Head of Information Management at Te Whatu Ora, All Locations

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Permanent, full-time position based anywhere in New Zealand.
• Lead a high-profile function with national reach and visibility.
• Shape the future of information and records management across Aotearoa's largest health organisation.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.

We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations — from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.

Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As the Head of Information Management, you will lead the development, implementation and ongoing improvement of Health New Zealand's information and records management function at national, regional and local levels.

You will design and embed the frameworks, policies, governance, tools and reporting required to ensure Health NZ meets its statutory obligations, strengthens information management maturity, and enables better decision-making across the organisation.

In this role, you'll champion an information management culture, lead strategic initiatives, oversee enterprise tools such as Pīkau and Castlepoint, and guide a talented team to foster excellence and continuous improvement. You will also play a key role in ensuring strong relationships across a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

This is a rare opportunity to build and lead a national information management framework at scale. You'll influence strategy, uplift capability, and strengthen information governance across the organisation. If you're passionate about leading change, enabling better decisions through trusted information, and shaping the maturity of a critical national function, this role has real impact.

About you

As the Head of Information Management, you will bring:

• Minimum of 15 years' experience in information and records management
• Extensive people leadership experience, including leading through other leaders
• Proven experience developing and embedding information management strategies, frameworks and processes
• Strong stakeholder management capability within complex organisations
• Ability to operate with political and organisational savvy, navigating strategic and regulatory environments

Working at 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 apply, please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Monday 6 April 2026. For further information, please contact Nicole Rickard on Nicole.Rickard@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

The full position description is available on the Health New Zealand Careers site.

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

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert.