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October 25, 2024
Te Whatu Ora
Hamilton
OTHER
Public Health Communications Lead - Te Manawa Taki - NPHS
- Contribute to transforming the future of health in a rewarding role focused on making a difference and leading change
- 3-month fixed-term, full-time role based in Te Manawa Taki
About the Role
We have an opportunity available to join our Te Manawa Taki regional team as a Public Health Communications Lead. This is a 3-month fixed term, full-time role and is an important role for the delivery of quality and effective public health engagement and communications for the NPHS regions.
The primary purpose of this role is to ensure communication strategies are aligned across the regions and be an interface for national communications. You will develop innovative and effective communications and public health marketing strategies, plans, resources, and tools to reach specific audiences.
This fixed-term period runs until 30 March 2025.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.
About you
You are someone able to demonstrate mature communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to write and present effectively, and to develop, unify and maintain strong internal and external relationships essential for achieving sustainable outcomes.
Skills and Experience
- Relevant tertiary qualification in communications, journalism, marketing public relations or media management
- At least three years communications experience in the health sector
- Proven expertise in handling technical and clinical information and the use of social media, and website platforms
- Experience in applying critical thinking, using sound judgment to develop options and knowledge of the machinery of government, and policy development, is preferable
- Full current New Zealand drivers licence
- Able and willing to travel as required
- Membership in relevant professional bodies
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings desired
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 10 November 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elismha Lubbe at Elismha.Lubbe@Te Whatu Ora.govt.nz
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