Wellbeing Lead | Wellington City

Job Description

Wellbeing Lead, Culture & Capability – Te Whanganui a Tara/Wellington

Permanent, fulltime

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to lead and embed workforce wellbeing at the heart of the Ministry's culture, leadership and operations.

As wellbeing lead you will play an important role in shaping the Ministry's approach to wellbeing and psychosocial risk. Working across People Experience, and partnering closely with Health, Safety, and Security, you will ensure we provide responsive and effective services, strengthen our practices over time, and help clarify our future model.

You will lead a team of two, comprising a Senior Advisor and a Coordinator, to support delivery of the Ministry's wellbeing approach. You will support the team to   build strong relationships with providers, manage the employee assistance and Professional Supervision programmes, develop new initiatives, and conduct finance, reporting, communications, and advisory services that support an effective wellbeing function. 

This is an exciting role and we are looking for someone who has sound judgement, is able to work at pace, has continuous improvement experience, and understands how to operationalise a Wellbeing Strategy.

If you're passionate about creating a safe, healthy and high-performing workplace where kaimahi can thrive, this role offers real scope to make a meaningful, organisation-wide difference.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

• Demonstrated ability to translate strategic priorities into practical, operational plans that drive meaningful and sustainable change.
• Highly developed analytical capability, with the ability to interpret complex and diverse information and provide clear, robust, evidence-based advice.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to clearly and confidently present complex issues to senior leaders and lead calmly through critical wellbeing incidents.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels, effecting change through others.
• Experience coaching and developing others to build organisational capability and strengthen team performance.
• Significant experience leading culture and/or workforce wellbeing initiatives and programmes at a principal advisory or management level.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable and sustained shifts in organisational culture, particularly in the wellbeing domain.
• Deep understanding of the organisational levers that drive workforce wellbeing (both positive and negative), with demonstrated success implementing innovative, evidence-based strategies.
• Strong understanding of the public sector environment, including machinery of government and public accountability mechanisms.

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.

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 appointing salary for this role will be between $130,129 and $179,192 based on skills and experience.

Tono mai/Apply

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 Monday, 16 March; 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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