- 2 Year Fixed-Term Contract I Part-time (3 days a week) opportunity
- ANZCA Wellington Office location - flexible working available
- Internationally recognised, membership-based specialist medical college
About us
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) incorporating the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM), is an internationally recognised specialist medical education institution responsible for the training, examinations, specialist qualification, and continuing professional development of all anaesthetists and pain medicine specialists in Australia and New Zealand.
The college's purpose is to serve our communities by leading high quality patient care in anaesthesia, perioperative and pain medicine, optimising health and reducing the burden of pain.
About the opportunity
An exciting opportunity to lead meaningful health equity initiatives and embed Te Tiriti o Waitangi across a national medical college. This newly created role supports ANZCA in progressing health equity for Māori, with a focus on leading the implementation, monitoring and review of ANZCA’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Action Plan 2025–2028.
The role is offered on a 2-year fixed-term contract, part-time basis (3 days a week). The role will be based at the New Zealand National Office in Wellington. Flexible working options are available.
This position reports to the Executive Director, New Zealand.
Key responsibilities
- Lead the implementation, monitoring and review of ANZCA’s Te Tiriti o Waitangi Action Plan 2025–2028
- Provide cultural and strategic advice on tikanga Māori and culturally safe practice
- Build and maintain relationships with Māori health organisations and networks
- Support the development of cultural safety and Māori cultural competence initiatives
- Promote Māori workforce development and scholarship initiatives
- Support ANZCA strategic initiatives and New Zealand office activities
About the team
The New Zealand team is a small collective group of experts in their chosen fields, communication, policy, SIMG and committee’s support.
Keys to your success
You will bring strong kaupapa Māori knowledge, experience within Māori health or social services, and the confidence to navigate both Māori and non-Māori contexts.
Essential requirements
- A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline (e.g. health services management, policy, social services), or equivalent experience
- Strong knowledge of tikanga Māori and working understanding of te reo Māori
- Experience working in Māori health and/or social services
- Understanding of Māori health issues and inequities
- Proven experience in project design, coordination and delivery
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills
- Experience providing advice and briefing to committees and senior leaders
- Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Intermediate to advanced MS Office capability
What we can offer you
- We offer employment benefits and a working environment that contribute to our people’s health, safety and wellbeing, personal and professional development and supports an inclusive, equitable, and respectful college culture
- Join a purpose driven organisation with a team of individuals passionate about improving educational opportunities for health professionals
- Meaningful, part-time role contributing to the health equity for Māori (0.6FTE/ 3 days a week)
- A supportive, values‑driven organisation with a strong commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Opportunities to work with national leaders in health, education and policy
- Occasional travel (including to Melbourne) with time‑in‑lieu arrangements
ANZCA is an equal opportunity employer and our commitment to creating and supporting an inclusive culture is reflected in our diverse mix of talented people passionate about delivering their best. We embrace and value the diverse society we live within and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or age. We strongly encourage Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Māori applicants to apply for any of our current opportunities.
Next steps
Apply now and take the next step towards a rewarding and long-term career within a progressive environment. Our application process will require you to submit your current resume. We will progress suitable candidates through the hiring process as soon as we can.
If selected, we will contact you to discuss your application on the phone, you will be invited to meet with us at the college and from there, complete a few background checks. We will help you through this process. If we identify potential candidates prior to the advertised closing date, we may close the advertisement sooner than the closing date. Therefore, we encourage you to apply promptly if you are interested.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace, so please let us know what you need.
For more information about ANZCA or for a copy of the position description, please email Nuzee at recruitment@anzca.edu.au.