Business Functional Lead - BreastScreen Aotearoa - Prevention - NPHS

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16 hours ago

Job description

Key senior role to contribute to the BreastScreen Aotearoa programme
Location : National
Fixed Term for 24 months, full time (1.0FTE)

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

We have the opportunity available to join the National Public Health Service (NPHS) Prevention Directorate as Business Functional Lead . This is a fixed term, full‑time role.

The Business Functional Lead is responsible for overseeing the alignment of business processes, systems, and services within the BreastScreen Aotearoa programme. This role ensures that functional requirements are clearly defined, solutions are fit‑for‑purpose, and delivery aligns with strategic objectives.

About the Team / Service / Location

The 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.

About you

As a Business Functional Lead, you will bring demonstrated ability to motivate and encourage teams in an environment of change, financial prudence and an increasing level of digital maturity across the organisation. You will be a natural problem solver, have good political nous and understand the healthcare ecosystem. You will have proven relationship building skills and well‑developed communication skills. Due to the wide‑ranging nature of the work in this role, a varied background is welcome.

Experience in a similar role

Experience working with internal and external stakeholders

Strong analytical skills required to investigate business processes and identify areas for improvement

Proven relationship building skills and well‑developed communication skills.

Ability to apply technical strategies, policies, standards and practices effectively.

Demonstrated intuition and the ability to balance good process with the need to make clear decisions in demanding situations such as priority service outages.

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 Tuesday, 11 November 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Anesha Pillay via

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

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