Lead Advisor

**Lead Advisor, Service Support, Learning Support**
- Fixed-term, full-time
- Location - Wellington

**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 New Zealand, 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.

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

Te Mahau | Te Pae Aronui (Operations & Integration). We use information, insights and service design functions to help the three Te Mahau frontline groups design and deliver services for our sector. We service and support the frontline groups and play an integration role between these enabling functions and our frontline services.

Our group provides nationally consistent service design, practice guidance and systems to support the integrated frontline teams led by Directors of Education providing flexible and responsive services.

We deliver national resourcing functions, including inclusive learning support, and national regulatory functions.

The Service Support team is responsible for oversight of a range of programmes and services that support ākonga across Aotearoa New Zealand to be engaged and achieve in education. The team has a strong commitment to giving practical effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Ka Hikitia - Ka Hāpaitia and, promoting positive and sustainable change for ākonga Māori.

**Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role**

The Lead Advisor will work in the Service Support, Learning Support team in Te Pae Aronui, Te Mahau on the Positive Behaviour for Learning - School Wide (PB4L-SW) refresh.

The purpose of the PB4L-SW refresh is to strengthen the PB4L-SWframework so that it is reflective of the New Zealand education sectortoday, and best practice from an international perspective.

Working with key stakeholders, the Lead Advisor will be a key member of the PB4L-SW refresh project team. In conjunction with the Project Manager of the refresh, they will be responsible for the effective development and delivery of key workstream products as outlined in the refresh project plan.

The salary band for this role is $92,598 - $113,175 depending on skills and experience.
- Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description_._

**Mōhou ake | About you**

To be successful in the role, you'll be working collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders, including developing relationships at senior levels. Relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent level of practical experience is required.

You will have the following:

- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and relationship building skills
- Proficient organisational skills including ability to prioritise and attention to detail
- Experience of working in a government agency with a sound understanding of the machinery of government
- Understanding of public sector delivery structures and system challenges of delivering targeted programmes in vulnerable communities.

You will also offer:

- Experience of working in flexible ways to manage moving priorities and deliver results in a busy demanding environment
- Demonstrated ability and experience of working effectively within a political environment
- Demonstrated ability as a clear communicator who is confident to test ideas and concepts with others
- Experience working positively and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to see the big picture and recognise and manage associated risks and opportunities across a wide range of situations
- Understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications for the work of the Ministry
- Ability to develop effective working relationships and builds credibility with team members, and colleagues in Learning Support and across the Ministry and with external stakeholders
- Proven experience in delivering results by taking ownership and being proactive and pragmatic.

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