Head of Organisational Culture and Development

5 months ago

New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Full time

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Head of Organisational Culture and Development is a new national role and a core member of the P&C Leadership Team. People are at the heart of what we do here at Te Whatu Ora; and this role is vital in leading the development and implementation of the organisations cultural development, engagement and learning and development that together position our people, our organisation and our system to improve the delivery of health care to all New Zealanders.

**Mōu | About you**

We are looking for an influential HR professional with experience in implementing organisational development practices that enhance organisational effectiveness and foster a positive work culture. You will have overseen the development and implementation of comprehensive employee experience initiatives and engagement strategies in your previous roles. You will be able to share proven examples of how these have created an environment of open communication and active participation that drove enhanced performance and employee engagement.

You will bring with you the tools needed to successfully lead large diverse teams through change with you, achieving improved results while navigating a highly complex system. Your career has led you to have a sound understanding of learning and development programmes and the expertise to advise on the design of future management systems that align with the organisation's culture and development goals.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- Demonstrable system-wide experience in leading and managing through transformational system change
- Demonstrable experience in leading and managing a HR or people and culture/capability workforce within an organisation where a high level of organisational acumen and political nous was required to create and deliver a strategic plan together with a multi-layered operating model
- Demonstrable experience successfully ensuring employee engagement through change and leading the cultural transformation of an organisation
- Significant experience at an executive level within large public facing multi-faceted or complex environments with multiple consumer and political interests and expectations
- Experience operating in a confidential/secure environment with access to sensitive information
- Proven experience in successfully developing and maintaining a structured approach to managing a wide range of stakeholder and professional relationships both internally and externally
- Proven experience successfully leading large diverse teams through change and achieving improved results while navigating a highly nuanced and complex system

**Ka kawea e koe | You will bring**:

- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

**Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei | Work that suits today's ever - changing world**

Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi. In roles that don't require an in-person element, we encourage you to ‘work from where you are.' We want our national teams to be made up of diverse people from across the motu, just like our health system.

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai |Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion**

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience, and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific, and Disabled People.

**Tō tūranga i roto i Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Te Whatu Ora**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply**

Te Whatu Ora is working alongside search firm **JacksonStone and Partners **to manage the appointment of the Head of Organisational Culture and Development.

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