District Risk&PerformanceManager-Central

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.

Manager District Performance Insights

• Based at one of the Lower North Island Districts (Waikato to Wellington) 

• Grade/Band – Band J

• Office of Constable/Police Employee 

• Permanent Full Time
• NAV  

• JR 5340780 

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā. 

Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face  

Mō te tūnga | About the role 

Our data has the power to change lives and create better outcomes for New Zealanders.

Join our team as a Manager - District Performance Insights as a key link between our Data and Performance team and our Districts delivering the services that New Zealand expect and deserve. 

You will work with senior operational leaders in Districts to deliver performance information and insights based on strategic and operational requirements to support Police’s vision of making New Zealand the safest country.

You will be supporting Police in the development and delivery of the way we create and deliver insights and performance reporting to Police decision makers. You’ll provide performance advice across different areas of Police, with a core focus of proactively providing quality performance insights to the organisation. You’ll have a passion for using performance information to assess and improve service delivery.

You provide direct and indirect leadership of teams to deliver performance insights to the business. This will include collaborating with the wider Data and Performance team to develop and implement solutions.

Key Accountabilities: 

• Developing partnerships with operational leaders to Performance Business Partners (PBPs) to develop knowledge of the strategic and operational requirements
• Drive focus on delivering performance information to lift performance and accountability

• Develop and maintain in-depth understanding of the allocated Districts, their business objectives, challenges, risks and performance and data related requirements.
• Work collaboratively with other members of the Performance and Data team, accessing expertise from specialists when needed to provide consistent expertise support to people leaders and employees.
• Provide specialist advice and insights to senior members of Districts on the effectiveness and risks to delivery and strategic outcomes and opportunities to improve performance across all areas of Police delivery.

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 your state of mind, 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.

• A service-oriented mindset, with the ability to operate, contribute, and influence at a senior level to drive performance improvement in a large and diverse organisation. 
• Experience in working with senior business leaders to understand and plan for the performance and data implications of business decisions.
• Ability to create innovative ideas and solutions, including the ability to anticipate organisational performance information needs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with individuals at all levels.  
• Confidently and effectively deliver informative presentations face-to-face. 
• Experience building and maintaining relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.  
• Demonstrated experience as a Performance Analyst, Business Analyst, Data Analyst, or Performance Advisor – or similar type roles. 
• Have proven experience and ability to understand (or gain understanding) of Police data and tools, perhaps with a background in administrative data.

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements 

This role is set at Leader/Manager level, this means your key purpose is “to lead tactics for Our Business and enable our people to deliver them”. 

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience and established credibility in data and/or business intelligence roles

• 3-5 years’ experience of providing advice and successfully influencing senior leadership teams on performance management, performance improvement, and embedding a culture of evidence-based decision making in large organisations.

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/06-2025/manager_-_district_performance_insights_1.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 | Salar

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $110,423 and $117,014 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 Friday, 20th June. 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 Team Leader - Jessica.Harris@police.govt.nz