Principal Solicitor X2

1 week ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Location**: Wellington or Auckland

**Directorate**: Governance and Advisory

**Contract**: Permanent, Full Time
Ko wai mātou I Our Organisation
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 Aka Whai Ora-Māori Health Authority and Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand will together shape the delivery of health services in Aotearoa for generations to come and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our whānau. Our waka hourua seeks to drive transformational change for our health system to support better outcomes and wellbeing for all our people - whakahiko i te oranga whānau.
Korero mō te tūranga - About the role
Te Aka Whai is establishing a legal team to advise on all legal matters to the Board, Executive Leadership and Senior Leaders to enable informed decision-making on Te Aka Whai Ora strategic, operational, compliance, outward facing activities.
Lead the provision of written and oral legal advise on various matters relating to the legislation administered by the Ministry of Health and other Ministries and legislations with which Te Aka Whai Ora must comply.
You will lead the establishment of partnerships with stakeholders to ensure legal expertise and advise is provided to inform future decision making for work programmes that best support the delivery of Te Aka Whai Ora priorities and objectives as set by the Board and/or Minister.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- A tertiary qualification in Law
- Qualified and eligible to hold a practising certificate as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand
- Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action
- At least seven years' post-qualification experience working in a legal position
- Working knowledge and experience with the machinery of government and working with legislation under the scrutiny of the general public.

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us
Te painga o te mahi tahi me matou | Benefits
This is a truly rewarding role where you will come to work each day making a difference, leading change, and creating capabilities across our health service. Te Aka Whai Ora supports flexible, and hybrid working and offers learning and growth opportunities to staff.
Me pēhea te tuku tono I How to apply

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