Change Analyst Pae Ora - National Office

Department of Corrections NZ; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Corrections NZ's Pae Ora office in Wellington seeks a Change Analyst to support the Medtech Evolution project, focusing on people aspects of change and stakeholder engagement.

You will work with Change Lead and project team to assess impacts, readiness, and embed new ways of working, across sites, with a national transformation programme.

Ideal candidates have experience in change management and business analysis, with a collaborative, proactive mindset.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting organisational or technology change initiatives.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong analytical abilities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience facilitating discussions with diverse groups.
• Ability to translate complex information into practical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support change impact assessments and readiness activities.
• Assist with stakeholder engagement and communications.
• Support adoption activities across sites and teams.
• Coordinate change champion and engagement networks.
• Monitor readiness, engagement and adoption metrics.
• Prepare change reporting, insights and documentation.
• Contribute to workshops and project planning activities.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical abilities

Written and verbal communication

Collaborative / proactive

Job description

# Change Analyst Pae Ora - National Office## About this role**Location:** National Office, Wellington**Business Group:** Pae Ora**Project:** Medtech Evolution Business Systems Transformation**Term:** Fixed-term opportunity until **30 June 2027**### Make an Impact on Healthcare TransformationPae Ora is seeking expressions of interest from capable and motivated kaimahi to support the implementation of **Medtech Evolution**, a key healthcare systems transformation programme.Working alongside the Change Lead, Project Director and project team, you will help support the people side of change by assessing impacts, engaging stakeholders, supporting readiness activities, and helping embed new ways of working across the organisation.This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in change management, digital transformation, stakeholder engagement, and programme delivery.### What You'll Be Doing* Supporting change impact assessments and readiness activities.* Identifying people, process and operational impacts of change.* Assisting with stakeholder engagement and communications.* Supporting implementation and adoption activities across sites.* Coordinating change champion and engagement networks.* Monitoring readiness, engagement and adoption metrics.* Preparing change reporting, insights and documentation.* Contributing to workshops and project planning activities.### About YouWe're looking for someone who brings:* Experience supporting organisational or technology change initiatives.* Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.* Excellent written, verbal and analytical abilities.* Experience working with diverse groups and facilitating discussions.* The ability to translate complex information into practical solutions.* A collaborative and proactive approach.We also welcome applications from experienced Business Analysts who have demonstrated involvement in change management activities and a genuine interest in developing their capability in this area. Experience supporting business transformation, stakeholder engagement, process improvement, or organisational change initiatives will be highly regarded.Experience in healthcare, system implementation projects, business transformation, change management, Agile delivery environments, or Medtech platforms will be advantageous.### What You'll Gain* Experience working on a high-profile national transformation programme.* Exposure to digital health and enterprise change delivery.* Opportunities to strengthen your change management and project skills.* The chance to contribute to improved health and wellbeing outcomes across Corrections.### How to ApplyTo express your interest, please submit:* Your current CV; and* A brief statement outlining your relevant experience and interest in the opportunity.**Applications close 11:00pm, Thursday 22 October.**## Job details| | || --- | --- || Job reference: | APA/1953120 || Location: | Wellington (Te Whanganui a Tara) || Date posted: | 16-Oct-2026 || Application close date: | 22-Oct-2026 || Attachments: | Pae Ora Change Analyst (MT Evolution) - Job Description.docx (Word, 232KB)Position Description |