Readiness and Adoption Lead at New Zealand Government

Readiness and Adoption Lead – Auckland or Wellington This full‑time, on‑site, 24‑month fixed‑term role offers the opportunity to shape how the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and its partners prepare for the nationally significant Time of Use Charging Programme. The successful candidate will work at senior levels across strategy, delivery, governance, councils and key partners. Responsibilities Lead readiness and adoption for the Time of Use Charging Programme. Shape how NZTA and partners prepare across people, process and technology for a successful go‑live. Develop a clear, time‑phased readiness roadmap. Establish practical frameworks, standards and governance structures. Provide senior leaders and governance forums with evidence‑based insights on readiness, adoption, risks, issues, dependencies and benefits realisation. Work across business, technology and service delivery teams to build organisational and partner capability, support operational preparedness, and help leaders and sponsors drive adoption within their areas. Connect people around a shared future state, ensuring stakeholders are equipped through engagement, communications, training and enablement planning, and help turn the complex programme into coordinated, practical delivery. Qualifications Strong mix of programme readiness, adoption, stakeholder leadership and strategic delivery experience. Experience leading end‑to‑end programme readiness across people, process and technology, translating strategy into clear and executable plans. Proven ability to provide clear, evidence‑based insights on readiness, risk and adoption to senior leaders and governance forums. Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including building trusted relationships with senior leaders, local government, iwi and key partners. Confidence operating in complex and ambiguous environments, managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes under pressure. Experience supporting risk management by assessing impacts, planning appropriate interventions and tracking readiness and adoption progress. Collaborative approach, strong communication skills and the ability to enable leaders, sponsors and cross‑functional teams to move together at pace. Tertiary qualification in engineering, business management, planning, systems thinking, public policy or a related discipline, or equivalent experience. Current full driver licence. Public sector experience within local or national government, council or transport agencies is desirable. Legal right to live and work in New Zealand. Benefits Five weeks of annual leave. Life, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance for permanent employees. Principle‑based flexibility arrangements at the individual, team and organisational levels. Opportunities for on‑the‑job experience, coaching, courses and secondments to other roles within NZTA. Equal Opportunity Employer NZTA|WakaKotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr