Senior Adviser Employment Relations

4 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Ministry of Education NZ Full time

**Senior Adviser Employment Relations (Pay Equity)**
- **Education sector collective agreements and pay equity negotiations.**:

- **Provide specialist employment relations advice.**:

- **Small, focused and fun team.**:

- **Permanent opportunity, Wellington based.**

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:

- Deliver greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support
- Take practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Give priority to sector relationship, regional and local voice.

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 every child, young person and adult student in our education system.

**About our group and team**

The Education Workforce Group comprises workforce strategy and planning, contracts and implementation, and employment relations, including collective bargaining and pay equity. The group supports the sector to build a workforce that has the capability and capacity to deliver high-quality practice and can support innovation across the system to lift student achievement.

Our education sector Employment Relations team works to ensure current and up to date conditions of employment are in place for people working in schools and kura around the country. We are a small but focused team of twelve specialists who work closely with schools, education sector unions, and peak bodies to set conditions and resolve employment relations challenges within the education sector.

**Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role**

The Senior Adviser, Employment Relations (Pay Equity) will be accountable, as a key member of the Employment Relations team, for preparation, undertaking and implementation of bargaining for pay equity negotiations and education sector collective agreements.

This will involve making a significant contribution to related work programmes and working closely with Ministry colleagues and stakeholders to ensure bargaining outcomes strongly support government policy objectives for education.

You will also be responsible for the end-to-end management of issues which require the provision of specialist employment relations advice.

**Mōhou ake | About you**

You will have experience working in employment relations and/or industrial relations in a large and complex organisation. You will also have;
- Experience developing and implementing bargaining strategies and plans that encompass a broad spectrum of communications activities.
- The ability to work across a number of workstreams and operate in an ever-changing environment.
- Relationship management skills - the ability to influence and advise senior leaders, identify key communications issues, and deliver relevant services.

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

We want to provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported.

For more information on the role, please take a look at the job description. For additional information on the changes Te Tāhuhu are embarking on, please visit our careers centre. If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the ‘apply' button.

**Applications close midnight Sunday 30 April 2023.



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