Education Asset Manager

5 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

About Us

The New Zealand Government is responsible for shaping the future of education in New Zealand. Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures.

We work to deliver equitable and excellent outcomes for our students in the education system. Our School Property group manages one of the largest property portfolios in Aotearoa New Zealand, composed of over 2,100 primary and secondary state schools and over 8,000 hectares of land with a carrying value of $33.5 billion.

Your Role

The Property Advisor role is responsible for overseeing a portfolio of schools, ensuring that School Boards are effectively managing and maintaining school property and infrastructure. You will be providing advice and support for the management of a portfolio of schools over the short, medium, and long term to meet ongoing and future educational requirements.

Your Key Responsibilities

  • Developing effective relationships and trust with schools
  • Working with individual schools to develop an asset management plan so they are effectively managing and maintaining their school property and infrastructure
  • Ensuring schools implement projects and spending that supports the school's pedagogy and/or Ministry asset strategy
  • FOLLOWING AND WORKING WITHIN MINISTRY AND ASSET MANAGEMENT POLICY, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES TO PROVIDE THE RIGHT ADVICE TO SCHOOLS
  • ENSURING MINISTRY INFORMATION AND DATA IS KEPT UP TO DATE AND ACCURATE
  • WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ACROSS THE TEAM TO SHARE TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS SO ALL PORTFOLIOS ARE WELL SUPPORTED AND THERE IS CONSISTENT DELIVERY OF SERVICE
  • WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER TEAMS WITHIN THE MINISTRY AND SCHOOL PROPERTY TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE PROPERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS THAT SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING

What We Offer

Salary range: $84,425 - $93,348 per annum + 3% kiwi saver. The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary which reflects individual skills and experience.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will need to be an amazing people person and be an excellent communicator with proven skills in building and managing strong, effective relationships. Your ability to understand your audience, their vision, and motivation is critical.

You will also offer:

  • Demonstrated ability to plan and implement initiatives and achieve positive results
  • Ability to interpret, plainly articulate the intent, and apply policy appropriately
  • Ability to manage and prioritise competing demands
  • Problem solving, having the ability to apply a variety of approaches to solve problems or identify options to achieve great outcomes
  • Relevant professional qualification or experience such as asset management, project management, property management, or construction
  • A full, current, and clean driver's licence
  • The ability and willingness to adhere to the Public Service Standards of Integrity and Conduct

About Our Group and Team

The School Property group is responsible for the portfolio, including school engagement, asset management, capital works delivery, investment planning, and portfolio management. We have a responsibility to invest in property solutions that demonstrate value for money while still delivering the right outcome for our schools and kura.



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