Property Advisor

Gisborne, Permanent Full-Time

• Relationship Management, Asset Management, Strategic Vision

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

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around 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 our ākonga in our education system.

Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown.

We are committed to having Te Tiriti o Waitangi at the forefront of our work for and with Māori students, their whānau, hapū and iwi.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

You will be providing advice and support for the management of a portfolio of schools over the short, medium and long term to meet ongoing and future educational requirements.

Your key priorities will include:

• Developing effective relationships and trust with schools
• Working with individual schools to develop an asset management plan so they are effectively managing and maintaining their school property and infrastructure
• Ensuring schools implement projects and spending supports the school's pedagogy and/or Ministry asset strategy
• Following and working within Ministry and Asset Management policy, procedures and guidelines to provide the right advice to schools
• Ensuring Ministry information and data is kept up to date and accurate
• Working collaboratively across the team to share technical knowledge and experience with others so all portfolios are well supported and there is consistent delivery of service
• Working collaboratively with other teams within the Ministry and Te Puna Hanganga Matihiko to provide effective property and infrastructure solutions that support teaching and learning.

For more information on this position, please read through the attached Job Description.

We also offer:

• Flexible working arrangements where everyone feels valued and supported
• The ability to purchase extra days leave
• A range of employee network groups
• An inclusive environment that encourages your personal cultural competency journey
• Development and learning, including mentorship programmes and internal secondments
• Wellness initiatives to support your overall health and wellbeing

Mōhou ake | About you

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an amazing people person and be an excellent communicator with proven skills in building and managing strong, effective relationships.

Your ability to understand your audience, their vision and motivation is critical.

You will be able to adapt your communication style to be able to effectively deliver a range of messages to a variety of people.

You will also offer:

• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement initiatives and achieve positive results
• Ability to manage and prioritise competing demands
• Relevant professional qualification or experience such as asset management, project management, property management, or construction
• A full, current and clean driver's licence

If you would like to bring your skills to a challenging, but rewarding, role within an organisation that's continuously reaching goals and striving for a better future for New Zealand, we'd love to hear from you.

The Hawkes Bay/Tairawhiti Asset Management Team is a small but high performing team that has a 'can-do' attitude.

The team is a collegial group who support and collaborate with each other to provide the schools within our region an outstanding and professional service.

Mātau rōpū ake | About our ministry, group, and team

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

To better deliver on this, we are currently undergoing an organisational design change. The transition phase to improve the way we deliver our purpose will be complete in 2023.
For additional information on the changes we are embarking on, please visit here.

Te Pou Hanganga Matihiko | Infrastructure & Digital, a part of the Ministry of Education, creates and supports safe, healthy, inspiring and ICT enabled learning environments.

We manage the Crown's second largest property portfolio of around 2,100 schools with a book value of $18.3 billion.
Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference?
If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and CV by using the 'apply' button below.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values, your whakapapa or anything you'd like to share about your cultural identity.

We're keen to know your motivations, strengths, transferable skills, and the diverse perspectives you will bring to the role.
Applications close Midnight - Wednesday

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