Senior Portfolio Manager

• Contribute to transforming the future of health in this role as a Senior Portfolio Manager
• Location: National
• Full-Time, Fixed term for 24 months

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As a Senior Portfolio Manager, you will be a key member of the National Cervical Screening Programme working across a number of key portfolios including Laboratory services, National Coordination Centre, and quality assurance contracts. This role sits within our Prevention directorate of NPHS and is a fixed term, full time opportunity.

The Senior Portfolio Manager will be responsible for managing contracts and relationships with providers. This includes monitoring, evaluation and reporting on performance, as well as providing feedback to providers. They will also lead, provide strategic guidance, and advise on a wide range of service delivery, training, funding and accountability activities, prioritising and evaluating work generated by key stakeholders

About the Team/Service/ Location

The 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, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

You will be an experienced portfolio manager who is confident working in a fast-paced environment and getting 'stuck in' with a range of work. You have the ability to draw on relevant longer-term experience specific to the job and work demands. You have proven experience in proactively identifying and managing risks and issues associated with the programme and/or business processes.

• A relevant graduate qualification or relevant experience
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action
• Strong relationship management skills and experience in engaging with a range of sector groups and agencies
• Proven experience implementing quality standards to be able to monitor and measure performance during programme change
• Extensive experience in contract management, implementation, governance and performance management, ideally with health or other social service providers
• Strong written and communication skills with an ability to take complex information and synthesise it into key messages for relevant audiences
• Demonstrable relationship management skills with ability to foster good stakeholder relationships through consultation and partnership
• Experience in a public health or other social service provider organisation

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click "apply now".All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Wednesday, 3 December 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.