* Contribute to transforming the future of health * Flexible working supported to balance your work and lifestyle * Based in our Central region 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 Maori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi | The Treaty of Waitangi. The government is committed to improving services and outcomes for Maori and strengthening the Crown's relationships with Maori. 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. The Service Development Advisor is a member of a life course team tasked with managing a range of portfolios within their life course area and radically improve Maori Health and eliminate inequities. The Service Development Advisor has strong analytical and communication skills, relationship management and influence skills and negotiates & manages commissioning approaches through these relationships. 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. Nga pukenga me nga weako | Skills and experience * Significant experience in leading a large work programme using the programme management lifecycle including planning, design, delivery, implementation and monitoring * Significant experience in designing work programmes, project planning and managing staff to ensure delivery of work on time, and within budget * Demonstrated ability to prioritise work, manage risk and follow through on tasks until successfully delivered * Strong analytical and thought leadership development skills * Strong understanding of machinery of government processes and experience in responding to a range of machinery of government requests * Strong experience in influencing people, change management and facilitation * Good written and oral communication skills can be effective in various formal and informal presentation settings * Project management skills, ability to independently run a project from start to end. 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 Maori and ensures improved access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system – Maori, Pacific and Disabled People. To matou whakahaere ki te tika, te rereketanga, me te whai wahi 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 whanau 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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. Me pehea 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 17 March, please contact Nicole Rickard on ****** if you have any queries.
