Strategic Advisor, Central

1 week ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Contribute to transforming the future of health**:

- **Based in our Central Region working up to 0.6FTE**

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

We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi. The government is committed to improving services and outcomes for Māori and strengthening the Crown's relationships with Māori.

We are responsible for designing community-based systems of care, agreeing health and wellbeing plans, executing those plans, and monitoring outcomes which then feed into the design process. We work in partnership with our Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and Hauora Maori Service colleagues to shape system-wide public health services across the motu.

The Strategic Advisor, Regional Commissioning plays an important role supporting the Te Ikaroa Regional Wayfinder by providing strategic advice, insights and collateral e.g. Pae Ora focused briefings / presentations and reports. You will work with and support your Regional Wayfinder and the regional commissioning with the development and implementation of the strategic roadmap for Pae Ora implementation in Te Ikaroa.

A strong partnership with the Hauora Maori group, Manatū Hauora and IMPBs in the design and implementation of the Pae Ora vision will be fundamental to the role.

**This role is based in the Central Region, which is made up of Mid-Central, Whanganui, Capital & Coast Hutt Valley (Wellington Region), Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa. Your location can be discussed at interview stage.**

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā weako | Skills and experience**
- Extensive experience in the delivery of consistent, quality (strategic) advice and delivery of capability programmes.
- Experienced in developing options and providing advice, for specialist Pae Ora or technical projects.
- Ability to lead the oversight and direction of key pieces of work.
- Experience working constructively with community and track record of building and maintaining the trust of stakeholders.
- Demonstrates a proven commitment to, and ability of, working in self-directed teams, and as part of a wider Team of Teams to achieve group/team objectives and outcomes.
- Experience at a senior level building high-trust, effective and influential relationships with partners, stakeholders, and community groups.

**Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us**

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change, which will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa for generations.

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 improved access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.

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

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

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