Manager, Radio Spectrum Licensing and Technical
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Tēnei tūranga – About the role
The Manager, Radio Spectrum Licensing and Technical leads the Licensing team within Radio Spectrum Management and is responsible for the management of Radio Spectrum Licensing across New Zealand. This includes ensuring that the Radio Engineers and Technical Officers carry out their functions to a high standard and in accordance with nationally consistent practice, operational policy and business process frameworks. This includes responsibility for all planning, monitoring and other management functions.
The Manager, Radio Spectrum Licensing and Technical has a responsibility to build and maintain key relationships with influential and relevant groups at both the local and regional levels, in order to positively influence the Radio Spectrum Licensing environment across New Zealand.
Ngā herenga – Requirements of the role
Personal specifications
- Extensive knowledge of broadcasting, telecommunications and radio communication industries and of the electrical appliance and electronic equipment supply industries, along with knowledge of the public sector policy process.
- Proven ability to understand and apply legislation fairly and consistently, with an excellent knowledge of the international and New Zealand radio spectrum regulatory framework.
- Knowledge of key influencers within the broadcasting, telecommunications, radio communication industries and electrical appliance and electronic equipment supply industries.
- Demonstrates ability to balance statutory and technical issues and present them with simplicity and clarity that can be understood by a range of audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and implement change, including in a technically complex environment.
- Demonstrated ability to develop operational business systems, processes and work practices as well as business plans, and governance and risk management practices and documentation.
- An ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability in negotiation.
- Sound judgement especially around consideration of risk management.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining an environment focused on continuous improvement to enhance organisational performance.
- Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
- Credit check required
Qualifications
- Tertiary qualification, preferably in electronics, engineering or related technical discipline or extensive and comparable (5+ years) relevant experience and expertise.
Takohanga tuhinga o mua – Key accountabilities and deliverables
Critical Areas of Success
- Working collaboratively as part of the Radio Spectrum Management leadership team to implement change, ensure performance, and create a high performing team culture.
- Partnering with the National Manager and team to develop, articulate and give effect to the team’s strategy and other key priority work programmes.
- People-centred leadership of the Licensing team.
- Responsibility for all planning, forecasting, monitoring, quality assurance and other management functions for the Licensing team. Including financial oversight and year on year budgeting
- Ensuring the Licensing team carries out functions to a high standard and in accordance with nationally consistent practice, operational policy and business process frameworks.
- Having a deep understanding of the legislative systems and takes a leadership position to drive desired outcomes, especially in relation to the regulatory functions of the team.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with national and international organisations to identify and share best practice information and to promote the Ministry, its products and services.
- Applying strong intellectual capability and judgement to analyse large, complex issues and readily grasps and synthesises ideas, analysis and advice produced by others.
- Is viewed as a trusted advisor and a recognised expert in radio spectrum licensing.
- Leading complex and ambiguous issues with significant sensitivity and risk, by providing authoritative and frank advice that recognises the choices and constraints, anticipates needs, predicts and plans for potentially controversial or sensitive issues.
- Supporting broader registry work with other licensing regimes.
- Contributing to effective whole-of-system intelligence networks linking international and domestic partners.
- Working with Information and Education teams to inform strategies to educate licensees.
- Ensuring robust technical input and quality assurance processes are in place for Radio Engineers.
- Builds strategic alliances with key government and non-government representatives to ensure MBIE’s views are influential in their decision-making.
- Maintains and manages the Approved Certifier/Engineer and Examiner frameworks. Including that they are correctly trained, approved, supervised and audited to ensure that all radio licences and operator certificates are of a high standard.
- Develops a sustainable framework for Approved Certifiers/Engineers and Examiners to ensure there are sufficient members to support the external licensing and examiner framework.
People Leadership
- Establishes clear accountabilities, expectations and performance standards with direct reports and ensures regular performance management and development occurs.
- Monitors individual, team and branch performance to ensure that performance targets are met.
- Anticipates future capability needs in human resources, identifies gaps in capability and addresses these gaps through targeted recruitment and development or other actions.
- Coaches, mentors and develops people to meet the needs of MBIE now and in the future.
- Identifies and develops talent for key roles in Radio Spectrum Management.
Relationship Management
- Develops effective working relationships with other MBIE managers and people in order to transfer knowledge and learning from the Radio Spectrum unit to the wider organisation.
- Represents whole-of-Ministry views and protects its reputation in external interactions.
- Builds strategic alliances with key government and non-government representatives, including national and international stakeholders, to ensure MBIE’s views are influential in their decision-making.
- Builds and maintains effective relationships and partnerships with national and international organisations to identify and share best practice information and to promote the Ministry, its products and services.
- Tests the effectiveness of stakeholder relationships using a range of appropriate measures and processes (including stakeholder feedback).
Wellbeing, health & safety
- Displays commitment through actively supporting all safety and wellbeing initiatives.
- Ensures own and others safety at all times.
- Complies with relevant safety and wellbeing policies, procedures, safe systems of work and event reporting.
- Reports all incidents/accidents, including near misses in a timely fashion.
- Is involved in health and safety through participation and consultation.
Tō tūranga i roto i te Manatū – Your place in the Ministry
The Manager, Radio Spectrum Licensing and Technical position reports into the National Manager within the Market Integrity branch. The branch sits within the Radio Spectrum Management group.
Matatautanga – Competencies (Leadership Success Profile)
The Leadership Success Profile (LSP) is a leadership capability framework, developed by the New Zealand public sector for the New Zealand public sector. It creates a common language for leadership and establishes what great leadership looks like. You can look at the twelve underpinning capabilities and four leadership characters here: Leadership Success Profile | Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission(external link)
To mātou aronga – What we do for Aotearoa New Zealand
Hīkina Whakatutuki is the te reo Māori name for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Hīkina means to uplift. Whakatutuki means to move forward, to make successful. Our name speaks to our purpose, Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All.
To Grow Aotearoa New Zealand for All, we put people at the heart of our mahi. Based on the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi / The Treaty of Waitangi, we are committed to upholding authentic partnerships with Māori.
As agile public service leaders, we use our breadth and experience to navigate the ever-changing world. We are service providers, policy makers, investors and regulators. We engage with diverse communities, businesses and regions. Our work touches on the daily lives of New Zealanders. We grow opportunities (Puāwai), guard and protect (Kaihāpai) and innovate and navigate towards a better future (Auaha).
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
As an agency of the public service, MBIE has a responsibility to contribute to the Crown meeting its obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti). Meeting our commitment to Te Tiriti will contribute towards us realising the overall aims of Te Ara Amiorangi – Our Path, Our Direction, and achieve the outcome of Growing New Zealand for All. The principles of Te Tiriti - including partnership, good faith, and active protection – are at the core of our work. MBIE is committed to delivering on our obligations as a Treaty partner with authenticity and integrity and to enable Māori interests. We are committed to ensuring that MBIE is well placed to meet our obligations under the Public Service Act 2020 (Te Ao Tūmatanui) to support the Crown in strengthening the Māori/Crown Relationship under the Treaty and to build MBIE’s capability, capacity and cultural intelligence to deliver this.
Mahi i roto i te Ratonga Tūmatanui – Working in the public service
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
What does it mean to work in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Public Service?(external link) — Te Kawa Mataaho The Public Service Commission
