Regional Recruitment Lead, Central

# Regional Recruitment Lead, Central at Te Whatu Ora, Wellington## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role* Provide strategic and operational leadership to a regional Recruitment team, ensuring high-quality, efficient and customer-centred recruitment services.* Influence recruitment transformation by partnering with regional and national stakeholders to embed consistent processes, improve services and support workforce planning.* Enjoy a varied regional role with permanent, full-time employment and travel across the region, working closely with leaders to deliver recruitment solutions that make a meaningful difference.Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders.We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations - from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities.Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.**The Central Region**Central Region (Te Ikaroa) has approximately 20,000 employees providing health services to our communities through district, regional and some national services. The region stretches from Hawkes Bay and Whanganui in the north, Horowhenua and Kapiti Coast to the west, Palmerston North in the centre, Wairarapa to the east, and Hutt Valley and Wellington to the south.Our region is sparsely populated with most of the population clustered in urban areas: Napier, Hastings, Palmerston North, Whanganui, Paraparaumu, Waikanae, Porirua, Hutt Valley and Wellington.**About the Role**The Regional Recruitment Lead is responsible for managing the regional Recruitment team and Workforce Planner to deliver a high-quality, consistent and timely recruitment services for the region. They will ensure the capability and capacity of the team. They will oversee the customer experience, especially for hiring managers and candidates. They will be accountable for regional data quality and reporting, including to support regional and national planning and reporting functions.This role provides leadership in the change process to form regional coordination and support the development and implementation of national processes and ways of working. As implementation progresses, the role will ensure the national recruitment tools and processes are applied consistently across the region, in customer-centric way. It provides strong operational excellence ensuring the services are provided in an effective and economic way. This role will work closely with regional and district leads and national functions to embed unified processes and retire local legacy practices.They will collaborate with the regional teams to support the development of effective attraction campaigns and the identification and development of potential internal resources/candidates. They will collaborate with the National People Operations team on recruitment systems, data, service design, management and improvement.**About you**With more than eight years' experience across recruitment, talent management and/or generalist HR, including at least five years in people leadership roles, you bring a depth of expertise in leading high-performing recruitment functions. Experience partnering with senior leaders has enabled you to successfully develop and implement large-scale recruitment and sourcing strategies that align with organisational priorities and workforce needs.A confident communicator, you build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels and are skilled at influencing, negotiating and providing trusted advice. You thrive in complex environments, balancing strategic thinking with a practical, solutions-focused approach.Known for your methodical problem-solving and ability to navigate competing priorities, you remain calm, patient and focused on achieving the best outcomes. You're passionate about developing others and enjoy sharing your knowledge, coaching leaders and team members, and building capability across the recruitment function to drive consistency, quality and continuous improvement.**Working for 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 careers' portal by Wednesday. 22 July. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Matt Kelly at [email protected]*Whilst Health New Zealand is undergoing change, affected employees will be given preference and priority for this position.*## Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details| | || --- | --- || Employer: | Te Whatu Ora || Location: | Wellington || Position type: | Permanent Full time || Category: | Human resources, recruitment & training || Date listed: | 07-Jul-2026 || Salary range: | N/A || Closing date: | 22-Jul-2026 || Reference: | HNZ/1934858 || Attachment: | HNZ-Position-Description Regional Recruitment Lead.pdf (PDF, 337KB) Job Description | #J-18808-Ljbffr