GM Māori and Health Equity

Mō mātou | About Us

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest provider of Well Child Tamariki Ora services, supporting the health and development of tamariki and their whānau from birth to five years.  We are present in communities across the motu, and we are committed to being genuinely responsive to Māori, Pacific, and all priority populations.

With a bold new strategy about to be launched, we are entering a period of organisational change; enhancing our clinical capability, ensuring our services are whānau led, strengthening our partnerships and embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the foundation for every decision we make.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

This is a new executive role and a genuine opportunity for innovation in the equity space.  As GM Māori and Health Equity, you will sit on the ELT and provide strategic, executive leadership for the embedding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te ao Māori, and health equity across the organisation. This role is a driver of system-level change.

You will lead Ngā Pou Hihiri, the Kaihapai Māori, and the Head of Advocacy and Health Equity, and be accountable for:

• Leading our Rautaki Māori and equity plans, working closely with the CE and Board to create tangible outcomes for Māori and our priority populations.
• Building and sustaining substantive relationships with iwi, hapū, kaupapa Māori and Pacific providers, government agencies, and ministers.
• Providing cultural leadership, tikanga guidance, and capability development across the organisation.
• Leading our advocacy programme, using data, evidence and voice to shift policy and system settings that perpetuate inequity.

You are a senior Māori leader with deep credibility across te ao Māori.  You lead with mana, and bring the strategic capability to influence at executive and governance level.

You will bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience in systems change, advocacy and equity programmes, ideally in health or social services
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams providing cultural guidance, advocacy, and capability in complex organisations.
• A high level of proficiency in te reo Māori and a deep knowledge of tikanga and mātauranga as it relates to our kaupapa.
• Experience engaging at executive and governance level with iwi, Pacific and broader priority population groups, government agencies, and system partners.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For a copy of the candidate information pack, please contact Amy Tea at info@amytea.co.nz 

To apply, send your cover letter and CV (preferably in PDF format) to apply@amytea.co.nz or you can submit your application here

Applications close Sunday 3rd May.

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand to apply for this role.

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