This is an exciting time to join ConneXu. This is not a role for someone who is looking for a highly structured environment.
The disability sector continues to evolve, creating new opportunities to strengthen outcomes for disabled people and whānau. As Regional Manager, you'll play a key role in leading our Bay of Plenty services through this environment, balancing quality, sustainability, innovation and growth while ensuring disabled people remain at the centre of everything we do.
You'll have the opportunity to make meaningful decisions, shape regional priorities and contribute to organisation - wide strategy as a valued member of our senior leadership team. We are looking for a leader who enjoys building strong relationships, navigating complexity with confidence, and finding solutions that create positive outcomes for Disabled Partners and our organisation.
Job Description
Key responsibilities
Ensure our partners, their family/whanau, funders, and significant others in the disabled persons' life, feel well collaborated with and are satisfied that their partnership with the ConneXu team is meeting their needs.
Ensure that the enabling good lives principles are at the forefront of all decision making as it relates to our partnership with disabled people.
Ensuring our services and partnerships are codesigned with the people we partner with and their whanau/families, while maintaining compliance with the disability support sector standards, the United Nations convention on the rights of disabled people and ConneXu policies
Ensure team members are supported, trained, coached and empowered to provide the highest level of support for our partners and align their efforts with the organisations purpose and values.
Be a key contributor to the organisation’s overall leadership and strategic direction
Lead by example in embedding a proactive, values-driven safety culture across services. Ensuring compliance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, and other relevant regulations.
Work collaboratively and constructively with internal and external stakeholders, and professional bodies
About You | Ko koe tēnei
You’re an experienced professional who brings both strategic insight and practical delivery. You should be confident working at a senior level with strong people management experience, leading a team of people to achieve the best outcomes.
We are seeking a candidate with a bachelors-level tertiary qualification or proven experience in a relevant area, such as business management, health, disability, psychology or social work.
Just as importantly, you bring a grounded, relational style. You build trust quickly, communicate with clarity, and work collaboratively across a diverse organisation. You’re known for your sound judgement, coaching approach, and ability to bring consistency, accountability and confidence to the Tauranga team.
We provide 24/7 services all year round, and the ability to participate in the emergency on-call roster is essential to the delivery of our services. Travel between regions would also be required periodically.
Desired Skills and Experience
Benefits for this role
A vehicle for personal and work use
5 weeks annual leave
Wellyou! Benefits voucher on your work anniversary
Team Member and Team of the Month rewards
Birthday Voucher
ConneXu Perk App – discounts across a huge range of retailers.
Clearhead and My Everyday Wellbeing memberships – to support your mental and physical wellbeing.
An encouraging and supportive work environment that focuses on individual and team health and wellbeing.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
Please submit your application via the advert you have selected, or alternately this can be done by visiting our website where all vacancies are advertised.
ConneXu is committed to actively seeking a diverse applicant pool. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and from those who are committed to understanding disability. Please note, you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Our Recruitment Process
If your application is of interest, we will be in contact via phone for an initial conversation.
You may be then asked to come in for a face-to-face interview with the hiring team. You are welcome to bring a support person of course.
Our Disabled Partners will be included in the recruitment process and selection. This may mean they are part of the interview, or, an observation with those you may potentially partner with may be arranged.
Police vetting and Waka Kotahi drivers checks are mandatory for those who apply to work with ConneXu
Once these steps are completed with the preferred candidates, we will contact the final shortlist with an outcome of their application.
We will be actively recruiting for this position and reviewing applications as they are received. While the advertisement remains open, we will continue to engage with suitable candidates throughout the recruitment process.
Ko te āhua nei, he waka eke noa, nō reira tēnā koutou katoa.
Our belief is, we are all in this together and so, thank you all!
