Senior Portfolio & Service Design Lead – South

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager – South to provide strategic oversight and optimisation of a portfolio of health commissioning contracts and programmes. You will translate national priorities into effective services that improve population health and equity.

You will guide planning, procurement and performance monitoring, partner with Māori, clinicians and agencies, and lead investment and disinvestment decisions.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary or professional qualification and a full Class 1 driver licence.
• Senior-level experience developing and delivering service and investment strategies, including commissioning services.
• Proven service design experience, bringing system partners together to improve services and outcomes.
• Strong programme and project leadership across planning, design, delivery, implementation and monitoring.
• Highly developed analytical, commercial, risk management and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, political acumen, negotiation and influencing skills.
• A strong record of building trusted relationships and partnerships across sectors and organisations.
• A practical understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a commitment to improving equity, access and health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight, management and optimisation of a portfolio of health commissioning contracts and programmes.
• Translate national and regional priorities into effective services and programmes that improve population health outcomes.
• Guide service planning, procurement, contracting, performance monitoring and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Māori, consumers, whānau, clinicians, providers and other agencies to shape integrated models of care.
• Lead investment and disinvestment activity and provide clear business cases to senior decision-makers.
• Mentor Portfolio Managers and provide leadership across significant work programmes.

Skills

Portfolio management

Service design

Programme leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Te Tiriti o Waitangi knowledge

Communication

Education

Tertiary or professional qualification

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Senior Portfolio Manager – South to provide strategic oversight and optimisation of a portfolio of health commissioning contracts and programmes. You will translate national priorities into effective services that improve population health and equity.

You will guide planning, procurement and performance monitoring, partner with Māori, clinicians and agencies, and lead investment and disinvestment decisions.