Regional Manager

The Opportunity

This is an exciting time to join ConneXu. This is not a role for someone who is looking for a highly structured environment.

The disability sector continues to evolve, creating new opportunities to strengthen outcomes for disabled people and whānau. As Regional Manager, you'll play a key role in leading our Bay of Plenty services through this environment, balancing quality, sustainability, innovation and growth while ensuring disabled people remain at the centre of everything we do.

You’ll have the opportunity to make meaningful decisions, shape regional priorities and contribute to organisation-wide strategy as a valued member of our senior leadership team. We are looking for a leader who enjoys building strong relationships, navigating complexity with confidence, and finding solutions that create positive outcomes for Disabled Partners and our organisation.

Key responsibilities

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• Ensure our partners, their family/whanau, funders, and significant others in the disabled persons' life, feel well collaborated with and are satisfied that their partnership with the ConneXu team is meeting their needs.
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• Ensure that the enabling good lives principles are at the forefront of all decision making as it relates to our partnership with disabled people.
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• Ensuring our services and partnerships are codesigned with the people we partner with and their whanau/families, while maintaining compliancewith thedisability support sector standards, the United Nations convention on the rights of disabled people and ConneXu policies
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• Ensure team members are supported, trained, coached and empowered to provide the highest level of support for our partners and align their efforts with the organisations purpose and values.
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• Be a key contributor to the organisation’s overall leadership and strategic direction
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• Lead by example in embedding a proactive, values‑driven safety culture across services. Ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and other relevant regulations.
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• Work collaboratively and constructively with internal and external stakeholders, and professional bodies
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You're an experienced professional who brings both strategic insight and practical delivery. You should be confident working at a senior level with strong people management experience, leading a team of people to achieve the best outcomes.

We are seeking a candidate with a bachelors-level tertiary qualification or proven experience in a relevant area, such as business management, health, disability, psychology or social work.

Just as importantly, you bring a grounded, relational style. You build trust quickly, communicate with clarity, and work collaboratively across a diverse organisation. You’re known for your sound judgement, coaching approach, and ability to bring consistency, accountability and confidence to the Tauranga team.

We provide 24/7 services all year round, and the ability to participate in the emergency on‑call roster is essential to the delivery of our services. Travel between regions would also be required periodically.

Benefits for this role

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• A vehicle for personal and work use
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• 5 weeks annual leave
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• Wellyou! Benefits voucher on your work anniversary
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• Team Member and Team of the Month rewards
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• ConneXu Perk App – discounts across a huge range of retailers.
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• Clearhead and My Everyday Wellbeing memberships – to support your mental and physical wellbeing.
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• An encouraging and supportive work environment that focuses on individual and team health and wellbeing.
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ConneXu is committed to actively seeking a diverse applicant pool. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and from those who are committed to understanding disability. Please note you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.