Emergency Management Lead - Waitematā

New Zealand Government; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Auckland invites applications for a senior role to lead the Waitematā district's Emergency Management service delivery, ensuring health-system alignment and district resilience. You will guide planning, readiness and response activities, coordinating with district leadership and regional teams.

You will drive crisis response capability, resource optimisation, and stakeholder engagement to safeguard public health outcomes across diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Lead district emergency management and service delivery aligned to regional and national priorities.
• Develop and implement emergency management systems and engagement strategies at district level.
• Provide SME support to the district leadership team on emergency readiness and response.

Responsibilities

• Oversee district emergency management for Waitematā, including response and recovery with a health component.
• Coordinate activation and operation of the District Emergency Coordination Centre.
• Report progress and ensure objectives are met and aligned with regional plans.
• Support development, planning and implementation of resilience and sustainability initiatives.

Skills

Emergency Management

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Health Sector Knowledge

Job description

Permanent, full timeBased in WaitematāHealth 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

The primary purpose of the role is to lead District Emergency Management service delivery and support response functions for the Waitematā district.This includes giving effect to the strategic health outcomes of Health New Zealand by providing leadership to build sustainability, resilience and meaningful culturally safe connections, capabilities, assets, and services with the good of the New Zealand Public Health System in mind, now and for the future.

About you

You will be able to lead the district service, ensuring that people and financial resources are maximised in delivering effective services to the organisation. To ensure development, planning and implementation of emergency management systems and engagement strategies at a district level, including reporting on progress and ensuring objectives are achieved and aligned to regional and nationally priorotised objectives.You will provide subject matter expertise and support to the wider district leadership team. Supporting emergency threat assessments and response requirements. As well as providing a lead role in the district response to, and recovery from, emergencies with a health component. This includes providing local leadership and supportingthe activation and running of a district Emergency Coordination Centre.

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.

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