Manager - Health, Safety & Wellbeing

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

'Kotahi anō te kaupapa, ko te oranga o te iwi'  –  ‘There is only one purpose to our work:  the wellness and wellbeing of our people.

At Ara Poutama Aotearoa, we're committed to and unified in our efforts to champion health, safety and wellbeing.  Our national 2020-2024 Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan recognises the strong duty of care we feel for the wellness and wellbeing of our people.  It has been carefully designed in alignment with our over-arching organisational strategy Hōkai Rangi, which expresses our commitment to delivering great outcomes for Māori in our care, and their whānau.

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a unique, 24/7 business operating from 151 sites across Aotearoa.  We also deliver instructional and rehabilitation programmes in high-risk industries, such as construction, engineering and agriculture.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Our Safety & Wellbeing team have a full time permanent opportunity for a Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager based in Auckland. The role will actively support and enable the leaders, and their sites, within the region to continuously improve their health, safety and wellbeing cultures, systems and performance, by leading and coordinating the activities of a team of HSW business partnering professionals across the region.

Your ability to lead a team of health and safety professionals, build effective relationships, and influence others is crucial.  Our Health, Safety & Wellbeing Managers are expected to provide strategic and analytical advice, plan and support the effective delivery of strategic programmes that influences improved health, safety and wellbeing outcomes at a regional level.

This opportunity calls for a resilient and passionate Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, who is comfortable handling multiple priorities, dealing with concepts and complexities without getting caught up in excessive detail, and are able to build positive relationships as a trusted advisor to leaders.

Ngā pūkenga e kimi ana mātou | Skills we look for

If you are motivated by the opportunity to enhance and advance our health, safety & wellbeing (HSW) activities, practices and cultures, then we want to hear from you! Submit an online application that clearly outlines evidence or examples of how you meet the following lead requirements:

• Experience leading a team of health and safety professionals
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic and analytical advice, plan and deliver on strategic improvement programmes that influence improved HSW outcomes at a regional level
• Timely decision making, while handling multiple priorities, and deals comfortably with concepts and complexities without getting caught up in excessive detail
• Demonstrated ability to balance national strategic priorities with local/regional needs and interests
• Strong focus on quality assurance and timeliness of outputs and deliverables
• Clearly comfortable with objectively and impartially assessing HSW performance of local/regional teams and using this to guide areas of improvement
• Knowledge of applied best practice in HSW business partnering
• NEBOSH certified with Level 6 Dip and/or tertiary qualified in Occupational H&S or similar

Utu ā-tau | Salary

The mid point of the salary range is $137,525 and the full range (85%-120%) is $116,897 - $165,030. Appointment and remuneration will reflect skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou | About us

Ara Poutama Aotearoa is a name that has been gifted to us and is our commitment to improving the oranga and safety of the people, whānau, and that of the communities we serve across the motu.

As a values-led organisation, we use the principles of rangatira (leadership), manaaki (respect), wairua (spirituality), kaitiaki (guardianship) and whānau (relationships) to shape how we work and deliver the outcomes in our strategy - Hōkai Rangi.

We're also bringing in new ways of working to help us deliver Hōkai Rangi, with a range of new roles being formed as part of The Pathway Forward Te Ara Whakamua. 

It is an exciting time to join us, and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau. 

If you share the same passion for our work but feel this opportunity may not be the perfect fit for you, we encourage you to click here. We look forward to discovering more about you and exploring potential opportunities that align with your interests and skills.

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

To apply, please submit a tailored CV and a cover letter describing your motivation for joining the department highlighting relevant skills and experience. Alignment to our kaupapa is critical to our success - we ask that you provide examples which reflect and demonstrate our organisation values. 

It is an exciting time to join us and we continue to seek out talented individuals who are committed to an inclusive, vibrant workplace. We recognise and celebrate the uniqueness of individuals, and that of the collective talent in our whānau.  All applications must be submitted through our careers site to ensure transparency. Applications received via email will not be considered. 

If you want to find out more about a career with us, visit careers.corrections.govt.nz or email our team at careers@corrections.govt.nz.