Principal Adviser Secondary Transitions

1 week ago

Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Permanent, Full-time position available
- Based in Maungawhau / Mt Eden Office
- 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
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
The Principal Advisers Secondary Transitions are regionally based specialists providing change and thought leadership to education sector leaders, assisting them to make improvements that drive system change as students move through education to employment. They will have a particular focus on achievement, retention, transitions and progression across the secondary school and tertiary interface and support sustainable networks and partnerships across the secondary-tertiary-employment interface. Key priorities include:

- Work with assigned schools, wharekura, and tertiary providers to raise achievement, retention, and transition and develop coherent pathways and tailored learning programmes, using new approaches and existing methodologies to better align education with employment destinations.
- Provide support, tools, and advice to Kāhui Ako to assist them to develop plans in response to their identified needs in the secondary/tertiary pathway and specific achievement challenges.
- Work with schools, wharekura, tertiary providers and communities (including employers, iwi, councils etc) to facilitate and develop new secondary/tertiary partnerships and networks
- Build and maintain relationships with and across key stakeholders, assisting the community to remove barriers to collaboration
- Contribute to cross-agency initiatives to reduce the number of young people (15-24 years) who are not in education, employment or training through reengagement strategies and preventative responses within the education system
- Support local delivery of secondary-tertiary programmes, and the uptake by schools and wharekura of tools to help students build coherent NCEA choices and pathways to further education, training, and employment
- Work with and support the demand driven response from communities to inform work with schools, tertiary providers and Kāhui Ako
- Support the national monitoring and reporting of progress against a range of tactics and activities to show system capability lift.
- Provide strategic advice and guidance on economic development for the region and feed this into leadership and management planning
- Continue to support providers to implement key Government priorities.

For more information on this position, please read through 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
The Principal Advisor Secondary Transitions will have extensive experience and knowledge in education and/or leadership, and the ability to support professional change at a school level. We would also expect to see the successful demonstration of project and change management methodologies.
Your personal qualities will include highly honed interpersonal skills, a diplomatic approach, an ability to adapt to different interaction styles and contexts to facilitate seamlessly between employers, tertiary providers, and schools along with a natural analytical style to align with your education knowledge.
Further qualifications and personal attributes include the following:

- Has extensive background knowledge and experience in education and / or leadership, and ability to support professional change at an education provider level.
- Demonstrates an understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications for the work of the Ministry of Education especially in matters relating to iwi and Māori development and the partnership values that flow from the Treaty.
- Has sound knowledge and understanding of how the education sector operates at the school and tertiary level.
- Has experiential knowledge and competencies in supporting shifts in practice that evidenced improved outcomes for and with Māori and effective relationships with whānau, iwi and Māori communities

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