• Make a positive impact in an organisation that makes a difference to people's lives
• Lead change and communications on two projects
• Fixed-term full time position (to Dec 2025) on funded projects

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

We have the opportunity available to join our Major Projects team as a Change Lead. You will work with our two projects to ensure they are sector ready, able, and willing to take on new processes and technologies. You will deliver proactive communications that bring wider stakeholder groups together. This will mean that you will:

• Deliver and implement change processes in partnership with our project teams
• Prepare our project communications to ensure that they are fit for purpose and support our people doing the work
• Implement our project changes across local, regional and national public health functions
• Partner with the sector to understand what help they need to adopt change
• Support our team to help strengthen our solutions with sector insights

The Major Projects team within the Protection Directorate are leading two projects that aim to bring together and support health protection services across the new National Public Health Service. This involved refining and implementing our change plan to bring technology and health stakeholders on the journey to implement nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored services.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

You can lead and coordinate change work. You're able to think, plan, and act in order to connect with people. You are a great communicator who brings people on the journey with you. You understand kawa and tikanga and have a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We are passionate about making a meaningful impact in the work of public health, if you are too, we want you to join us.

Skills and Experience

• Change management experience supporting a project environment
• Stakeholder engagement and communications planning and coordination, with strong writing skills
• Self-managed, organised and driven to meet commitments and deliver results that matter
• Ability to quickly build and maintain constructive and effective relationships
• A willingness to adapt and lead in the change space
• An understanding of change management methodologies and best practices, such as Prosci, ADKAR, or similar models
• A passion for getting things done and bringing people together

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

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.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 19 January 2025 If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elismha Lubbe at Elismha.Lubbe@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz