Principal Advisor

Join 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 Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity***

Join the Strategy, Planning and Purchasing Business Unit who design the future of Hospital & Specialist Services. We work to 1-, 3-, 5-, and 10-year horizons in service delivery and enablers, with a 20-year horizon for infrastructure.

Our core workstreams this year include:

- Nationwide Clinical Service Planning with Clinical & Strategic Networks
- Service Prioritisation & Investment Pipeline
- Design Nationwide Strategic Change Programmes, particularly in cancer and diagnostic services
- Nationwide Strategic Production Planning
- Strategic Budget & Funding System for Hospitals & Specialist Services
- HSS Intelligence & Insights

The **Principal Advisor, Prioritisation & Investment **provides, or facilitates, advice to support the team and decision makers to make data and evidence driven decisions for the prioritisation of investments and investment changes in Hospital & Specialist Services. This advice will be a key input to the production and maintenance of the Service Investment Pipeline for H&SS and other change programmes.

**Mōu | About you**

The successful applicant comes with at least 3-5 years experience in providing advice on prioritisation and investment over different time periods. You're a highly skilled and organised individual who has the ability to pull together clear ideas and conclusions from technical information including data and write and talk about the issues with a range of audiences. The role requires excellent organisational skills, including the ability to think ahead, use initiative, establish priorities, and meet deadlines while maintaining high levels of accuracy and confidentiality.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience**
- A relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience.
- Relevant longer-term experience in organisational prioritisation and investment, acquired over 3-5 years, ideally in health but also welcome experience from other sectors.
- A preference for experience in working across multi-disciplinary teams and support clinical services.

**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 Te Whatu Ora**

**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply