Project and Change Manager

North Island - Wellington Wellington Central; Upper Hutt; On-site; NZD 116,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites an experienced Non-Clinical - Project Manager to lead major change projects across our district. You will drive business and workforce initiatives, establish governance, manage budgets and risks, and ensure sustainable adoption into daily operations at Wellington-based sites.

You will partner with clinical and enabling-service teams, applying strong stakeholder management, analytical mapping, and a commitment to equity and safety to deliver measurable

Qualifications

• Substantial experience delivering complex projects and organisational change in a large, complex environment.
• A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience; recognised project, change or continuous-improvement certification is advantageous.
• Strong capability across scope, governance, budgets, procurement, suppliers, risk, benefits realisation and transition into business as usual.
• The ability to build trusted relationships, navigate competing interests, constructively challenge and negotiate, and communicate clearly at all levels.
• Strong analytical, process-mapping and documentation skills, sound judgement, commercial awareness, and a commitment to equity, safety and continuous improvement.
• Health-sector experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead business, workforce and service-user change projects across the portfolio.
• Manage delivery, budgets, risks and dependencies with clear governance.
• Support adoption of improvements into business as usual.
• Collaborate with cross-service teams across sites.

Skills

Project delivery

Governance

Budgets

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Process mapping

Analytical skills

Communication

Equity & safety

Healthcare experience

Education

Tertiary qualification

CI/Project management certification

Job description

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital orHutt Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated toserving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Reporting to theGeneral Manager, Non-Clinical Support & Delivery, you will lead business,workforce and service-user change and improvement projects across the portfolioand wider district. You will manage initiatives of varying scale and complexity,including cross-service and high-risk assignments spanning operationalcontinuity, workforce, contractors, technology, facilities and patient-facingsupport services. Working with a high degree of autonomy, you will establishclear scope, governance and benefits measures; manage delivery, budgets, risksand dependencies; and support sustainable adoption into business as usual.

The salary range for this role is $116,110 - $174,166, depending on experience.

About theTeam/Service/ Location

Non-Clinical Support & Deliveryprovides essential services that enable our hospitals and clinical teams tooperate safely, reliably and effectively. Our diverse portfolio works acrossmultiple sites and includes operational, contracted and patient-facing supportservices. You will join a collaborative, practical and improvement-focused teamthat values sound judgement, clear communication and strong relationships. Wework closely with clinical, operational and enabling-service partners to solvecomplex problems and deliver measurable, sustainable improvements for patients,whānau and staff.

About you

• Substantialexperience delivering complex projects and organisational change in a large,complex environment.
• Arelevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience; recognised project,change or continuous-improvement certification is advantageous.
• Strongcapability across scope, governance, budgets, procurement, suppliers, risk,benefits realisation and transition into business as usual.
• Theability to build trusted relationships, navigate competing interests,constructively challenge and negotiate, and communicate clearly at all levels.
• Stronganalytical, process-mapping and documentation skills, sound judgement,commercial awareness, and a commitment to equity, safety and continuousimprovement.
• Health-sectorexperience would be advantageous.

Working at HealthNew Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare forthe people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversityand welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverseand inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service ourcommunity. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus onMāori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

We will reviewapplications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, beforethe closing date of this advertisement.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: SS166-26

Location:

North Island - Wellington - Hutt Valley

North Island - Wellington - Wellington Central

Job type:

Job type: Permanent Full time

Expertise:

Non-Clinical - Management - Management

Non-clinical - Project Manager - Project Manager