Advisor

New Zealand Government; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is New Zealand’s largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare across 80+ locations. This Advisor role in the Infrastructure and Investment Group provides high‑quality advisory, coordination and administrative support to develop briefings, presentations and ministerial briefs.

You will gather information from across the organisation, identify gaps and turn complex material into concise, evidence‑based advice, while coordinating Official Information

Qualifications

• Strong writing and proofreading skills with ability to turn complex material into concise, evidence-based advice.
• Experience preparing briefings, presentations, reports and ministerial briefs.
• Ability to gather, analyse and synthesise information from across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support development of briefings, presentations and reports for senior leaders and Ministers.
• Coordinate responses to Official Information Act requests, Parliamentary Questions and ministerial replies.

Skills

Strong writing

Proofreading

Plain English standard

Excellent organisational

Time-management

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Info synthesis

Health/public sector experience

Ministerial requests

Adaptability

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

None

Job description

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

As an Advisor, you will provide high-quality advisory, coordination and administrative support Infrastructure and Investment Group (IIG) Advisory team, helping ensure important information and advice is clear, accurate, consistent and delivered on time. You will support the development of briefings, presentations, reports and advice for senior leaders, governance committees and Ministers. A key part of the role will involve gathering information from across the organisation, identifying gaps and helping turn complex material into concise, evidence-based advice. You will also coordinate and review responses to Official Information Act requests, Parliamentary Questions, Ministerial replies and Select Committee questions, alongside supporting IIG wide reporting. You will be required to provide the Adivsory team with administrative support including managing the shared inbox, filing documents and managing the workflow trackers.

About the Team/Service/Location

The IIG team are focused on delivering high impact infrastructure investments that support the transformation of New Zealand's health system. Giving support, oversight and assurance across asset management, asset maintenace projects and programmes, the team understand that compliant, safe, fit for purpose health facilities, sites and equipment are essential for a well-functioning health system that improves the health of all New Zealanders.

About you

You are a highly organised and capable advisor who can bring together information from different sources and turn it into clear and well-structured advice. You have strong writing and proofreading skills, an eye for detail and the judgement to know when something needs further investigation or clarification. Comfortable working across multiple pieces of work at once, you can prioritise effectively, keep track of deadlines and respond calmly when priorities shift. You communicate confidently with different audiences and can build constructive relationships with stakeholders across a complex organisation.

You will bring

• A relevant tertiary qualification and/or appropriate experience.
• Strong writing and proofreading skills, with familiarity with the Plain English Standard.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills, including experience prioritising work and tracking workflow.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively through ambiguity and changing priorities.
• Intermediate skills in Microsoft Office including SharePoint.
• Experience working with and managing a shared inbox.
• The ability to gather, analyse and synthesise information to support clear, evidence-based advice.
• A collaborative approach and the ability to build trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience within the health or public sector, including Ministerial and Government servicing, Official Information Act requests, Parliamentary Questions or Ministerial replies, would be advantageous.

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.

by 11th November 2026.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Shannon Elder at [e-mail]

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.