Performance and Improvement Admin Coordinator
- A varied role with plenty of scope
- Make a difference behind the scenes
- Permanent, full-time opportunity | Based anywhere in Te Waipounamu
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.
About the Role
The primary purpose of this role is to deliver comprehensive, multifaceted administrative support to the Director Health Targets, Te Waipounamu, and to support the Regional Manager Planned Care & Outsourcing with the administration and coordination of outsourcing contracts. The role will also provide administrative support to the wider Performance & Improvement team.
About You
You have experience in a Senior Administrator or Executive Assistant role and enjoy keeping things organised, coordinating projects and making sure deadlines are met.
You're confident using Microsoft Office applications, have strong word-processing skills and can produce clear, well-written documents with a high level of accuracy.
Building relationships comes naturally to you, and you communicate well with people at all levels. You're comfortable working with a wide range of stakeholders and know how to adapt your approach to suit different situations.
You take a proactive and practical approach to your work, enjoy supporting a busy team and can juggle competing priorities while keeping things running smoothly.
A current New Zealand driver's licence would be an advantage.
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 Sunday, 1 November. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Ash Mohan at ash.mohan@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

Job details
| Job Reference: | HNZ/1953232 | |
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| Job type: | Permanent Full time | |
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| Closes: | 01-Nov-2026 | |
| Attachments: | HNZ-Position-Description - Performance and Improvement Admin Coordinator - Improvement and Performance.pdf (PDF, 307KB) Job Description |