Principal Advisor- Implementation, Kura Auraki

Principal Advisor
- Implementation Kura Auraki
- Fixed-Term, Full Time
- Be a key part of our NCEA Change Programme across the Secondary-Tertiary education sector

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, 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.
Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role
The Implementation
- Kura Auraki Team is responsible for the successful implementation of the NCEA change programme. The team provides services to the programme, including participatory design, planning and delivering implementation support for the sector, community and stakeholder engagement, and communications.
The Principal Advisor leads, inspires, supports, and motivates others in the design and implementation of the goals, actions and purpose of the Ministry and intention and principals of the change programme.
The Principal Advisor supports the Implementation
- Kura Auraki team with guiding and leading the implementation of the NCEA Review of Achievement Standards and other projects across Secondary Tertiary.

Please note there is further information in 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
They will have sharp interpersonal skills, superior writing skills, and will be comfortable representing the Ministry in working with a diverse range of stakeholders and in public settings.
Experience and qualifications
- Have experience in working within the public sector and understanding of the political environment and how related issues should be managed.
- Be strategic thinkers (i.e., sees issues through a range of lenses and stakeholder perspectives; and recognises broader implications and connections between issues).
- Have strong written and oral communication skills (i.e., conveys energy, urgency, confidence, and a sense of ease).
- Have the ability to foster a continuous improvement culture across the team (i.e. so that team members are encouraged and empowered to identify and seize opportunities to enhance business performance).
- Be able to coach and mentor individuals (i.e., invests time in coaching and mentoring their staff, to assist them enhance the capabilities required in their current roles and the roles they aspire to).
- Be purposeful about where they invest their time (i.e., takes a deliberate work management approach which strikes an effective balance between proactive and responsive work activities).
- Have teaching and kura leadership experience.
- Have a skillset in Te Reo Māori and Mātauranga Māori.

Mātau rōpū ake | About our group, and team
At Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga, we work to provide services and support nationally, regionally and locally to the education sector, and in some cases, directly to ākonga and whanau.
The Secondary Tertiary Group sits within Te Poutāhū and covers the transition from senior secondary through to tertiary and employment.
Te Poutāhū works to make learning and teaching relevant, real and valued. We deliver and maintain critical services for the education sector to support responsive learner pathways from early childhood into further education, training, the workforce and society. Te Poutāhū performs a crucial role working between the strategy and policy teams, and the sector facing functions.
The Secondary Tertiary team sits within the Te Poutāhū and covers the transition from senior secondary through to tertiary and employment. The Secondary Tertiary team is responsible for operational policy, curriculum and support programmes for Year 11-13 learners, and the secondary-tertiary interface. This includes s