Senior Service Development Manager, Mentally Well, Central - Commissioning

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Contribute to transforming the future of health 
• Flexible working supported to balance your work and lifestyle 
• Experienced manager in health service development  

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 have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi. The government is committed to improving services and outcomes for Māori and strengthening the Crown's relationships with Māori.

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. We work in partnership with our Te Whatu Ora and Te Aka Whai Ora colleagues to shape system-wide public health services across the motu. 

As a Senior Service Development Manager, you will be a subject matter expert in the Mentally Well life course team, able to hold trusting relationships with Māori, senior sector leaders and health providers, clinicians, and the wider community to address key strategic and operational issues, negotiate key agreements and stewarding change including driving service improvements. This role is regionally based and will include working closely with the Senior Local Area Manager who will hold generalist relationships with providers across their communities, as well as the other regional integration teams and the national team to design and implement service improvements across your region. This role demands adept relationship management, influential skills, a pragmatic approach, and a proactive mindset.

This role is based in the Central Region, which is made up of Mid-Central, Whanganui, Capital & Coast Hutt Valley (Wellington Region), Hawkes Bay and Wairarapa. You will need to be based in the region. Your location can be discussed at interview stage.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā weako | Skills and experience 

• Solid grasp of the practical application of Te Tiriti / Treaty of Waitangi.
• Demonstrated expertise in commissioning for equity for marginalized communities.
• Proficient in leading service design.
• Proven track record in formulating high-quality and timely investment planning strategies and initiatives.
• Experience in fostering, sustaining, and influencing relationships and partnerships across sectors and organizations, with active engagement with Māori, Pacific peoples and disabled people.

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 28 April, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.rickard@tewhatuora.govt.nz if you have any queries.