Director HR Operations, Waitemata

Permanent, full time Work across the Waitemata District 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 Waitematā District Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitematā serves approximately 650,000 people across the North Shore, Waitākere and Rodney areas. As New Zealand's largest health district by population, it employs around 9,500 people and delivers a comprehensive range of hospital, specialist, community and mental health services.

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• Provide leadership to a team of HR Business Partners who deliver strategic human resource management advice and operational HR consulting services, supporting local Hospital and Specialist Services leadership.
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• Plan, direct and coordinate the provision of human resource partnering and management advice across the group, ensuring the strategic use of human resources is maximised.
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• Lead and oversee the implementation of HR strategies, policies and programmes, and be responsible for delivering key HR projects aligned with the organisation's human resource strategies and plans.
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• Represent the HR function in appropriate management team forums.
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• Model effective HR and technical practices, foster employee engagement and ensure effective people management practices.
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• Contribute to the development and delivery of the H&SS Delivery Support leadership team.
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• Minimum of 10 years' experience in senior human resource management leadership roles, with a proven ability to deliver effective, high-quality people services.
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• Strong, end‑to‑end P&C background across all core disciplines, including organisational development and change.
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• Experience navigating ambiguity, influencing across multiple stakeholders and driving outcomes within highly interconnected systems.
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• Confidence and credibility when working in a highly unionised environment, and comfort balancing organisational priorities with constructive employment relationships.
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• Sound knowledge of relevant workforce legislation, including employment and health and safety requirements, and the ability to apply this knowledge pragmatically in operational settings.
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• Understanding of the New Zealand health sector and the political, legislative and external influences that shape it (preferred).
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We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled and rainbow communities.