Senior Project Officer, Hauora Māori and Equity

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians; Wellington; Hybrid; ZAR 80 000 - 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Senior Project Officer to enhance cultural safety and address health inequities within their Continuing Professional Development Program. The role involves designing content, collaborating with stakeholders, and applying project management principles. The successful candidate will have strong communication skills and knowledge of Māori health perspectives. This position offers a flexible hybrid working model and various benefits.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid work model

Paid parental leave

Free annual flu vaccinations

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project management.
• Knowledge of Māori health perspectives.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop Hauora Māori content for CPD Program.
• Conduct regular audits and evaluations of content.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to promote cultural safety.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Cultural Safety

Health Equity

Job description

Job Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Wellington CBD

Job Category: Program & Project Management

About The RACP

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) connects, represents, and trains physicians and trainee physicians across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. The RACP provides services to support the delivery of training, continuing professional development, and health policy and advocacy to medical health professionals.

Our Values

Accountable | Collaborate | Indigenise and Decolonise | Lead the way | Respect

Why Join Us?

As part of our team, you will be offered a competitive remuneration salary and access to some amazing benefits including a flexible hybrid work model, additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year, paid parental leave, free annual flu vaccinations, professional development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Program, special corporate discounts and more! To view all our benefits, visit www.racp.edu.au/about/careers-at-racp.

Our 3-2-1 Hybrid Working Model

• 3 days from anywhere in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand per week,
• 2 days from an RACP office location per week,
• 1 of the two days per week in office spent with your team.
  
  

Job Description

The Role

The Senior Project Officer – Hauora Māori and Health Equity will be instrumental in embedding cultural safety and addressing health inequities within the Royal Australasian College of Physicians' (RACP) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Program. This position aims to support CPD participants in developing culturally safe practices that are significant to Māori, within a regulatory framework, to address health inequities.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

• D esign and develop Hauora Māori content to embed into the CPD Program across all three CPD categories: Educational Activities, Reviewing Performance, and Measuring Outcomes.
• Collaborate with curriculum developers to ensure the inclusion of Māori health perspectives and practices.
• Support the establishment of a Cultural Safety Critical Reflection Framework and associated guidance for CPD participants
• Engage and collaborate with Māori health committee, cultural advisors, and CPD participants to collect feedback and provide additional guidance as needed.
• Apply project management principles to plan, execute, and evaluate Hauora Māori initiatives within the CPD Program.
• Conduct regular audits and evaluations of the Hauora Māori content within the CPD Program
• Collaborate with CPD Marketing Specialist to co-design communication program to promote the importance of Hauora Māori and cultural safety within the CPD Program
  
  

Desired Skills And Experience

The Successful Candidate

Skills

To be successful in the role, the candidate will have proven experience in project management, as well as k nowledge and understanding of Māori health perspectives and practices. Further skills and experience include:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience in conducting audits and evaluations, with a focus on cultural safety and health equity.
• Political judgement and strategic thinking skills
• Ability to work with own initiative with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Ability to work in a distributed team.
  
  

To apply, submit your CV by 18 May 2025

To view the position description, visit https://www.racp.edu.au/docs/default-source/about/careers/senior-project-officer-hauora-maori-and-equity-position-description.pdf?Status=Temp&sfvrsn=26b4a61a_4

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