Shape workforce capability priorities and investment across NZTA.
Lead enterprise direction and governance to drive capability impact.
Guide senior decisions, balance organisational priorities, and enable system level transformation.
Set clear direction and governance, turning workforce strategy into focused capability priorities.
Work with senior leaders, HR, Learning & OD partners to shape decisions and test requirements.
Ensure capability investment is joined up, evidence-based, and focused on enterprise value.
Move to a coherent, organisation-wide approach that can scale and last.
Define and prioritise NZTA’s core and common workforce capabilities, including technical and specialist domains.

Experience leading and governing workforce capability, learning, or organisational development at an organisation-wide level.
Experience working in complex organisations where you need to prioritise, set governance, and coordinate work across teams.
Strong ability to influence senior leaders, shape priorities, and negotiate trade-offs.
Strong analytical skills
able to turn complex workforce information into clear, evidence-based recommendations and decisions.
Good understanding of capability development beyond training
such as learning on the job, capability frameworks, and organisation-wide design.
Experience designing or running frameworks, standards, or governance that align work across multiple teams.
Understanding of Te Ao Māori, tikanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi as they apply in the public sector.

Manager, Workforce Capabilities

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