Programme Coordinator

Contribute to transformational change in our health system
Support better outcomes and wellbeing for all our people - whakahiko i te oranga whānau.
Join a supportive, innovative and collaborative team of change makers
Permanent, full-time mahi - Immediate start
Based in Wellington or Auckland with flexibility

Nau mai kia tau mai
Te Aka Whai Ora is a connection to the Māori ancestral world and a firm vision towards a healthy future for all.
- Te Aka speaks to the endeavour to seek ancestral knowledge.
- Whai Ora is to pursue health

In the pūrakau (ancient legend), when Tāwhaki ascended into heaven to attain the three baskets of knowledge, he also collected two mauri stones named ‘Hōkai nuku' and ‘Hōkai rangi'. These stones were seen as supporting the three baskets of knowledge, with one having the ability to look back into the past, while the other provided a vision into the future.
Te Aka Whai Ora and all its communities, whānau, and health providers are likened to Tāwhaki in seeking out ora or health and wellbeing. As we navigate through our initial years of work, together with our partner Te Whatu Ora - Health NZ we represent a new and exciting future for health where we can achieve better health outcomes and wellbeing for all our people - whakahiko i te oranga whānau
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make the change that ensures we build on foundations set by those who have come before us, as we carry this mahi into the future.
We need people to join us on this growth journey as we create a 'future fit' team dedicated to ensuring we weave together our knowledge and skills in a combined effort to reach Te Pae Tawhiti, our Vision our Destination.
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Our Primary and Community commissioning team in partnership with Te Whatu Ora, lead out the Primary and Community wellbeing approach, we are focussed on improving equity for all and the experiences and outcomes of whānau Māori. The partnership between Te Aka Whai Ora and Te Whatu Ora in the development of “co-commissing” frameworks and models will enable us to invest in services grounded in te ao Māori and ensure the wider health system better recognises and is more responsive to Māori needs, alongside that of the wider population.
The Hōtaka Kairuruku - Programme Coordinator will contribute to and support key aspects of the Oranga Hinengaro commissioning work programme including
- managing payments approvals and processing
- engaging with partners and reconciliation
- coordinating reporting and creating dashboards fit for purpose
- coordinating evaluation, assessment and monitoring of programmes
- contract development
- providing support and advice to national and regions teams
- maintaining complex tracking functions for investment mapping
- research and technical advice
- assessment and resolution of programme queries

Instrumental in supporting the Service Commissing team to deliver services that transform the sector through a te ao Māori worldview, and addressing inequities for Māori within the system, whilst ensuring that whānau can support themselves in settings and places that work best for them and their wider whānau.
Moū - About you
Utilise your experience and knowledge of being able to coordinate programmes that contribute to Māori health gain.
You will have a kete full of knowledge and practical expertise in relation to
- health and sector commissioning, funding, planning, contracting and financial frameworks
- implementing Te Ao Māori health approaches and methodology within a range of initiatives, services, and programmes.
- contributing to te reo, tikanga me ōna kawa.
- providing programme management coordination and administrative support to work programmes
- Coordinating resources, set up meetings and events
- Te Tiriti and what it means to provide equitable health outcomes for Māori

The role will require a connect to action and learning on the ground with innovative commissioning processes. Working alongside other commissioning teams within Te Aka Whai Ora to help with the delivery of projects, programmes, and provide support to portfolios of provider agreements within the Oranga Hinengaro group.
Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei - Work that suits today's ever-changing world
We support 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
We acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs; we are committed to ensuring a safe workplace that is whānau orientated and supportive.
Te Aka Whai Ora is tasked with addressing inequalities experienced by Māori and to ensure greater access, experience and outcomes for thos