National Manager Business Continuity

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

This role leads the development and implementation of Te Whatu Ora's Business Continuity Management system across all levels of the organisation. You will ensure the system is compliant with relevant legislation, aligned with best practice, and tailored to meet the unique needs of the health environment. A key focus is ensuring the organisation is well-prepared to respond effectively to threats and incidents, maintaining continuity of operations and service delivery. In the event of a catastrophic event, you will lead the organisation's transition to alternate service delivery locations, ensuring resilience and responsiveness when it matters most.

About the Team / Service / Location

This role sits within the Health, Wellbeing, Safety & Organisational Resilience team in the People & Culture team and reports to the Group Manager Emergency Management & Business Continuity. You'll be part of a national network of emergency management professionals, working closely with district leads and regional teams to strengthen our emergency preparedness and response capabilities.

About you

You are an experienced and qualified business continuity leader, ideally holding an MBCI or ISO Lead Implementer / CBCI certification, with over 10 years of sector leadership experience. You bring a proven track record in delivering tactical, operational, and strategic continuity plans, and have led complex, multi-agency responses to threats and incidents. Your leadership style is collaborative and empowering, with strong people management, budgeting, and forecasting capabilities. You're skilled at building capability within teams and fostering high-performing environments aligned with organisational goals.

You demonstrate advanced knowledge of business continuity best practice within large, complex organisations, and have a sound understanding of the Health and Disability system. You are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and applying its principles meaningfully in your work. With exceptional relationship management and influencing skills, you build strong partnerships across diverse groups. You're resilient, self-aware, and driven to deliver, maintaining high standards of integrity and professionalism in all that you do.

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 apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 24 November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Lisa van der Mespel at

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

Job details

Job Reference : Job Reference : HNZ

Location :

New Zealand - All Locations - Work from where you are

Job type :

Job type : Permanent Full time

Expertise :

Non-clinical - Emergency Management - Emergency Management

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