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TRANSFORMATION AND IMPROVEMENT

OPERATIONS DIVISION

• Nationally acclaimed project management practices, with skills taught on job.
• Family friendly employer + on-site childcare providers.
• Open to flexible work arrangements - achieve a true work/life balance.
• Industry leader, with strong career progression potential, both internally and externally.
  
  
  

The role/Te mahi

We're looking for a Programme Manager to take charge of a multi-year initiative driving organisational change. Reporting to the Head of Transformation and Improvement, you'll lead a team coordinating University-wide changes and ensuring the programme’s success.

Your role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, crafting strategies, maintaining delivery plans, and monitoring progress.

It's crucial to align with the University's vision, manage stakeholder expectations, prioritise tasks, and uphold effective communication throughout.

Your skills and experience/Kā Pūkeka Me Kā Wheako

You’ll be an experienced and savvy project/programme management practitioner, skilled in leading the delivery of organisation-wide programmes.

Our ideal candidate demonstrates:

• A delivery focus with the ability to effectively manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills; adept at influencing stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities, skilled at gaining buy-in and strategic influencing.
• A passion for delivering transformational change.
• Comfort managing ambiguity and working in a complex and demanding environment.
• A flexible, pragmatic, positive, proactive approach.
• An understanding of HR information systems.
  
  
  

If the above sounds like you – we need to talk!

About Our Team/Mō Te Tīma

Transformation and Improvement focuses on enhancing business processes and implementing significant, impactful change initiatives. Our emphasis is on fostering change, innovation, and improvement across the University community, ensuring excellence in both work and study environments.

Further Details/Pūroko

This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week), fixed term position of up to 2.5 years, located in Ōtepoti, Dunedin.

The appointment range for this role is $103,690 to $111,917. Top of the range is $120,143 per annum. An additional allowance may be available for the right candidate.

More information regarding employee benefits can be found here.

You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.

The University of Otago is a workplace that values and utilises diverse and inclusive thinking, people and behaviours. This means that we honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and that the contributions of staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected.

For further information regarding the role please contact Naomi Weaver, via the below contact details.

Application/Tono

To submit your application (including CV and cover letter) please click the apply button. Applications quoting reference number 2500557 will close on Sunday, 11 May 2025.

Applications may be reviewed as submitted and candidates may be invited to interview immediately. The University reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time.