Business Manager - Office of the Chief Clinical Officer at Te Whatu Ora, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Located in Auckland
• Permanent full-time opportunity

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

The Clinical Leadership team are in search of an experienced Business Manager to step into this permanent full-time position. Working closely with the Head of the Office to support the Chief Clinical Officer and National Clinical Chiefs, you would be responsible for providing strategic advice across the Clinical Leadership function, maintaining focus on supporting health system delivery.  This role will take accountability for monitoring the clinical leadership team's progress against it's work programme, lead key pieces of work for the office, be hands on in progressing key areas of work, and problem solving to resolve day to day issues.  The position will support the office with a wide range of work including drafting key documentation (reports, ELT and governance level papers, presentations) and leading projects as required. 

About the Team/Service/ Location

Ideal opportunity to join the National Clinical Leadership Directorate. You will be working closely with the Head of the Office to support the Chief Clinical Officer and National Clinical Chiefs.

About you

Our ideal candidate will be confident working in a fast-paced environment and getting ‘stuck in' with a range of work.  You will be experienced in leading projects, have a strong eye for detail and quality, the ability to quickly understand new information, manage a broad range of work, write for a broad range of audiences, prioritise well and keep key players informed.  You will be a natural problem solver, have good political nous and understand the healthcare ecosystem.

• Skills and Experience
  • Significant experience in a similar role providing advice and support to a senior/executive level team and leading pieces of work on their behalf.
  • Experience in applying critical thinking and using sound judgement to develop options and provide advice, particularly in leading complex or contentious work.
  • Experience in the development and presentation of well-articulated, unambiguous, and robust advice, papers, and reports.
  • A proven ability to use data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making.
  • A relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience (e.g. Law, Humanities or Business).
  • Significant experience in health is preferred but not essential
• You will bring
  • Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
  • Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

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 10th of November 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay at Anesha.Pillay@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.