Senior Advisor

Contribute to transforming healthcare in New Zealand l Aotearoa, in this Senior Advisor Business Case Development role
- Permanent, full-time role, flexible working and fully supported to balance your workplace and lifestyle
- Work from anywhere around the motu
- Opportunity to thrive in a fast paced and dynamic environment within Infrastructure and Investment

Join Health NZ l 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 wellbeing of everyone in New Zealand l Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

The Infrastructure and Investment Group (IIG) enhances the health and disability system by leading health investments through planning, prioritising, delivering, and monitoring health infrastructure projects. The IIG manages this responsibility through several functions, including asset management, investment planning, business case development, facility design, programme and project management, service planning, and monitoring and assurance. The IIG is looking for a Senior Advisor who enjoys developing solutions to large and multi-faceted challenges in order to deliver high-performing hospitals and health facilities.

**Preference will be given to Health NZ l Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora employees.**

**Mōu | About you**

The Senior Advisor will contribute to Health NZ l Te Whatu Ora by assisting with the development of health infrastructure business cases - documents that analyse all dimensions of a major challenge or opportunity, and then make recommendations to Government based on robust evidence. Multi-million-dollar investments are what get us out of bed The Senior Advisor will also support Health's investment planning by having a view of investments across the portfolio and supporting the prioritization and sequencing of these.

In this role you will report to Group Manager Business Case Development.

You will have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) and the ability to build strong relationships with key stakeholders (interacting with regions, hospitals and a wide range of stakeholders).

To be successful in this role you will be agile, analytical, a critical thinker, and able to deal with complexity. You will also be willing to share your knowledge and expertise to support the growth of the team.

This is an opportunity where together we can tackle one of the most critical infrastructure programmes in the motu - bringing all our health facilities and hospitals up to a high standard and ensuring equity for all New Zealanders.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- Tertiary level qualification in a relevant area and/or appropriate experience
- Health sector and or government experience is not a requirement but may be beneficial
- Working with ‘Better Business Case' model and the ‘Treasury Investment Planning' framework, will be an advantage

To ensure your success in the role you will be able to:
- Communicate well at all levels of the organisation
- Break down large and complex problems in order to find solutions
- Make decisions on the basis of the information you have, even if that isn't the whole picture
- Cope with uncertainty /ambiguity
- Identify risks and develop approaches to managing them
- Adapt to change

**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 Health NZ l Te