Policy Analyst, Policy and Regulation

Contribute to improving health outcomes in New Zealand
- Opportunity to have impact - grow your skills and experience and help shape work in an important and interesting area
- Salary midpoint of $79,085, actual salary dependent on your experience

Be a part of a supportive team providing advice on key pieces of work within the Policy and Regulation group.

Ko wai mātou - About Us
As part of the Ministry of Health, the Public Health Agency (PHA) has a role in fulfilling the special relationship under Te Tiriti o Waitangi through partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora (the Māori Health Authority), iwi, hapū and, Māori communities and kaupapa Māori partners. The PHA will ensure a Tiriti led approach to population health that enables mana whakahaere in regard to Māori aspirations for health and wellbeing, enables mana motuhake so that Māori can live on their terms and according to Māori philosophies, values and practices and enables mana Māori including tikanga and kawa and encapsulated within mātauranga Māori.
The PHA is responsible for leading on all public health and population health policy, strategy, regulatory, intelligence, surveillance, and monitoring functions and for developing technical service specifications for public health programmes, that Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand), together with the Te Aka Whai Ora, will determine and co-commission services for.

Ko tōu ake mahi - What You'll Do
This position sits within one of four teams in the Policy and Regulation Group.
Working closely alongside the Principal and Senior Analysts, you will provide advice to support, maintain and improve the delivery of high-quality work programmes - the current work programme is focused on immunisation and alcohol harm minimisation..
In this key role, you will ensure all work is well planned, utilising work planning tools and taking strategic and tactical approaches to achieve results through high quality policy advice.
This is an exciting fast paced working environment where you will have the opportunity to meaningfully contribute to relevant policy advice and government and ministerial processes.

Ko ngā pukenga ōu - What You'll Bring
- Tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or equivalent experience
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to tailor complex messages to a range of audiences
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to think ahead, use initiative, establish priorities and meet deadlines whilst preserving high levels of accuracy and confidentiality
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to foster good stakeholder relationships

He aha ta tatou kawe mai - What We Bring
Flexibility - We understand everyone is different and treat most roles as flexible
Inclusivity - Our Values help us to provide a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace
Wellbeing - Our people can be themselves, are supported and able to perform well in their roles
Purpose -Our mahi is nationally significant and is improving the lives of New Zealanders
Ngā Uaratanga - Our values underpin how we work together and with the health and disability sector, public service colleagues and communities to achieve pae ora - healthy futures for all New Zealanders.
Manaakitanga - We show care, inclusion, respect, support, trust, and kindness to each other
Kaitiakitanga - We preserve and maintain an environment that enables our people to thrive
Whakapono - We have trust and faith in each other to do the right thing
Kōkiri ngātahi - We commit and work together collectively towards a common purpose

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply

We value diversity and inclusion and are committed to working in an inclusive and respectful way. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference could bring to us. Please let us know if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.