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Permanent, Full-time
- Dunedin, Otago
- Salary band $110,923 to $135,573

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
Te Mahau | Te Tai Runga (South) is a frontline group. Our frontline groups will collectively provide leadership and integrated services to the sector and others. This includes services, such as learning support and education advice and regulation functions for schools and early learning services.
For more information on this position, please read through the attached Job Description

**We also offer**:

- Flexible working arrangements where everyone feels valued & supported
- 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

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role
Principal Advisors provide leadership and support to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of high-quality services. The role of Principal Advisor will also be required to take responsibility for aligned deliverables and lead discrete pieces of work as agreed with their direct manager.
This role will also specifically support the Director of Education, through providing and brokering specialist advice and guidance, assisting with communication, reporting and monitoring, and tracking risks and issues. The Principal Adviser will need to be highly responsive to support rapid requests for the Director or wider groups, including media or ministerial requests.
The Principal Adviser will also support strategic planning for key priority work with the Manager Planning and Advice. This role will also require strategic agility to work across multiple teams and build a range of relationships and partnerships across Te Mahau in support of the Leadership Team.
Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description.
Mōhou ake | About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following experience:

- Experience in a complex organisation
- Experience in building relationships and partnerships to achieve shared outcomes
- Able to write with clarity using the active voice and sequencing content so that it d delivers messages effectively
- Significant experience liaising with, communicating to, consulting with and influencing stakeholders
- Proven record in translating information into cogent arguments and presenting high quality, timely and credible advice to high level decision makers
- Sound understanding of Machinery of Government, public sector delivery structures and systems
- Working understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications for the work of the Ministry
- Ability to work within the Ministry structures policies and priorities, influencing improvement opportunities and creating synergy
- Previous experience of effectively leading projects and change in large and complex organisations
- Previous experience of planning, risk, performance management and / or assurance
- Understanding of issues involved in the effective implementation and achievement of outcomes in the social sector

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference?
We 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