Senior Risk Management Advisor

• Location: Te Toka Tumai Auckland campuses
• Permanent, full-time role (on site)
• Influence senior leaders and shape organisation‑wide risk maturity
• Lead risk workshops, advisory support, and capability building across diverse services
• Help strengthen risk governance, frameworks, and systems in a complex healthcare environment

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

As a Senior Risk Management Advisor, you will play a critical role in helping Te Toka Tumai Auckland understand, navigate, and proactively manage organisational risks. You’ll work collaboratively with clinical, operational, and senior leaders, facilitating risk workshops, supporting decision‑making, developing risk capability, and strengthening our overall risk culture.

A key part of this role is providing specialist advice and influencing leaders across Regional, District, and Directorate levels to ensure risk considerations are embedded into business planning, service design, and strategic decisions. You will also help evolve our risk management frameworks, support governance groups, develop insights and reporting, and maintain risk systems such as Datix.

Please view the full position description here.

About the Team/Service

At Te Toka Tumai Auckland, we’re not just hiring — we’re building the future. Aotearoa’s health system is in an exciting period of transformation, underpinned by the vision of Pae Ora / Healthy Futures. Together, we’re creating a more equitable, accessible, and people-centred health system that works for everyone.

You will join a supportive and collaborative Risk Management team that works closely with Planning & Performance and Clinical Quality & Safety to embed risk practice across a large, complex healthcare environment.

About you

You will bring specialist risk management expertise, strong relationship and influencing skills, and the ability to work confidently in complex environments. You are a credible advisor who can coach others, facilitate effective risk discussions, and contribute to organisational improvement.
Desirable experience includes health sector or highly regulated industry background, data/analysis capability, project management, and controls assurance.

About the location

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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. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Belinda Peddie – belinda.peddie@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.