Analyst, Health Planning & Insights

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Contribute to transforming the future of health
• Flexible working supported to balance your work and lifestyle
• Join our National Systems Design team and work from where you are

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time, where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This mahi 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

We are Te Tiriti o Waitangi partners and allies, we are listeners of diverse voices, we are holders of the space for communities and whānau to lead. We are a team of teams who live within and reflect the communities we serve.

We are responsible for designing community-based systems of care, agreeing health and wellbeing plans, executing those plans, and monitoring outcomes which then feed into the design process.

Analysts are responsible for providing a wide range of health insights information and analysis to national and regional teams, input into service design and development early in the process to ensure analytical requirements are well informed and interpreted and ensure health insights analysis have focus on health equity for Māori, as well as equity across other population groups.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā weako | Skills and experience

• Experience scoping, collecting/extracting, analysing, and forecasting data.
• Experience using one or more of the following (or similar) applications: Business Intelligence Visualisation Tools (Power BI/SQL/Excel).
• Advanced knowledge of and experience in Excel.
• Knowledge and experience applying quantitative statistical methods, frameworks, tools and techniques to deliver insights.
• The ability to translate analytical results and findings into a compelling narrative.
• A proactive commitment to ongoing personal and professional development
• Continuously develops and improves own technical expertise in line with relevant/ industry trends.

Nau mai, uru mai | Come and join us 

When you join us, you become part of transforming the health system. This is a once in a life-time change, which will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa for generations. 

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining 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.

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 improved access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system – Māori, Pacific and Disabled People. 

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion  

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our lives, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply. 

To view the position description and/or apply for the role, please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal.

Advertising closes Sunday 5 May, please contact Matt Brown on matt.brown@health.govt.nz if you have any queries.