Director Programmes, Public and Population Health

3 months ago


New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Nau mai kia tau mai
At the heart of Te Aka Whai Ora is our people working together, navigating through our initial years of work to address intergenerational Māori health inequities and help deliver, better health outcomes for all New Zealanders.
We need people to join us on this growth journey as we create a 'future fit' team who are dedicated to ensuring we weave together our knowledge and skills in a combined effort to reach Te Pae Tawhiti our Vision our Destination.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Director Programmes, Public and Population Health sits within the Public and Population Health Directorate (P&PH) which has a key relationship with the National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand and the Public Health Agency (PHA) within Manatū Hauora.

**You will**:

- Lead the P&PH Pae Ora Programmes team, which includes managing a substantial and complex programme of work incorporating multiple interconnected project streams.
- Influence, guide and support colleagues, leadership and stakeholder groups maintaining relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Lead the development and implementation of, systems and processes, alongside uplifting capability across the organisation.

This role is instrumental in supporting the P&PH Leadership Team to deliver services that transform the system through a Te Ao Māori worldview, and addressing inequities for Māori within the system, whilst ensuring that whānau are enabled to be self-managing in places and spaces that work best for them.
Please read the position description for further detail.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
Success in this role will see you bring a good mix of specialist skills and experience not limited to:

- Experience leading and managing a team of specialists to deliver a complex programme of work, preferably within a Te Ao Māori context
- Experience in delivering complete work programmes, project plans and team planning, using the programme management lifecycle, to ensure delivery of work on time, and within budget
- Experience in leading transformational systems change with respect to implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi 
- A strong understanding of the legislative foundations for our mahi and the intent of the reforms
- Expertise in Iwi Hapu Marae Māori and community participation & engagement.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We supportflexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Applications close Sunday 17 Sep
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