Chief Advisor

2 weeks ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Ministry of Education NZ Full time

**Chief Advisor
- Senior Secondary**
- **Permanent, Full time**:

- **Contribute to shaping the future of Secondary students in supporting the delivery of initiatives related to Senior Secondary and the Secondary Tertiary interface.**

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 shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary.

**We are making significant changes to how we deliver our purpose.**

So that we:

- Take practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Give priority to regional and local voice.
- Deliver greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support.
- Improve feedback loops and information flows.

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.

**Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role**

The Chief Advisor Senior Secondary is responsible for providing high quality, strategic advice and thought leadership to the Manager, Senior Secondary in relation to the design and delivery of curriculum and assessment policy, tools, and services.

A focus of the Chief Advisor is on prioritising the work programmes and providing input into the work of the Ministry to ensure all products are relevant and fit for purpose.
- Contribute to an effective team with a positive approach.
- Lead the resolution of issues, identifying risks and solutions.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of innovative and fit-for purpose solutions and frameworks for current and future challenges.
- Develop and use data and insights to make evidence-based decisions and recommendations on operational issues.
- Build capability in others through coaching, quality assurance, and proactively sharing knowledge and expertise.
- Lead collaborative working relationships within Te Poutāhū, across the Ministry and key stakeholders.
- Co-ordinate and engage with working groups, sector meetings, forums and interagency meetings as required to support delivery of the work programme.
- Support and help develop and induct Te Poutāhū staff.
- Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description_._

We also offer:

- Flexible working arrangements where everyone feels valued & 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 be agile and able to work independently to achieve defined objectives. You will be adept at handling ambiguity and complexity and take pride in producing high quality work. You will also be a skilled facilitator and be comfortable working with a diverse range of stakeholders and representing the Ministry. You will bring proven capability in using data and insights to identify trends, risks, and opportunities to influence and guide organisational and system-level decision making, as well as superior writing skills.

You will demonstrate knowledge of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori and be able to articulate your understanding of mana ōrite mo te mātauranga Māori. You will also have an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.

You will also demonstrate:

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- A commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
- Strategic thinking.
- The ability to progress current thinking (i.e., provides suggestions and alternative perspectives on issues within their area of expertise).
- Experience in implementing strategy.
- The ability to lead with purpose and to persuade and inspire others.
- Capability in communicating clearly and with impact.

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

The Senior Secondary team sits in Secondary Tertiary within Te Poutāhū | The Curriculum Centre. Secondary Tertiary covers the transition from senior secondary through to tertiary and employment. Te Poutāhū delivers and maintains critical services to support responsive learner pathways from early childhood into further education, training, the workforce a

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