District Recruitment Lead, Northland & Waitemata

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country’s largest employer delivering universal public healthcare across New Zealand. We are seeking a District Recruitment Lead to direct Northland and Waitematā recruitment teams and shape high-quality services in two districts.

You will lead 14 recruitment professionals, partner with executives and People & Culture, and guide strategy, process improvements and integrated delivery across districts.

Qualifications

• At least eight years' relevant recruitment experience, including significant people leadership responsibility in a large or complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of recruitment strategy, sourcing, systems, and familiarisation with ATS requirements.
• Proven track record of leading teams, building leadership capability, managing performance and embedding clear standards and accountability.
• Proven ability to design and deliver recruitment plans.
• Advanced experience using recruitment and workforce data, dashboards, reporting and performance measures.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, credible people leadership to two experienced recruitment teams, including coaching, capability development, performance management and succession planning.
• Oversee workflow, priorities and service delivery across both districts.
• Interpret complex recruitment and workforce data, draw meaningful insights and translate them into operational plans, priorities and performance frameworks.
• Provide trusted recruitment and workforce advice to senior leaders.
• Develop and implement recruitment plans aligned with workforce needs.
• Use data and reporting to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities.
• Provide regular recruitment reporting to support executive leadership.
• Lead recruitment projects, process improvements and change initiatives.
• Support greater consistency and collaboration across district and national recruitment services.
• Champion an inclusive candidate experience and recruitment best practice.
• Build strong relationships across Health New Zealand and with external partners.

Skills

People leadership

Data literacy

Stakeholder management

Change management

Strategic / operational leadership

Recruitment strategy

Communication

Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge

Tools

ATS knowledge

Job description

District Recruitment Lead, Northland & Waitemata

• 12 month fixed-term or secondment, full time
• Lead recruitment teams and services that make a real difference

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

We are looking for an experienced recruitment leader to lead our Northland and Waitematā recruitment teams and help shape the delivery of high-quality recruitment services across both districts.

This position provides strategic and operational leadership to a team of 14 recruitment professionals. You will work closely with executive leaders, managers, clinical leaders and People & Culture colleagues to ensure recruitment services are responsive, consistent and aligned with workforce priorities.

This is an opportunity to influence recruitment strategy, strengthen service delivery, improve systems and processes, and support the development of an integrated recruitment function across Northland and Waitematā.

In this role, you will:

• Provide visible, credible people leadership to two experienced recruitment teams, including coaching, capability development, performance management and succession planning
• Oversee workflow, priorities and service delivery across both districts
• Interpret complex recruitment and workforce data, draw meaningful insights and translate them into operational plans, priorities and performance frameworks
• Provide trusted recruitment and workforce advice to senior leaders
• Develop and implement recruitment plans aligned with workforce needs
• Use data and reporting to identify risks, trends and improvement opportunities
• Provide regular recruitment reporting to support executive leadership
• Lead recruitment projects, process improvements and change initiatives
• Support greater consistency and collaboration across district and national recruitment services
• Champion an inclusive candidate experience and recruitment best practice
• Build strong relationships across Health New Zealand and with external partners

About you

Located in either Whangarei or Auckland, you will be a highly experienced, strong yet humble recruitment and people leader who is comfortable operating within a large, complex and evolving organisation. You will have a substantial track record of leading teams, setting clear expectations, building capability, managing performance and creating a culture of accountability and continuous improvement. You will also bring strong data literacy, sound judgement and the ability to translate complex workforce and recruitment information into clear priorities, decisions and practical actions.

Regular travel across Auckland and Northland is an important part of this role.

This is a senior leadership position. We are seeking applicants who can demonstrate:

• At least eight years' relevant recruitment experience, including significant people leadership responsibility in a large or complex organisation
• Strong knowledge of recruitment strategy, sourcing, systems, and familiarisation with ATS requirements
• A proven track record of leading teams, building leadership capability, managing performance and embedding clear standards and accountability
• Proven ability to design and deliver recruitment plans
• Advanced experience using recruitment and workforce data, dashboards, reporting and performance measures to identify trends, manage risk, forecast demand and inform executive decision-making
• Knowledge of New Zealand employment legislation and employment agreements
• The ability to lead change and improve systems, processes and service delivery
• Strong communication, stakeholder-management and influencing skills
• A working knowledge and commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity, diversity and inclusion within recruitment settings
• Experience in the public, health sector or unionised environments are all highly desirable

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. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: HNZ/1952574

Location:

North Island - Auckland - All values

North Island - Northland - All values

Job type:

Job type: Fixed Term

Expertise:

Non-clinical - Human Resources - Human Resources