Senior Business Analyst - Pfo

Permanent, full-time position

Manage end-to-end analysis of business needs, systems, & processes

Make a difference to our health system

Are you ready to step into a leadership role where your strategic insights and analytical expertise directly shape regional health investment and service delivery?

Te Manawa Taki's System Planning, Design & Improvement Team is seeking an experienced Senior Business Analyst to lead a full portfolio of critical work.

This role is central to enabling our commissioning teams to make informed, strategic, and data-driven decisions that respond to the health needs of our communities, with a vital focus on achieving health equity.

About Planning, Funding & Outcomes (PFO) – Te Manawa Taki

The PFO team is responsible for the commissioning of all funded NGO services across the Te Manawa Taki region, which spans Taranaki, Waikato, Lakes, Bay of Plenty, and Tairawhiti.

About the Role : Senior Business Analyst

This is a senior role where you will be accountable for managing the end-to-end analysis of business needs, systems, and processes.

While you will mentor and guide a Business Analyst, your primary focus is on delivering your own substantial portfolio of high-impact projects.

You will act as the crucial conduit between national and regional PFO teams, translating complex requirements and leveraging critical data sets to inform strategy and monitor investment outcomes.

Success in this role demands exceptional engagement skills—the ability to listen, solicit, and translate requirements into concrete solutions that address desired health outcomes.

Key Responsibilities and What You'll Be Doing

Strategic Business Analysis : Lead the identification, analysis, and documentation of PFO business requirements across complex programmes and high-impact projects.

Data & Insight Leadership : Drive the process of ensuring timely and accurate monitoring and reporting is available for national and regional teams.

You will provide sophisticated modelling expertise and lead the analytical contribution to major business cases and funding proposals.

Equity-Driven Service Design : Input into service design and development early on to ensure analytical requirements are fully informed and that health insights analysis consistently focuses on reducing health inequalities and improving Maori Health outcomes and equity.

Solution & Process Leadership : Lead the analysis of existing processes to identify opportunities for optimisation, re-engineering, and automation.

Act as a trusted advisor, translating between technical teams and business users while considering a whole-of-system approach to problem-solving.

Culture & People : Provide mentorship and oversight to the Business Analyst, nurturing and developing their skills to ensure we maintain the right capabilities for the future.

What You Will Bring to the Role (About You)

You are a seasoned professional (typically 5-10 years of experience) ready to take on a leadership mandate in a complex environment.

Significant Analytical Depth : Proven, significant experience in scoping, extracting, analysing, forecasting, and presenting health or health investment insights at a senior level.

Technical Mastery : Strong knowledge and practical experience applying quantitative statistical methods and tools.

High proficiency in Business Intelligence Visualisation Tools (e.g., Power BI, SQL, Excel).

Communication & Influence : Excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and negotiation skills, with a proven ability to write comprehensive business requirements and technical specifications.

Leadership & Mentorship : Demonstrated experience in providing mentorship and oversight of analysts across a team.

Sector Knowledge : Experience in the healthcare, public sector, or commissioning environments, with a strong understanding of data governance, business intelligence, or health informatics.

Equity Focus : A deep, professional commitment to improving health outcomes and the ability to translate analytical results into a compelling narrative with a strong pre-equity focus.

If you are a highly-motivated, experienced Business Analyst seeking to lead transformative change and drive genuine health equity across the Te Manawa Taki region, we encourage you to apply with your CV and cover letter.

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

If you would like more information on the position, please contact

Applications close : Midnight 24 November

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