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.

Director - Performance & Data

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington
• Police Employee/Constabulary
• Permanent, full time
• Nationally Advertised Vacancy
• JR 5034135

Mō te tūnga | About the role

New Zealand Police delivers services that ensure communities are safe and feel secure, with less crime, road trauma and fewer victims. Police operates 24 hours a day in a complex environment actively preventing crime and crashes. With around 15,000 staff, we work from community-based police stations and large policing hubs, operate on land, sea and in the air, and respond to over 860,000 emergency calls every year.

The Performance and Data directorate is responsible for providing Police with the data and performance insights it needs to be successful. This means ensuring the availability of reliable and accurate information to internal and external stakeholders, and providing relevant, timely insights to enable informed decision-making in support of our goals and priorities.

As the Director of Performance and Data, you will lead and influence through a period of significant change, driving the adoption of a business partnering model, with a core focus of proactively providing quality performance insights to the organisation. You will be responsible for overseeing the collection, analysis, and utilisation of data to improve organisational performance, guide both operational and strategic decision-making, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This leadership role requires someone with a passion for using performance information to prioritise operations, and who can build very strong and trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.

Police data and performance insights is of extremely high public interest, information the directorate provides is frequently referenced by Minister’s and used in media. Providing accurate, timely and useable information is critically important.

Key Accountabilities:

• Relationships: Partner with internal business groups to develop a performance and data centre of excellence and business partnering model that provides stakeholders with the data-driven insights they require to be successful.
• Collaboration: Work with external organisations to support Police data utilisation and ensure transparent reporting on key performance indicators.
• Data & Strategy Leadership: Develop and implement evidence-led data reporting models, aligning them with Police’s goals and priorities.
• Performance Systems Management: Oversee and maintain the data and performance management frameworks, ensuring the team has the hardware and software capabilities to succeed.
• Team Leadership: Build and lead a high performing team, fostering innovation and ensuring a positive, high-performing work environment.
• Health & Safety: Promote a safe working environment by integrating health, safety, and wellbeing into all aspects of team operations.

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 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.

• Have proven ability to lead and create a strong and positive workplace culture
• Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with different groups at all levels with clarity
• Know how to develop the capability of staff and ensure they have the tools and technology to be their best
• Thrive under pressure with ability to balance multiple priorities and stakeholders
• Have experience in influencing, collaborating, and leveraging the capability of others to achieve desired outcomes
• Demonstrate ability to operate effectively in a complex environment to achieve agreed outcomes
• Demonstrate ability to lead, develop and implement data-driven policies and strategies
• Lead and contribute to system and transformational change initiatives
• Have proven ability to understand Police data, integrity issues and opportunities to rationalise Police’s approach to data
• Effectively manage budgets and get maximum value for investment

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

• This role is based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington. Some travel may be required.

This role is set at Strategic Leader level, this means your key purpose is “to lead the strategy, Our Business, and enable our people to deliver it”.

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/11-2024/director_-_performance_and_data.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 between $203,400 and $210,180 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 27 November 2024. 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 john.downs-carroll@police.govt.nz.