Principal Advisor, Pacific Peoples

Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.

• On offer is the opportunity to make a positive impact in an organisation that makes a difference to people's lives
• Contribute to transforming the future of health in this leadership role

Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the successful candidate will be a dynamic, results-driven professional, a champion of change, growth and development. Ensure any new business undertaken has a strong alignment with Pacific Health and Wellbeing Strategic Plan for the Greater Wellington Region 2020-2025.

This role presents a unique opportunity to lead a significant change and improvement process across the Capital Coast and Hutt Valley (CCHV) District that has our Pacific communities, whānau and their needs at its core. Therefore the successful candidate requires advanced relationship and stakeholder management skills in order to engage and work with Pacific people to achieve health equity and outcomes. The successful applicant will also provide professional advice to the Senior Leadership Team and the MHAIDS Executive Directors on matters impacting Pacific peoples.

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The health services of Capital Coast and Hutt Valley District includes the Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability (MHAID) Service. The Service has over 1400 employees and annual revenue of $150m. MHAIDS has three main service areas – local services spanning the District (Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast); regional services for the central region, including the forensic and rehabilitation service with bases throughout the lower half of the North Island; and national Intellectual Disability Services with five bases located in Auckland, Cambridge, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin and inpatient units at Rātonga Rua o Porirua. The national youth forensic facility at Kenepuru Hospital sits within the Forensic and Rehabilitation Service.

MHAIDS are led by a Senior Leadership Team of which the Principal Advisor Pacific will be a member. We are looking for an experienced advisor who can fill this new role.

Moū – About you

The successful candidate will have:

• Relevant post graduate qualification in health, business or related field
• A strategic focus and actively been involved in strategic planning processes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A deep understanding of and experience in the design, planning and delivery of effective services for Pacific people and fanau
• Experience and skills of working with key pacific stakeholders within and across the organisations
• Experience of engaging and consulting with Pacific communities in culturally appropriate ways
• Knowledge and understanding of Pacific cultures and models of care and the application of these in service delivery
• Experience in contracting with the MOH and NGO sector and other government agencies
• Knowledge of funding mechanisms within the pacific health sectors
• Knowledge of key national pacific health policy documents and quality standards
• Knowledge and experience of applying equity considerations in service design and delivery

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capitaland Coast

HuttValley

MentalHealth, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Applications close 10th September. Please note we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and continuing with the recruitment process.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed

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