Programme Manager – Māori Health and Equity

• Closing date: Oct 11, 2024
• Contract
• Waikato

Te whiwhinga mahi: The opportunity

Are you passionate about creating positive change and driving health equity for Māori communities? We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and experienced programme manager to join our team in a newly created role, dedicated to advancing Māori health and wellbeing across Te Manawa Taki.

As our Programme Manager – Māori Health and Equity you will work alongside wider regional services and programmes encompassing Te Tairāwhiti, Taranaki, Tūwharetoa and Waikato districts providing operational support to deliver Pinnacle strategy and operationalising He Ara Whakamua - Māori Health strategy. You will work closely with district managers, the strategic development team and cultural partners.

Your key responsibilities will be leading and coordinating the internal and external programme of work supporting Māori health and equity, leading projects, initiatives and programmes that are focused on Māori health and equity a well as building meaningful relationships with Iwi Māori and hapu, health and social services to help support connections and wellbeing within the region.

This is a full time fixed-term role until 4 November 2026.

He kōrero mōu: About you

• Professional qualification in appropriate health or business-related degree (i.e. public health, health / business management, indigenous studies, or related fields) or equivalent professional experience.
• Proficiency in Tikanga Māori and Te Ao Māori.
• An extensive background in cultural community engagement, preferably in health sector or the health equity remit, supported by success in cultural leadership, engagement and/or management-based roles.
• Proven experience in engaging with iwi, hapū and Māori organisations, supported by a competency in Te Reo me ōna tikanga.
• The skills and experience to proactively identify any equity gaps and provide solutions supported by the experience in providing advice, development, and implementations at a senior level.
• Experience managing change across various stakeholders.
• Experience writing formal reports.
• Proficiency with Office 365 products and competency using video conferencing (e.g. Microsoft, Teams, Zoom).
• Outcome focused and able to prioritise, set goals, meet deadlines and achieve results.

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

Shared values of:

• Whakawhanaungatanga (connection) - through relationships we develop understanding.
• Akoranga (learning), - We invest heavily in the continued learning and growth of our tangata (people).
• Mahi tahi (collaboration and partnership) – we passionately pursue our purpose of making it easier for people to stay healthy and achieve equitable health outcomes for all. We work in collaboration and partnership with general practice, hapū, iwi, other health organisations, and some of our services include smoking cessation, screening, mobile immunisation, before school check, extended care and school-based health services.
• Kawa whakaruruhau (cultural responsiveness) - we strive to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi and recognise the richness of our diverse workforce.
• Kaitiakitanga (Stewardship) - We’re not a typical Primary Health Organisation! We exist to make it easier for people to stay healthy, and you can see this in the work we do to simplify access to primary healthcare and address equity barriers.
• Hauora (health and wellbeing) - through flexible working, the offer of medical insurance, EAP services, and free flu vaccinations.

Mō tō mātou rōpū: About the team

Pinnacle has made an explicit commitment to Māori and our communities to improve equity of health and wellbeing, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We have also made an equity commitment to our Pasifika population.

Visit www.pinnacle.co.nz to find out more about the Pinnacle group.

Me pēhea te tuku tono: How to apply

Please reach out to Rawiri Blundell rawiri.blundell@pinnacle.health.nz to arrange a kōrero before you apply if that is what you need from this process.

Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to ensure we move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change).

You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Applications close 5pm, Friday, 11 October 2024.

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