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 RoleAs Programme Manager, you will provide programme leadership to a large-scale, multi-year national initiative within Health NZ. You will ensure the success of regional delivery in achieving health targets and improved patient access by ensuring the delivery of multiple streams of work focused on enhancing service delivery and improving outcomes in planned care to 300,000 New Zealanders, worth $2.2 billion annually. To be successful in the role, you will need to form strong relationships with executive leads, senior clinicians and managers, and work collaboratively with regional and district delivery teams to embed ownership of change, ensuring timely access, improved outputs, and high-quality processes.You will design, implement and manage programme deliverables, and deliver meaningful, sustainable improvements across the delivery of hospital and specialist services and performance.About the TeamThe HSS Programme Implementation team sits within the Planning, Funding and Outcomes (PFO) group and plays a pivotal role in driving improvements to service delivery across Health NZ. Working closely with national and regional stakeholders, the team collaborates with Directors, General Managers, Programme SROs, subject matter experts, and the Communications team to ensure successful implementation and alignment with strategic priorities.About youYou will bring substantial experience in programme management, a relevant graduate and postgraduate qualification, along with at least five years of experience in programme delivery. Your collaborative approach and ability to support and embed change will be key to your success. You'll have a strong track record in implementing programmes with partners and delivering sustainable change, including experience with benefits realisation. Ideally, you'll also have a working knowledge of the Government sector, experience applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi in practice, and a background in benefits realisation.Working for Health New ZealandHealth 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 ApplyTo apply, please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 11:59PM Sunday 7 September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Nicole Rickard at .Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.
