Associate Director of Midwifery - Maori Health & Equity

• We are looking for a talented Māori Midwifery Leader/Kaiwhakahaere Kahu Pōkai and Manager to join Te Toka Tumau Auckland as our Associate Director Midwifery with a primary portfolio of Māori Health and Equity. 
• Other responsibilities and portfolios will be negotiated after appointment and in association with the wider midwifery leadership team.
• Permanent, part-time 0.8 FTE opportunity!

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

You will lead work to develop our Te Tiriti partnership across the directorate and to embed the principles of Turanga Kaupapa into everyday midwifery practice. You will further develop and lead the implementation of the Māori and Pacific midwifery workforce development plan. Oversee and lead Māori midwifery initiatives and provide cultural advice across women’s health services. You will be focused on ensuring excellence in midwifery and maternity care to Wāhine, pēpē and whānau and to achieving equitable outcomes for women of all cultures and from all socioeconomic environments.

You will join our Midwifery and Women’s Health leadership teams at Auckland District Health Board. This role will report to the Chief Midwife and with a ‘dotted’ reporting line to He Kamaka Waiora. 

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

About you

You will be a highly skilled and experienced midwifery Leader and clinician with expertise across the full scope of midwifery practice in Aotearoa. You have a passion for midwifery practice, for Māori midwifery workforce development and career pathways and working to achieve equitable outcomes for all Māma, Pepi and whānau, particularly those from communities currently experiencing inequity in our health and maternity services.

You are a strategic leader and manager with a focus on ensuring that the principles of Turanga kaupapa are embedded within and inform midwifery practice throughout the Te Toka Tumai midwifery workforce. 

You will be an integral member of the Te Toka Tumai Midwifery Leadership team and the wider Northern Regional Midwifery Leadership team. 

For more information about this role please contact Deb Pittam (District Chief Midwife) via PittamD@adhb.govt.nz or 021435033 or Kiriana Maxwell (Women’s Health Māori Health Lead) via Kiriana.Maxwell@adhb.govt.nz or 0278570000

Working at 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 the 25th of May 2026. If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact, Jeanine Taccad, Recruitment Consultant via Jeanine.Taccad@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.