• Auckland based
• Permanent, full time
  Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is transforming the way healthcare is delivered by empowering decision-making within its four regions and moving away from a centralised model. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the future of public healthcare in the Northern region.
  Northern employs over 27,000 highly skilled and dedicated clinical and non-clinical professionals and has a total annual operating expenditure of approximately $8.8 billion. As the largest region in New Zealand comprising four districts: Te Tai Tokerau | Northland, Waitemata, Te Toka Tumai | Auckland, and Counties Manukau it provides and funds health services for a population of approximately two million people or 40% of the NZ population.
  What makes the region, and the work you will be involved in, interesting is its diversity. It includes NZ’s largest city as well as a significant rural population and is the most ethnically diverse region. Some areas report among the highest life expectancy in the country, while others face persistent socioeconomic and health challenges. These include high rates of potentially preventable conditions, unmet health needs, and stark differences in service access.

This is a key communications leadership role within Health NZ, with a dotted reporting line to the Executive Regional Director. The primary purpose of the role is to:

• Work closely with regional leadership, especially the Executive Regional Director, to understand regional communication requirements.
• Lead a team of communication and engagement professionals, who deliver communication plans and activity that reflects regional and local requirements aligned with national standards and messaging, on time and to budget.
• Prioritise and manage significant local demand to ensure that better health outcomes for New Zealanders remain at the heart of communications work and our approaches.
• Identify and manage regional communication risks.
• Support regional leaders in their communication and engagement work.