Project Manager

Permanent, Full-time (1.0FTE)

Windermere Campus, Tauranga

Information Technology Services

Toi Ohomai delivers quality vocational education and training to both domestic and international students, across five main campuses in Rotorua, Tauranga, Taupō, Tokoroa and Whakatāne, and 68 delivery sites across the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi Ohomai is now a subsidiary organisation for Te Pūkenga and part of a transformational change unifying all 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics across Aotearoa; together with other work-based, provider-based and online learning. Collectively we will be NZ’s largest tertiary education provider with national and regional reach enabling learners and employers to move between workplaces and other educational offerings and between locations as their needs change.

The Project Manager role will be largely based at the Windermere campus in the Bay of Plenty, but will be expected to attend other sites. The role is both stimulating and multi-dimensional and the successful applicant will have at least 5 years’ experience in managing business projects. You should be experienced in managing the project from Initiation through to Post Implementation reviews, collaborating with a range of stakeholders and end users at all levels in the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of Information Technology, this role will contribute significantly to the successful delivery of projects led by IT on behalf of the business. Key to your success in this role will be your demonstrated ability to: 

• Lead projects from project initiation and scope to completion
• Provide reporting on project progress and maintenance of project documentation
• Apply a structured change management approach and methodology
• Communicate with key stakeholders at both Executive level and end users.

The skills, experience and qualifications required for this role include:

• A qualification of at least degree level
• Prince2 or PMP certifications
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in project management, managing large IT projects
• Some experience in application development leadership from design to production
• Experience in working large, multi-site organisations.

Importantly you will be able to demonstrate strong alignment and commitment to our Toi Ohomai Values.

As a responsible employer and education provider, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable persons and applies relevant policy and practice to meet this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant vetting and employment checks.

Applications close: 01 December 2020