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 Mahau | Te Pae Aronui (Operations & Integration). We use information, insights and service design functions to help the three Te Mahau frontline groups design and deliver services for our 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 providing flexible and responsive services.We deliver national resourcing functions, including inclusive learning support, and national regulatory functions.

In the Early Childhood Group, we really care about New Zealand's youngest learners. We are looking for someone who shares our passion.
Our focus is to empower the early learning sector to meet standards, drive continuous improvement and accountability. We do this through a mix of:

• advice and guidance
• support to regional staff
• contracting of service providers to raise participation and quality
• clarifying interpretations and determine impacts on new legislation
• translating policy into practice.
  
  

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

This role sits within the Early Childhood Regulations and Planning team. You will work closely with other teams including Strategy and Implementation and the Regional ECE Advisors.

Your focus will be to support and enable Early Learning Services organisations and groups and well as regional licensing staff.

We have great people who bring enthusiasm, energy and intellectual curiosity. We work in a fast-paced environment. That's code for, there's always a lot to do! So, you will also be good at planning, prioritising and juggling. 

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

Mōhou ake | About you

Among the skills you will bring to the role include:

• A tertiary qualification - we want someone who can think critically
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Ability to connect with others, preferably some experience in an education context or working with Pacific providers or non-government organisations
• Ability to get stuff done, demonstrate judgement, consult and seek advice where necessary.

Kua rite koe mō tēnei 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