WellingtonVacancy Number: CSNO11416Closing Date: Sunday 14th July 2019Location: National Office, Wellington
Recruitment Contact: **********rategic role creating and optimising new prison industries
Opportunity to help shape and influence post prison offender lives
All Corrections employees are part of one team working to keep our communities safe and change lives. To do this we put safety first, do the right thing, build strong partnerships and reduce re-offending.The better prepared each individual is for reintegration into the community, the less likely they are to re-offend. One key to reducing re-offending is increasing the work readiness of the people in our care. It significantly increases their chances of finding sustainable, rewarding employment on release. We encourage work readiness by creating opportunities for the people in our care to experience real-world type work and build the important elements around it: work ethic, teamwork, collaboration, trade skills and all the other attributes that make for a good employee in any environment.This is an opportunity for you to create the right environment for the people in our care to have successful, rewarding post-prison lives.The Corrections Prison Industries team works with all of our prison sites to create exactly these kinds of opportunities. As a Strategic Lead within our national Prison Industries team, you will be exploring opportunities to create new prison industries and working to optimise our existing ones. You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of industries across New Zealand, taking advantage of your established networks and building new relationships with potential customers and training organisations.You will able to demonstrate the following:A track record of successfully implementing strategies, plans or projects within a custodial or similar environment
An ability to deliver project outcomes with full end to end accountability, within tight timeframes
Experience with strategic business development
A style that allows you to work confidently and effectively in an environment of information ambiguity
An ability to access and maintain an extensive network of technical and professional contacts, across both internal and external organisations
The ability to work effectively with people from all walks of life
The confidence to present to senior leadership teams professionally and with credibility
Excellent interpersonal skills and negotiation experience.
You will likely bring a tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline and five plus years of previous experience in relevant roles. Experience in the prison industry environment (including from other jurisdictions) would give you a head start, but it’s not required.You will be located at National Office (Wellington) and will be required to travel to our prison locations from time to time. The ability to travel and a full driver licence is needed.
Corrections embraces diversity and is committed to an inclusive workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals and celebrate the collective talent of all employees.All applications must be submitted online via our recruitment system. This can be done by clicking on the ‘Begin’ button below to start your application. Please note: Applications that are emailed directly will NOT be considered.
