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Te Rōpū Kaiārahi Hauātanga Disability Advisory Panel

The Office of the Ombudsman (the Ombudsman) is calling for expressions of interest for Panel member vacancies on Te Rōpū Kaiārahi Hauātanga Disability Advisory Panel.

The Ombudsman’s role is to provide an independent and impartial check on government agencies, to make sure that we are achieving fairness for all New Zealanders. The Ombudsman’s role is broad. A key part of the Ombudsman’s role is to monitor the government’s implementation of the Disability Convention, and to protect and promote disability rights.  The Ombudsman is an Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) partner under the Disability Convention.

The Ombudsman is committed to breaking down the barriers preventing Deaf and disabled people participating equally in society. Te Rōpū Kaiārahi Hauātanga plays an important role in providing high-quality advice, guidance and insight from people with lived experience of disability and/or professional expertise of disability rights for the Ombudsman’s strategies, work plans and programmes.

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To apply: recruitment@ombudsman.parliament.nz, or 0800 802 602 and ask for the Recruitment team

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Te Whatu Ora – Our commitment to increase the number of people we employ who have disabilities, impairments and long-term conditions.)