Coordinator

• Christchurch – Manawa Building on the Christchurch Campus - Allied Health Scientific & Technical Workforce Support
• Permanent part- time working 16 hours per week (2/3 days per week) flexible for the right candidate 

Health New Zealand is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

Bring your Administration skills to this Coordinator role supporting the Allied Health Scientific and Technical Workforce team.  

About the role

This Coordinator position is the glue that holds the team together and will involve supporting and enabling the Director of Allied Health Workforce as well as the wider workforce team. You will contribute to the development and implementation of key programmes to ensure a transformation journey. This is a permanent, part time role, 16 hours a week, which is based at the Manawa in central Christchurch.

As part of the Administration and Clerical Pay Equity Claim settlement this role has been mapped to National Band 4/Profile 4.

For further information about the administration and clerical pay equity settlement please follow the link below: 

PSA National Health Administration Collective Agreement - FINAL (tewhatuora.govt.nz) 

Key responsibilities of this role include:

• Provide administration support to the Director of Allied Health Workforce
• Provide support and coordination for workforce projects
• Contribute to milestones to ensure the team achieves its business objectives
• Problem solve situations, alongside the Directors
• Manage internal and external stakeholders
• Facilitate develop and operation use of various internal and external platforms 
• Maintain effective communication with the team
• Report writing and contract management, for pre-registration and health workforce priorities and projects
• Process improvement and continuous development of processes and systems
• Event management and manage meetings, such as conferences and inductions
• Contribute to strengthening Waitaha Canterbury and Te Tai o Poutini West Coast
• focus on improving equity, diversity and inclusion and promote better outcomes for Māori, Pasifika and other target population groups

About You 

This role would suit someone who enjoys work collaboratively with various stakeholders across the business. The environment is fast paced and challenging, therefore you should be resilient and adaptable. As you will be supporting Directors and a relatively small team, you should be reliable, organised, discreet and have the ability to take initiative. This role requires someone who has good coordination and multi-tasking skills.

Skills and experience

Your skills will include:

• Knowledge or experience of tikanga Māori, translating the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi into practice
• Experience in an administration or coordination role
• A background working in a large, complex and diverse environment would be advantageous 
• Microsoft Office Skills (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, TEAMs and Sharepoint).
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Organisational and time management skills to meet tight deadlines
• A customer service approach to your work and contribute positively to the team
• A background in the Health Industry would be advantageous

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal.  If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kerri McCarthy at Kerri.McCarthy@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.