Hāpai Tūhono - Vacancies

📍 South Auckland | 🕐 Full-time 

Lead strategy. Strengthen systems. Enable impact.

Hāpai Tūhono is seeking an experienced Business Operations Manager to lead our corporate services and operational functions. This is a senior leadership role responsible for ensuring our people have the systems, resources and support they need to deliver outstanding outcomes for whānau and communities.

Working closely with the leadership team, you'll oversee finance, HR operations, technology, risk and compliance, business improvement, and day-to-day organisational operations while helping shape the future capability of our growing kaupapa Māori organisation.

 You'll lead and oversee:

• Operational planning and organisational performance
• Corporate services including administration, reception, facilities and fleet
• Financial operations, budgeting, procurement and asset management
• Technology, digital transformation and AI implementation
• Risk management, health and safety and organisational compliance
• Human resource operations including recruitment, onboarding and staff systems
• Continuous improvement, quality systems and business process optimisation
• Supplier, contractor and operational partner relationships

You'll bring:

• Significant experience in senior business or operational management
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent project and change management skills
• Confidence working across technology and digital systems
• The ability to think strategically while remaining hands-on when required
• Strong relationship management and communication skills
• Sound judgement, integrity and professionalism

• Flexible working arrangements
• A values-led kaupapa Māori organisation
• Opportunities to influence organisational strategy
• A collaborative and supportive leadership team
• The chance to lead innovation and organisational growth
• Meaningful work that creates lasting impact for whānau and communities

If you're an experienced operational leader looking for a role where purpose and performance go hand in hand, we'd love to hear from you.