• Fixed term until 24 December 2022
• Te Pai Aronui (Operations and Integration), Te Mahau

Help shape the future of Education

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes

At Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, we work to provide services and support nationally, regionally and locally to the education sector, and in some cases, directly to ākonga and whānau.

We help shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary. We do this by building relationships and understanding the needs of those who receive our services.

We are making significant changes to how we deliver our mahi by

• Taking practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi. 
• Giving priority to regional and local voice. 
• Delivering greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support.
• Improving feedback loops and information flows. 

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people across Aotearoa from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for every child, young person and adult student in our education system. 

About our group and team

Te Pae Aronui uses information, insights and service design functions to help the three Te Mahau frontline groups design and deliver services for the sector. We service and support the frontline groups and play an integration role between the enabling functions and our frontline services.

Our group provides nationally consistent service design, practice guidance and systems to support the integrated teams led by Directors of Education.

 You'll be joining a collaborative, high-performing team within the Network and School Delivery group that has a culture of constructive, open-minded debate who work together to implement effective, positive change in schools. As an organisation, we are committed to building racial equity and excellence in the education sector, and we reflect this commitment in our everyday work.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

This role oversees the School Support and Student Transitions teams. It is responsible for the success of key schooling and tertiary initiatives through the provision of strong leadership and guidance for our regional staff.

The School Support Team is responsible for guidance about child protection, emergency management, Health and Safety, After Hours Music and Art and the Principal Recruitment Allowance. The team also manages Hostel licensing.

The Student Transitions Team is responsible for vocational education and training pathways careers transitioning, and youth at risk of low employment outcomes. The team provides nationally consistent service design and practice guidance to our regional staff, to support learners to move through education to employment with particular areas of focus at senior secondary level including NCEA, Trades Academies and Services Academies,

Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description.

Mōhou ake | About you

To be successful in this role, you will be an excellent communicator and have extensive experience in building and leading high-performing teams. You challenge and develop others through interpersonal influence and your relationship management skills, as well as effectively engage with a range of stakeholders. Your ability to think strategically and understand the wider educational landscape will enable you make effective, well-informed decisions that progress the teams' initiatives and work-programmes.

You will also have

• Experience in delivering improvements to key systems in complex organisational settings, including operation planning, implementation, and risk and issue management.
• Awareness of the Government's direction, policy priorities, planning and budgeting processes - especially Ministerial processes and procedures.
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for the work of the Ministry and the team, and to lead your team in giving effect to Te Tiriti.
• Experience in team management including recruitment, reporting and financial management of a budget,
• Education sector experience is desirable but not esssential.

Kua rite koe mō tÄ“nei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference? 

We need to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to building racial equity and excellence in the education sector.

 We will provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported. So, if working from home and/or having a flexible start and finish to the day will help with this, we can usually make it happen. We'd love to hear what this might look like for you, so feel free to outline this in your Cover Letter.

 In your cover letter we'd like to know:

• about you, your values, your whakapapa
• your interest and motivations for this role
• the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.

The Ministry invites applications from fully vaccinated people or people with a valid medical exemption (under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021). We will require evidence of your vaccination status, or your medical exemption, at the pre-employment stage of our recruitment process.

For further information, please contact Merren Brady at on 044638124 or at merran.brady@education.govt.nz.

Applications close Midnight - Sunday 6 March 2022.