Performance Reporting Specialist

• Fixed term for 9 months - Wellington based
• Work alongside our leaders
• Leave a lasting impact to our performance reporting capability

Korero mo te turanga - About the role

Join our team as a Performance Reporting Specialist!

Are you passionate about organisational effectiveness and showcasing the impact of public spending? We have an exciting opportunity for you to lead and innovate within our Organisational Performance team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Outcome Measures: Lead the development of our Outcomes Measures and refresh non-financial performance measures for Budget 26, ensuring they are robust, meaningful, and aligned with our strategic goals. Utilise your evaluation skills to map operational activities to system-level and societal outcomes, ensuring our measures accurately reflect organisational performance.
  
• Grow and Develop Capability: Mentor and coach team members to enhance their technical abilities and knowledge in setting outcome and performance measures. Work collaboratively with others to improve the overall organisational capability, leaving a lasting impact to continuously iterate and improve our measures.
  
  
  
• Adapt to Emerging Needs: Take on additional responsibilities and tasks as required, demonstrating flexibility and a proactive approach to meet the evolving needs of the organisation and support delivery of outcomes.

He pukenga tou - Skills & Experience

• Public Sector Accountability: Expertise in public sector accountability requirements, including Annual Reporting, Strategic Intentions and Outcome Measures.
• Performance Measures: Proven experience in developing, implementing, and maintaining non-financial performance measures or indicators in the public sector, particularly in Crown Land management and/or as a regulator.
• Evaluator competencies: Experience in successfully using evaluator competencies of engagement at all levels in an organisation, systematic inquiry and project management to set meaningful and fit for purpose measures for an organisation.
• Reporting Standards: Experience in applying PBE FRS 48 Service Performance Reporting.
• Annual Reporting Best Practices: Knowledge of best practices to ensure service performance information is appropriate and meaningful.
• Collaborative Work: Experience working collaboratively across an organisation to align performance with Strategic Intentions and plans.
• Public Sector Awareness: Understanding of public sector developments and requirements, with the ability to advise on adaptations.
• Mentoring and Coaching: Proven ability to lead self and others, sharing skills and knowledge to develop and uplift organisational capabilities.

The annual full-time salary range for this role is $108,161 to $127,248 depending on skills and experience.

Nga mea e tukuna ana e tatau - What we offer our employees

• Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai.
• Eye & ear care reimbursements
• Annual Flu Vaccinations
• Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
• Diverse groups and networks
• If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.
• A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave

Te Takinatanga - Our Story

Toitu Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations, now and for future generations.

Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Maori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan

Toitu Te Whenua is a diverse team of individuals with different experience and perspectives. This drives our culture and high performance. We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential. As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value difference and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not. As an organisation we embrace diversity, encourage work life balance and have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.

Tono mai - How to Apply

If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.

To apply, please click "Apply Online." You'll be taken through to our Toitu Te Whenua Careers Centre where you'll be able to review further information about the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role in the Position Description. You'll be able to complete your online application form and upload a copy of your CV/Cover Letter.

Please note, while applications close on 18 May 2025, we may 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.

For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process. You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.

You may notice that the Position Description title for this role Business Specialist- level Toru doesn't match the advertised title. At Toitu Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks). This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR). Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.

If you have any questions about this role or working at Toitu Te Whenua, please email opportunities@linz.govt.nz and our People Services Team will be in touch with you.