Project Manager Equity Development (2 roles) - Equity - Service Improvement and Innovation

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Join Health New Zealand | 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 mahi will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

The Equity business unit was established to undertake robust research on interventions and translate findings through to implementation to support addressing the Life Expectancy gap between Māori and non-Māori, between Pacific and non-Pacific, and other key prioritised interventions. The team also support the development of equity frameworks, tools and capability for Health NZ.

The primary purpose of this role is to manage and support key projects across the Equity Development Team, Scientific and Technical team and the Māori Health Pipeline. In this role, you will work with leadership to ensure projects are delivered within time, budget and to the agreed quality standards, and will identify opportunities for improvement across the Equity business unit.

On a day-to-day basis you will be involved in project management across our programmes. This will include; communicating, reporting and escalating to our oversight functions, supporting budget setting and management, driving procurement processes, research programme/project support, planning for national scaling including training and workforce development, clinical pathway development, and business case development.

This role will see you networking and liasing with stakeholders across the sector, with an aim to build and maintain strong relationships with other key health sector organisations, and developing connections with functions and services across Te Whatu Ora.

There are 2 roles available, providing support to multiple areas across the Equity Development, Scientific and Technical and the Māori Health Pipeline functions. These roles are fixed term until June 2025.

Mōu | About you

You will be an experienced, innovative and adaptable Project Manager, with experience working within health equity. .

You will demonstrate effective leadership skills and have the ability to manage and support multiple projects successfully at one time. You will easily be able to identify process improvement opportunities, and knowledge gaps within teams, with the ability to support team members through coaching, training and mentoring to ensure that they are working to the best of their abilities.

You will be required to work with a range of stakeholders across the organisation, in national, regional and local levels in this role so you will need to be an excellent communicator with a strong commitment to working collaboratively, and be able to build strong relationships across the organisation.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• Previous experience of successful project management in a similar environment/background
• Proven ability to scope and establish work programmes working across other directorates and organisations.
• Proven experience delivering timely outputs to meet expectations.
• Experience in delivering benefits including improved outcomes for our consumers, communities and at an organisational level.
• Strong financial literacy, report writing and oral skills.
• Experience in working with senior teams or complex work programmes.

Ka kawea e koe | You will bring:

• A commitment to being a good Te Tiriti partner in all your actions. This includes an understanding of the significance of and obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the ability to apply Te Tiriti principles in a meaningful way in this role
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a willingness to learn.

Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei | Work that suits today's ever-changing world

Health New Zealand 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.

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,that will touch the lives of everyone in Aotearoa, and future generations.

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.

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 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 life, 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 (by submitting your cover letter and CV), please click “APPLY NOW.”  For tracking and reporting purposes, all applications must be submitted through our online career portal. If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to contact Kim Madden careers@tewhatuora.govt.nz