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Join Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
The Senior Legal Counsel - Public Law is part of the recently established public law team based in the Office of the Chief Executive. The public law team sits within the wider national Te Whatu Ora legal team who have offices across New Zealand, supporting the operational work of our hospitals and community services. We are a collaborative, collegial team united by a commitment to support quality health services and outcomes for all New Zealand's populations. Our work covers public and health law, procurement of goods and services including commercial, construction, ICT, and governance. We also link in with the employment law team regularly.
The role of the Senior Legal Counsel - Public Law is to provide high-quality, system-minded, and pragmatic in-house legal advice across all parts of the organisation, but particularly those associated with:
- the transfer of functions from the Ministry of Health (including commissioning, national public health service, and screening services)
- Te Whatu Ora's obligations as a crown entity including under Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- the centralisation of administrative and governance processes (including OIA and Privacy)
The public law team plays a key role in supporting the Office of the Chief Executive and connecting with the broader organisation in the regions.
This is a full-time permanent role based in Wellington.
Mōu | About you
You will have at least four years' post-qualification experience, ideally in public or health law. You will be someone who enjoys a challenge and can take the initiative and get the best outcome for the organisation. Your great communication skills, comfort with ambiguity and ability to provide both reactive and proactive advice to a wide range of clients in a fast-moving and diverse environment, will all be key to success in this role. You will be willing to learn and build on your skills and take the lead on projects and tasks. You will be a team player, and enjoy contributing to build the culture of the legal team.
Ka kawea e koe | You will bring:
- 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
Ko te mahi e tika ana mō te ao hurihuri nei |Work that suits today's ever-changing world
Te Whatu Ora supports flexible and hybrid working for our kaimahi. We want our national teams to be made up of diverse people from across the motu, just like our health system.
Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai |Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.
At Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those traditionally not well served by the system - Māori, Pacific and Disabled People.
Tō tūranga i roto i Te Whatu Ora | Your place in Te Whatu Ora
**Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply