Business Support Manager

**Location**:Pōneke\Flexiable

**Directorate**: Mātauranga Māori

**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.

**Tēnei tūranga** | About the role**

This is a senior-level role that acts as a pae manaaki across the directorate, enabling and supporting the team to achieve the aspirations of Māori. Walking alongside the Maiaka and directorate managers, the Business Support Manager will monitor and coordinate a work programme that embodies manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga and rangatiratanga.

We will support you to become successful in this role as you:

- Work across Mātauranga Māori, to co-ordinate and lead the review and delivery of briefings, progress updates, ELT and board papers, and responses to requests from Ministers offices including, but not limited to WPQs, OPQs, OIAs.
- Put in place mechanisms to enhance the groups capability to deliver on its responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Build and advance deliberate strategic alliances of Te Aka Whai Ora, across programmes.
- Guide our teams to develop and deliver sound advice and recommendations to lead the Health Sector.
- Identify, monitor and mitigate issues and risks across our teams.
- Develop and monitor the strategic plan to support the directorates core activities.
- Coordinate and lead out all administrative operational and business support matters, including the secretarial responsibilities across the groups.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- Experience as a Chief and/or Principal Advisor within the Public Service
- Demonstrated ability to co-ordinate and lead teams in planning and reporting.
- Strong communication and relationship management skills, with networks across both iwi and Māori health sector.
- Expertise in Whānau and community participation & engagement
- Extensive understanding of the New Zealand health reforms agenda is required.
- A relevant tertiary or post graduate qualification and significant relevant work experience
- Understanding of machinery of government processes
- Experience leading a national team of technical experts to influence positive transformation and change (cultural, attitudinal, policy, services)
- Adaptable to changing environments and competing demands
- Ability to solve problems through to resolution

**Tō tūranga i roto i Te Aka Whai Ora | Your place in Te Aka Whai Ora**

**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 | How to apply