Portfolio Lead, Hauora Maori Standards -Te Ikaroa - Hauora Maori Service

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Full-time, permanent position
• Based in Te Ikaroa, Central Region
• Be part of the team of Matauranga Maori specialists for Health New Zealand
• 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
• The Portfolio Lead supports the Senior Portfolio Lead and Regional Group Manager in strengthening the Maori workforce and advancing the development and implementation of Hauora Maori standards across Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora.

This role actively contributes regional and local insights to inform national standards development, ensuring that regional perspectives shape national strategies and priorities.

It also involves aligning regional initiatives with national objectives and designing region-specific learning outcomes and training metrics that directly enhance patient and whanau experiences and outcomes.

The devolution of resources and decision making to the regions ensures those closest to service users and whanau are involved in decisions on how healthcare is delivered.

We are committed to ensuring our operating model is responsive to the needs of Maori.

You bring expertise in project management, strategic planning, and stakeholder engagement—particularly with Maori partners—and have the capability to design training initiatives that promote health equity and improve outcomes for whanauYou will have :

We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 3 October 2025

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