About us
We're a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to transform ourselves and empower New Zealanders to live their healthiest lives.
With almost a million members in our care, we are New Zealand's leading health insurer.
We have an unstoppable focus, delivering outstanding experiences to our members in their time of need. This is an exciting time to be part of our journey and in return for your extraordinary talent, we'll provide a high performing values-based team environment where people are at our heart.
About the role
As a Team Leader - Provider Partnerships you will support and maintain a sustainable health proposition for our members by leading a team who manage relationships with providers and their associated contracts.
This will be a busy and varied role where you will assist in the development and implementation of provider contracting strategies and contracting models to achieve business objectives.
No two days will be the same at Southern Cross, but here’s an idea of what you can expect to do in this role:
Assist in building a high performing team who proactively manages a contracting portfolio in line with legal and business
Support the team to manage a contracting portfolio in line with legal and business requirements including assisting in the preparation of any contract documentation and system updates
Collaborate cross-functionally to make sound customer-informed decisions
Develop and maintain long term provider relationships, whilst supporting the team in the identification and management of outlier providers
Assist in the development and implementation of provider contracting strategies and contracting models to achieve business objectives.
About you:
Tertiary Qualification or equivalent body of knowledge and experience (ideally in the healthcare industry)
Strong people leadership skills
Strong written, verbal and presentation communication skills
Proven expertise in managing external relationships
A valid New Zealand drivers licence is required.
Ngākau nui. Āhurutanga. Tikanga.
Join a proud diverse team, that's always there, always real, always true. If you thrive in a caring, honest and open culture, we think you’ll love working with us.
We know that it is our team’s culture and wellbeing that will drive us forward. That’s why we prioritise not only professional development opportunities but opportunities to thrive personally, too. We offer exceptional work/life balance and our employees are encouraged to – and rewarded for – living well.
Southern Cross employee benefits include:
Five days of wellbeing leave per year
Health insurance for you and your immediate whānau
Life insurance cover and discounts on pet and travel insurance
Extra parental leave benefits and financial wellbeing support
Leading workplace wellbeing programme.
That’s not all. Need more time to study, volunteer or support your whānau? You’ll have the opportunity to purchase flexi leave. Each year, you will also get to take part in a volunteer day, to contribute to a cause or community with your team.
Our commitment to LGBTQIA+ and minority communities is reflected in our culture, and we run a regular Diversity and Inclusion Forum to help ensure this continues to flourish.
If you share our commitment and passion, then apply now!