Strategic Business Partner Māori & Equity

Accident Compensation Corporation; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 138,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9% superannuation contribution

Flexible location across Aotearoa

Job summary

Accident Compensation Corporation invites a Strategic Business Partner Māori & Equity to drive equity outcomes across ACC. You will lead design of practical solutions, turn evidence into action, and embed Te Tiriti commitments in policies and services.

You will partner across the organisation to reduce inequities and improve outcomes for Māori and other communities. The appointing salary ranges from $138,301 to $178,978 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Strong solution design capability, turning evidence and insight into practical solutions.
• Lived or professional experience with Pacific, Asian and/or disabled communities and barriers to access.
• Experience partnering across a broad portfolio, building trusted relationships.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving to design practical, outcome-focused solutions.
• Ability to use data, evidence and community insights to shape equitable responses.
• Strong relationship management, communication and influencing skills with senior leaders.
• Whole-system perspective with curiosity to work across varied projects.
• Experience applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity considerations to policies, systems or programmes.

Responsibilities

• Turn evidence and insights into practical action and lasting change.
• Design practical solutions, tools and approaches from strategic guidance.
• Embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and equity into policies, processes and service design.
• Build trusted relationships across ACC to support equity outcomes.

Skills

Solution design

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Data insights

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Equity focus

Communication

Leadership

Job description

Design practical solutions that improve equity and accessPartner across ACC on a broad range of workBring insight into Pacific, Asian and/or disabled communitiesPermanent | Flexible location across Aotearoa

About us | Mō mātou

ACC is a trusted and high'performing organisation, providing care, supporting recovery and promoting injury prevention, now and into the future. You can find more about ACC and the work we do here.

About the role | Mō te tūranga mahi

As Strategic Business Partner Māori & Equity, you'll be part of ACC's Māori and Equity Outcomes team, working to tackle inequities and improve outcomes for Māori and communities who experience barriers to accessing ACC's services. You'll work alongside experienced advisors and specialists, partnering across the organisation to turn evidence and insight into practical action and lasting change. This is more than an advisory role. You'll work from strategic guidance through to designing practical solutions, tools and approaches that teams can put into action. Across a broad and varied portfolio, you'll build trusted relationships and help embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments and equity considerations into policies, processes, programmes and service design. Your mahi will contribute to keeping Kiwis safe at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

The appointing salary for this role is $138,301 to $178,978 based on experience. ACC offers a comprehensive benefits package which at present includes an advantageous superannuation scheme (9% contribution) with features like no mandatory employee contribution, optional life and income protection insurance.

About you | Mōu

You will bring:

• Strong solution design capability, with experience taking complex problems, evidence, insights or strategic direction and turning them into practical solutions that can be implemented.
• Lived and/or professional experience that has built a strong understanding of Pacific, Asian and/or disabled communities, including different perspectives and barriers to access.
• Experience partnering across a broad portfolio of work, building trusted relationships and understanding the needs of different parts of a large or complex organisation.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to move beyond providing advice to designing practical, outcome-focused solutions.
• The ability to use data, evidence and community insights to understand problems, identify opportunities and shape equitable responses.
• Strong relationship management, communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to provide constructive challenge and work effectively with senior leaders and diverse teams.
• An enterprise and whole-system perspective, with the curiosity and adaptability to work across a varied range of projects and subject areas.
• Experience applying Te Tiriti o Waitangi and equity considerations to organisational policies, systems, processes, programmes and/or service design.

You must hold New Zealand work rights at the time of application.

Working at ACC | Mō ACC

At ACC, we embrace the rich tapestry of Aotearoa New Zealand's cultures and are dedicated to providing equitable opportunities. We know that a diverse and inclusive team helps us meet the needs of our customers, and we encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, age, and those with diverse abilities. It's important to us that people are free to be themselves at work. Here are some ways we encourage that:

• Employee networks to support our colleagues from diverse backgrounds.
• The option to explore flexible working that suits your needs and ours.

Applications will run through to Sunday 22nd November 2026 1159pm, however if an ideal candidate is found we may progress screening and interviewing sooner. Applications can only be accepted through the ACC Career Website.