Manager - Integrated Safety Response

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Manager – Integrated Safety Response

• Based at Hamilton
• Grade 22
• Police Employee
• Permanent– Full Time
• NAV
• JR 5222285

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Mō te tūnga | About the role

Integrated Safety Response (ISR) is a multi-agency initiative ensuring families experiencing family violence get the help they need from Government and community services. ISR involves core agencies working closely together to support victims, perpetrators and their families.  ISR operates in two locations, Christchurch and Hamilton.

Police is the operational lead and hosting agency for ISR, as part of Te Puna Aonui, the Interdepartmental Executive Board for the Elimination of Family Violence and Sexual Violence.

ISR operates seven days a week, so flexibility is required as you may be required to work some weekends and statutory holidays.

In this role you will manage 1 direct report and have oversight of a wider team of approximately 10 staff. You will develop and implement the strategic aspects of a multi-agency programme. An excellent team ethos, exceptional communication skills, the ability to influence and drive strategy and a passion for leading and engaging people will see you thriving in this role!

Key Accountabilities:

The purpose of leadership in this role is to lead strategic priorities for ISR and enable our people to deliver the strategy.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Lead the strategic direction of ISR, with support from local ISR partners and the National ISR team.
• Ensure ISR’s strategy aligns with the broader context of the Government’s aims to eliminate family violence.
• Represent the ISR model to the public sector and governance.
• Create and continually develop an environment which encourages teamwork, service, Māori responsiveness, community partnership and problem solving.
• Influence the community and support change in complex environments.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

• Developing, assessing, and implementing strategy
• Leading teams, including coaching and mentoring, performance management, and achieving continuous improvement
• Developing positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Implementing continuous improvement of practices and processes
• Coordinating or managing cross-sectoral or multi-disciplinary teams
• Previous experience managing budgets

This role is set at Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is “to lead tactics for Our Business and enable people to deliver them”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/10-2022/manager_-_integrated_safety_response.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing  and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.  

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

Utu ā-tau | Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence from $153,652 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.  

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process. 

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Wednesday 9th April. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Joshua.Kinvig@police.govt.nz