Group Manager, System Elements

Bring your extensive health sector expertise
Join the leadership team for System Performance
Salary midpoint of $212,144 - actual salary dependent on your experience

Ko wai mātou - About Us
At Manatū Hauora - Ministry of Health we are the kaitiaki of the health system, providing leadership and driving strategy and performance. We regulate the health sector and are the primary source of advice on health matters. Our mahi ensures New Zealanders are cared for by a health system that is innovative, future focussed and world leading.

Ko tōu ake mahi - What You'll Do
You will be a Senior Leader within the Te Pou Mahi Pūnaha | System Performance Directorate. The directorate is responsible for the monitoring of health and disability system planning, funding and performance.
As Group Manager, you will provide support to the Deputy Director-General with assurance that key components of the system (workforce, investment including financial management systems, and clinical quality and safety) are performing effectively, separately and together, and are making best use of financial and other resources to achieve improved outcomes. You will exercise stewardship and leadership within the Ministry and across the health sector on these system elements, and lead your teams to provide well-grounded, action-focused advice.
You will be responsible for building an integrated view of Crown entity and system performance across the issues in workforce, investment and clinical quality and safety, and supporting the wider Ministry across the planning and accountability cycle to undertake actions to set system direction and advise changes as needed. You will ensure the drivers of system element trends are well understood and monitored. You will convene efforts to ensure the right focus and priority is applied to course corrections, and that the level of focus on these elements of the system is sufficient for Aotearoa New Zealand needs now and in the future.

Ko ngā pukenga ōu - What You'll Bring
- Demonstrated leadership experience in the health sector, with financial management experience an advantage
- Significant experience in a senior level position with a wide span of control and leading leaders
- Previous significant experience in service delivery and business transformation and improvement
- Excellent relationship management skills and ability to lead across groups with diverse interests and perspectives.

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
Our Values underpin how we work together and with the health and disability sector, public service colleagues and communities.

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 towards a common purpose

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply

We value diversity 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 contact us if there is any support we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you.