Manager Business Planning Services

About this role

• Lead and strengthen WorkSafe's organisation-wide planning capability
• Turn agreed priorities into coherent, achievable business plans
• Permanent role, Wellington preferred; other locations may be considered

About Us

He aha te mea nui o tēnei ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

Hello, Kia ora, Noa'ia, Talofa lava, Mauri, Mālō e lelei, Tālofa, Ni Sa Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Mālō ni, Kia orana, nǐ hǎo, Kamusta.

WorkSafe New Zealand | Mahi Haumaru Aotearoa is the primary workplace health and safety regulator. Our vision is that everyone who goes to mahi comes home healthy and safe. We live by our values:

• Whakakotahi – we are united in a strong purpose
• Kōrero mai – we engage meaningfully
• Tiakina mai – we are entrusted with a duty of care

About your team / Ko te tīma

Enterprise Planning and Implementation is a new group established at WorkSafe to strengthen planning, coordination, and implementation across the organisation, particularly to improve how work is prioritised, sequenced, and supported through to delivery.

Business Planning Services sits within the Enterprise Planning and Implementation group. The team helps WorkSafe create a shared view of organisational priorities, capacity and planned activity.

You will lead two direct reports and work across the organisation to coordinate planning cycles and improve visibility of how plans connect. The team supports leaders to identify alignment, interdependencies and pressure points while business units retain ownership of their plans and delivery.

About the role / Ō te tūranga

As Manager, Business Planning Services, you will lead and continue to mature WorkSafe's organisation-wide business planning capability.

Working with leaders and teams across the organisation, you will help connect strategic priorities, business plans, operational activity and change initiatives into a shared and realistic view of what can be delivered.

You will build strong relationships, strengthen planning capability and encourage a more connected approach to planning across WorkSafe, helping leaders identify interdependencies, make informed decisions and maintain focus on organisational priorities while retaining ownership of their plans and delivery.

What You'll Do / Ko tōu ake mahi

• Lead and continuously improve WorkSafe's business planning discipline
• Coordinate transparent and well-timed organisation-wide planning cycles
• Establish practical planning frameworks, standards and tools
• Build strong relationships across WorkSafe and support leaders to strengthen planning capability and ownership
• Help leaders develop clear, coherent and achievable plans aligned to organisational priorities
• Identify interdependencies, risks and pressure points across plans
• Provide insight on organisational capacity, priorities and sequencing
• Encourage a more connected, organisation-wide approach to planning that supports collaboration and informed decision-making

What You'll Bring / Ko ngā pukenga ōu

• Significant experience leading business or organisational planning
• Experience designing and operating organisation-wide planning processes
• Strong understanding of prioritisation, capacity and sequencing
• Experience advising senior leaders on planning and delivery risk
• Proven ability to influence, align and build commitment across a broad range of stakeholders
• Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to work effectively with people at different levels of planning maturity
• A collaborative and pragmatic approach, with a track record of building capability and encouraging ownership
• Strong people leadership, coaching and capability-building skills

Familiarity with portfolio or programme governance, public sector planning and data or reporting tools used to show progress, capacity and interdependencies would be advantageous. 

Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.

Salary range / Awhe utu

The expected appointment base salary range for this role is $152,761 - $168,932. KiwiSaver or SSRSS employer contributions are additional. From 1 April 2026, our KiwiSaver employer contribution increased to 3.5%.

We offer a range of benefits including:

• Free life insurance for the duration of your employment
• Health insurance and eyecare discounts
• $400 home workstation contribution
• Five weeks' annual leave
• 15 days' sick leave
• A Reward and Recognition Framework that celebrates the impact our kaimahi make
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee-led networks to promote the goals and needs of our diverse communities (Rainbow, Pacific, Women's and Tū Rangatira Māori Network as well as Enabled Network and our Multi – Ethnic Network.)

How to apply / Me pēhea te tono

WorkSafe has engaged Inside Recruitment to support the recruitment of this leadership opportunity. When you click 'apply for this job', you will be redirected to the Inside Recruitment website to submit your application and access further details about the position.

AI can be a helpful tool when preparing your application, but what matters most to us is you. Please ensure your CV, cover letter and responses reflect your own skills, experiences and perspective. We want to hear your real story, your passion, your personality and what makes you unique. Don't let AI do all the talking. Let it support you, not replace you.

WorkSafe Mahi Haumaru is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and actively welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including people with disabilities and those who are neurodivergent. We believe different perspectives strengthen our mahi and help create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.

If you encounter accessibility barriers in completing the application or require adjustments or support to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you, contact worksafe@inside.co.nz for a confidential kōrero.

This vacancy has been established as part of changes to WorkSafe's organisational structure after a review of WorkSafe's operating model identified opportunities to improve role clarity, ways of working and organisational effectiveness. As part of these changes, WorkSafe has established a number of new roles to ensure we are well placed to meet expectations now and in the future. Kaimahi whose roles were affected by the structure change will be given preference for all vacancies and will be considered in the first instance.

Applications close: 5pm, 17th September, 2026.