Senior Business Analysts - Protection - NPHS

• Lead complex business analysis, requirements discovery and stakeholder engagement for high-impact Health Protection technology projects.

• Use your senior business analysis expertise to translate complex needs into practical solutions that strengthen public health outcomes across Aotearoa New Zealand.

• 2 full-time, 12-month fixed-term opportunities.

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 Senior Business Analyst is a member of the Major Projects team and will work across the Aotearoa Public Health Operations System (APHOS) project and the Notifiable Disease Management System (NDMS) programme, two established technology-enabled initiatives supporting Health Protection. The role is responsible for leading requirements gathering and analysis, stakeholder engagement and workshops to support the prioritisation, ongoing development and delivery of technology-enabled outcomes across both areas of work.

The role ensures that people, processes and technology are aligned to meet operational and strategic needs. It provides high-quality business analysis, insights and advice to the Protection Directorate, Major Projects team and wider organisation, building a shared understanding of how technology can strengthen Health Protection services and outcomes.

The role supports the delivery of Health Protection outcomes at regional and national levels. It works across a complex technology environment with multiple business-critical applications and diverse user groups, requiring adaptability and the ability to respond to an evolving Health New Zealand system and information landscape.

About the Service

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora works towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

You'll be an experienced Senior Business Analyst who can lead requirements discovery and analysis, facilitate workshops and translate complex business needs into clear, practical technology outcomes. You'll be confident working across people, processes and systems, building trusted relationships with diverse stakeholders and providing sound analysis and advice in a changing environment. Knowledge of New Zealand's health sector, ideally public health, would be an advantage.

You will bring:

• A relevant graduate or postgraduate qualification, or equivalent practical experience, with knowledge of project management methodologies, including Agile.

• At least five years' experience in a similar role.

• Experience in the health sector or a frontline public service delivery role is desirable.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement and analytical skills.

• Strong operational capability in cross-agency environments.

• Strong project management or business analysis skills, including managing costs, resources, timelines and workflows.

• The ability to align business needs with technical strategies, policies, standards and practices.

• Sound judgement and the ability to balance good process with clear decision-making in demanding situations, including priority service outages.

• The ability to manage competing priorities and tight timeframes while remaining resilient under pressure.

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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Maria Bennett via maria.bennett1@tewhatuora.govt.nz