Senior Advisor

**Location**: Te Waipounamu Region

**Directorate**: Public and Population Health

**Contract**: Permanent, Full Time

**Salary**: Grade 21 Midpoint $138,903
Ko wai mātou - 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.
Korero mō te tūranga - About the role
Reporting to our Te Waipounamu Regional Director (RD) and provides policy, analytical and service advice to support the RD to undertake their role. The role will need to work closely with the other team members in the region and with national advisors and General Managers.
This role is focused on providing the RD with necessary qualitative and quantitative advice, reporting, briefings and expertise to help them oversee the region; to report to national office leaders; and to be an effective member of the Regional Integration Team (RIT) and the national Executive Leadership Team (ELT). Any advice and analysis should be founded in Māori public & population health philosophy, Te Ao Māori, Mātauranga Māori and Te Tiriti compliance.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Strong understanding of NZ's health system and accountabilities
- Have strong analytical and thought leadership development skills
- Understanding of machinery of government processes
- Strong written and oral communication skills including experience in writing government briefings, papers and reports
- Flexibility and an ability work autonomously to make decisions
- A relevant tertiary or post graduate qualification and/or significant relevant work experience
- Adaptable to changing environments and competing demands
- Ability to solve problems through to resolution
- Ability to develop high quality visual presentations and present publicly
- Time management skills and ability to prioritise

Nau mai, uru mai - Come and join us
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