Principal Advisor, Ece Operational Policy Design

7 days ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Ministry of Education NZ Full time

Principal Advisor - ECE Resourcing and Operations Group
- Permanent, full-time position
- Wellington

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 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.

If you are passionate about supporting New Zealand's youngest group of learners to thrive AND enjoy working out how to translate big policy ideas into practice, then a role in the ECE Operational Policy Design team is for you.

Now is an exciting time to join the Early Childhood Education Operational Policy Design team as we start to implement changes linked to the Early Learning Action Plan including the Government's long-term strategy to lift pay and repair long-standing pay inequities. The ECE regulatory review is also a key focus of our team's work programme**.**

Our team is in the process of transitioning key policy changes into operational settings, and we are seeking a Princ**i**pal Advisor to contribute and lead aspects of this exciting work.

Our team:

- Translates policy into operational settings to support practice
- Provides advice and guidance to clarify funding rules, regulations, licensing criteria and guidance
- Supports regional Te Mahau staff in making regulatory decisions
- Determines impacts of new legislation

**Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role**

You'll be joining a collaborative, high-performing team with a culture of constructive, open-minded debate who work together to implement effective, positive change. This role is an integral part of our team, providing support and leading key pieces of work, building relationships across the wider organisation to deliver Ministry priorities.

The role reports to the Manager ECE Operational Policy Design, Te Pae Aronui within Te Mahau and located in our National Office - Mātauranga House, Wellington.

The role holder will provide thought leadership and contribute to national initiatives that will maintain and lift ECE system performance.

The Principal Advisor will support the Manager ECE Operational Policy Design in the development and maintenance of effective working relationships across the Ministry and a range of external agencies and stakeholders. The role will help to improve and enable our ways of working which form a key part of establishing Te Mahau.
- Ngā tū mahi hei whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi | taking practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Mātua ko te reo o te rohe me te haukāinga | giving priority to regional and local voices
- Te whai kia kaha ake te uruparenga, te whai wāhitanga, me te tautoko tōpū | delivering more responsive, accessible and integrated services and support
- Te whai kia pai ake te tukanga whakahoki kōrero, tuku kōrero hoki | improving our feedback loops and information flows (within and across our organisation).
- Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description_._

**Mōhou ake | About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Detailed knowledge of the early learning regulations and licensing criteria or be able to demonstrate experience/knowledge in a compliance related regulatory environment
- An understanding of the relationship between policy intent and implementation requirements associated with different operational policy design approaches
- An understanding of working in a change transition environment
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships across a diverse group of people
- Ability to work toward results, demonstrate judgement, consult and seek advice where ne

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