Principal Advisor Regional - Improvement and Performance - Intelligence - NPHS at Te Whatu Ora, All Locations

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Contribute to transforming the future of public health intelligence in this Principal Advisor role
• Location: National or Regional NPHS Office
• Permanent, Full-time role

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders

About the Role

We have the opportunity available to join the National Public Health Service (NPHS) Intelligence Directorate as a Principal Advisor Regional in the Improvement and Performance team. This is a permanent, full-time role.  

Principal Advisors are senior advisory roles in Health NZ, with strong subject matter expertise, writing and relationship skills and capable of leading a portfolio of work. This role will play a leading role in understanding and representing the needs of our regional teams.

This role provides strong technical or professional subject matter expertise, data product and information systems advice, and strategic support in relevant areas. You would lead engagement across a complex set of stakeholders to deliver evidence-based recommendations and decisions. You would provide leadership, programme and/or project management oversight and direction on key pieces of work to support the technical delivery of capabilities to support regional public health intelligence products and 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.

The Improvement and Performance team responsibilities include:

• Facilitating and enabling equitable access to tools and data, including curated data assets.
• Providing advice on strategic alignment and work programme overview.
• Developing communities of practice for knowledge sharing and upskilling.

The NPHS Regional Intelligence team members work across the breadth of Public Health, particularly in the areas of protecting our communities & outbreak preparedness, Alcohol harm reduction and immunisations.

About you

You are someone with relevant experience in continuous improvement, or developing and implementing new processes, tools, and frameworks across teams. You're equipped with strong communication skills, with experience in using data storytelling and translating complex and technical information into clear and understandable language for non-technical audiences. You feel comfortable working in fast-paced and variable work environments. You're able to apply critical thinking and use sound judgement to develop options, effectively communicate them, and provide valuable advice. Seen as a thought leader and seasoned professional, you bring experience in the operationalisation of analytical tooling and process to realise business value. You have well-developed writing and relationship skills capable of leading a portfolio of work and preferably have experience in working across multi-disciplinary teams and navigating complex and politically sensitive situations or topics.

• A relevant graduate and post-graduate qualification or equivalent experience (e.g. public health, statistics, IT)  
• 10 - 15 years' experience with qualitative and/or quantitative research and evaluation techniques, practices and principles, supported with relevant professional qualifications
• Broad familiarity with data analysis &/or visualisation tools (such as SQL, R or Python, R Shiny, Power BI, Qlik, Alation, DBT) 
• Health sector and/or government experience and knowledge of government structures and processes is not a requirement but would be beneficial

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We 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 26 May 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elismha Lubbe at Elismha.Lubbe@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change affected kaimahi will be given preference and priority for this position.