relationships leads the establishment and maintenance of cultural and professional relationships with external stakeholders, including iwi networks that support Survivors.
To be successful in this role you will have demonstratable experience that allows you to:
Rapidly develop an overall strategy for relationship development and maintenance that can be tailored to the specific needs of Māori, Pacific Peoples, disabled people and Deaf survivors.
Gather community intelligence to inform policy and services
Enable and strengthen the team to develop productive relationships with Survivors and their communities
Understand public sector frameworks and use these to bring out the best in talented staff who may have had limited or no public sector experience
Ensure that the development and maintenance of relationships occurs in close collaboration with other teams
Understand what is being delivered, see opportunities to work better, present ideas to managers and colleagues for actioning, and swiftly implement innovations once agreed upon
Manage complex issues and projects, and to make sense of quickly evolving situations.
You’ll have strong resilience and emotional strength, sound judgement and tact in dealing with complex and sensitive issues.
You'll be joining a team passionate about supporting Survivors of abuse in care. This is a new role giving you the ability to contribute to shaping the data management and uplift strategy as well as improving Service performance based on your findings and reporting this to high levels of government.
At Te Tari Taiwhenua, we value facetime to build strong relationships, as well as working from home and flexing hours to fit with your real life. In joining us, you'll get interesting work that's unique within New Zealand, that brings awesome opportunities to grow your skills and develop your career. You'll see that the work you do here is meaningful and makes a real difference.
We are an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We recognise a diverse workforce contributes to better business outcomes. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees have equal access. Even if you don't think you meet all the criteria, but you're excited about this opportunity, please do get in touch - we value the different skills and experience that diversity brings.
Applications close: 5pm, Friday 4 July 2025
For more information please contact: polly.martin2@survivorexperiences.govt.nz
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About Us
At the Department of Internal Affairs, the work we do makes New Zealand a better place for those born here, and those new New Zealanders who have chosen to call this country home.
About the Team
The Partnerships and Commissions branch of DIA is responsible for a diverse portfolio of national institutions, commissions, Executive and community-based services. The branch oversees and supports the National Library and Archives New Zealand, Hāpai Hapori – Community Operations, and Ministerial Services who provide a range of services to the Prime Minister and the Executive. The branch oversees various commissions including royal commissions, ministerial inquiries and those established through legislation (Local Government Commission, Gambling Commission).
