Regional Outsourcing Strategy & Insights Lead

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking an experienced Outsourcing Management & Insight Lead to drive regional outsourcing strategy for planned care across the Central Region, report on performance and build strong partnerships with districts and private providers.

Based in the Central Region, you will work with Health Analytics, Procurement and national teams to improve patient access, reduce waiting times and optimise capacity and expenditure through data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in health service planning, performance management, capacity planning, commissioning, outsourcing or related field.
• Experience analysing demand, capacity, activity and performance information for service delivery/investment decisions.
• Demonstrated outsourcing/commissioning/capacity management experience, ideally in healthcare.
• Strong analytical/problem-solving with ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations.
• Experience developing performance reports, business cases, forecasts or investment proposals for senior leaders.
• Understanding of healthcare funding, activity planning and delivery models.
• Proven ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders across clinical/operational/finance/procurement.
• Experience managing relationships with external providers and senior leaders.
• Strong communication, planning and organisational skills with ability to manage priorities.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and applying its principles in work.

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and monitoring of regional outsourcing priorities and plans aligned with national frameworks and district requirements.
• Working with districts to identify outsourcing solutions that support planned care access, targets and improved outcomes.
• Developing regional performance reporting, dashboards and monitoring frameworks for outsourced activity and expenditure.
• Analysing demand, capacity, utilisation and financial information to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
• Providing insights to regional and district leaders to support planning, investment and service delivery decisions.
• Identifying opportunities to optimise outsourced capacity and improve utilisation across districts.
• Building and maintaining relationships with private providers, district teams, national procurement and commissioning functions.
• Supporting governance, reporting and assurance, including monitoring compliance with national outsourcing frameworks.
• Identifying opportunities to improve regional outsourcing processes and promote consistency across districts.

Skills

Health service planning

Data analytics

Stakeholder management

Outsourcing

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking an experienced Outsourcing Management & Insight Lead to drive regional outsourcing strategy for planned care across the Central Region, report on performance and build strong partnerships with districts and private providers.

Based in the Central Region, you will work with Health Analytics, Procurement and national teams to improve patient access, reduce waiting times and optimise capacity and expenditure through data-driven decisions.