The role will see you move through different 'islands' of work in the ocean that is the Commission and the wider health sector.

Our organisation shines a light on health quality, improvement and safety within the health system.

Your role will be varied and will include but is not limited to the following:

• Supporting and leading quality improvement projects, programmes and learning resources that allow for a Pacific worldview to be embedded in order to reduce health inequities for Pacific people
• Supporting and contributing to the normalisation of Pasifika methodologies and frameworks into the fabric of the Commission to achieve Pacific health equity
• Where required, writing and analysing of research and reports pertaining to our function
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis ability, capability and understanding to shape the equity narrative for Pacific peoples in a positive light and utilised as a lever for change

Ideally, the preferred candidate will exhibit the following:

• Agile and flexible, and multi-talented
• A 'Sina' or 'Sione' of all trades
• Well-versed in Pacific cultural frameworks and methodologies
• Adept at analysing and collating data
• Have strong written communication skills for policy writing and storytelling
• A digital native and tech-savvy
• A champion for our matua, families and young people.
• Have strong community links and networks
• Be able to work autonomously and concurrently to progress the Tagata o le Moana work programme
• Be able to influence, innovate, improve and inform in the work that we do with the health sector and internally
• Have a frontline, health, education, social justice or community practitioner background

Although the preference for this role is to be either Auckland or Wellington-based, there is some flexibility.

As a sector leader for quality and safety, we work with clinicians, providers, consumers and whānau to improve health and disability support services. We are a stand-alone Crown entity with a Board responsible to the Minister of Health, helping providers across the health sector, both private and public, to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all who use these services in Aotearoa New Zealand.