Injury Prevention Lead — Flexible Work & Impact

Marketplace; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 101,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) in Wellington is seeking an Injury Prevention Partner to lead prevention work across the Treatment Safety team within the OCCO. You will commission partners, manage delivery of agreed initiatives and coordinate across sectors to reduce preventable treatment-related harm.

You will synthesize health data and research with stakeholder insights to inform practical prevention decisions and drive improvements for safer care and more equitable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Health-sector commissioning or programme management experience.
• Ability to turn priorities into clear plans and follow through on detail.
• Experience tracking milestones, coordinating monitoring and evaluation, and reporting progress.
• Ability to interpret health data, research and insights to inform practical prevention decisions.
• Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with colleagues and partners.
• Ability to lead a body of work, manage competing priorities and dependencies, and escalate risks early with options.
• Cultural capability to support better and more equitable population health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead an assigned body of prevention work and manage delivery with partners.
• Commission and monitor prevention initiatives, agreeing outcomes and milestones.
• Track progress, identify risks, and adjust scope or resources as needed.
• Coordinate procurement, contracts and partner performance to deliver results.
• Build trusted relationships across ACC, health agencies, iwi/Māori and other partners.

Skills

Health-sector experience

Commissioning / programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Monitoring & evaluation

Contract management

Relationship building

Strategic thinking

Job description

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) in Wellington is seeking an Injury Prevention Partner to lead prevention work across the Treatment Safety team within the OCCO. You will commission partners, manage delivery of agreed initiatives and coordinate across sectors to reduce preventable treatment-related harm.

You will synthesize health data and research with stakeholder insights to inform practical prevention decisions and drive improvements for safer care and more equitable outcomes.