Senior Planning

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

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

We have an available opportunity to join the Te Manawa Taki Region, Planning, Policy and Performance team as a **Senior Planning and Performance Advisor.**

This permanent, full-time role will see the individual provide leadership and support to successfully facilitate the development of a variety of regional plans, which articulates the Public Health vision and activity to give effect to Pae Ora across the Te Manawa Taki Region. This will include working with teams to create, launch, & scale effective & sustainable public health solutions and driving performance and delivery against objectives across the Te Manawa Taki Region. The role can be located across the Te Manawa Taki region, including New Plymouth, Kirikiriroa, Rotorua, Tauranga, Whakatane, or Tairawhiti.

**Mōu | About you**

You are someone with five-seven years' experience in health, local government or public sector with experience in the development of strategic & tactical approaches that translate policy into action as well as the establishment of evaluation, performance and progress processes that demonstrate outcomes, inform iterative approaches, and identify responsive actions. You should have an understanding of the external geo
- and socio-political environment and its impact locally to be able to incorporate this knowledge into organisational plans and reports and demonstrate ability to work in partnership with stakeholders to meet population needs.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- Has a minimum of 5-7 years' relevant experience in health or public sector/local government policy
- A Bachelors qualification or equivalent experience. A qualification in Public Health or Public Policy and/or project management/ planning certification is desirable but not essential.
- Experience in supervision, mentoring, coaching and teaching skills
- Understanding and experience working in partnership with iwi/ hapū, Māori and/or Pacific communities

**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**

Health New Zealand 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 Health New Zealand 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 Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply