Director, Health Equity

5 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
As the Director, Health Equity you will form part of the senior leadership team for Service Improvement and Innovation directorate. Your main purpose will be providing equity leadership and advice to Service Improvement and Innovation leaders and Te Whatu Ora Executive Leadership Team and Board via the National Director for Service Improvement and Innovation. Your role and associated programme of work will be co
- governed in partnership with Te Aka Whai Ora. Specifically you will scale up the Māori pipeline programmes and develop a similar pipeline in partnership with the Pacific Directorate.
This is a full time, permanent role based anywhere in Aotearoa.
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
It's not very often something happens that's big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the motu. That's what we're talking about here. The provision of health services in Aotearoa, and how they are delivered, is about to change in a big way.
Te Whatu Ora-Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora-Māori Health Authority 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. Te Whatu Ora is ‘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. Join us in this mahi.
Mōu | About you
You will have experience in developing programmes of work to focused on improving health outcomes for Māori and Pacific peoples. You will have a track record of working on equity related programmes with an ability to input and give advice at an executive leadership level on equity related frameworks.
You will be familiar working at an executive leadership level within a clinical or health management environment.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

**You will have**:

- Track record of developing evidence-based interventions to address Māori and Pacific health inequities
- An understanding on equity frameworks as they relate to health
- The ability to build constructive relationship across networks of health communities and providers
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a willingness to learn and grow
- Proven ability to lead strategic discussions about the operating model and future strategy for Service Improvement and Innovation.

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 Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working, offers learning and growth opportunities.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

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