Business Improvement Advisor

Permanent, full-time role
- Flexible location - Christchurch/Wellington
- Salary band $67,859 - $82,939

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
Working within the Portfolio Management Office, Business Improvement Team - The Business Improvement Advisor will support the identification, development, embedding and continuous improvement functions of Business Improvement Initiatives across the Property Delivery Team.
Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description.
Mōhou ake | About you
Strong communication, presentation and organisational skills are a must, as well as critical thinking and analytical capability. You will be personable, professional, positive and a lateral thinker looking for a challenge.
You'll be working collaboratively with a diverse range of internal stakeholders at varying levels across the organisation. You will develop key relationships and contacts to facilitate engagement and promote discussion to achieve focused outcomes.
Ideally you will have an understanding or background in a Property Delivery related field, knowledge and experience of the school sector and a track record in supporting or driving business operations and change.
The Investment and Portfolio Management Team is in the Establishment Phase so you will be joining a growing and evolving team. You will need to be agile and supportive as you will be joining the team driving strategic innovation and improvement across Project Delivery.
Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko | Infrastructure & Digital, a part of the Ministry of Education, creates and supports safe, healthy, inspiring and ICT enabled learning environments. TPHM manages the Crown's second largest property portfolio of around 2,100 schools, has a replacement value of $20.13 billion and is responsible for the largest payroll in the country, and transports over 100,000 students to and from school each day.
As part of the Investment and Portfolio Management Office (IPMO), the PMO provides Portfolio level guidance, governance, standardised process and portfolio management best practices, tools and techniques. The PMO has oversight of the entire investment lifecycle, end to end, in its role to support evidence-based decision making.
Mātau rōpū ake | About our group and team
Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko | Infrastructure & Digital, a part of the Ministry of Education, creates and supports safe, healthy, inspiring and ICT enabled learning environments. TPHM manages the Crown's second largest property portfolio of around 2,100 schools, has a replacement value of $20.13 billion and is responsible for the largest payroll in the country, and transports over 100,000 students to and from school each day.
As part of the Investment and Portfolio Management Office (IPMO), the PMO provides Portfolio level guidance, governance, standardised process and portfolio management best practices, tools and techniques. The PMO has oversight of the entire investment lifecycle, end to end, in its role to support evidence-based decision making.
Are you ready to make a difference?
This is a permanent full-time role, ideally located in Christchurch or Wellington but other locations may be considered.
As a government agency, the Ministry is committed to keeping to the Treaty of Waitangi's guiding principles in our work for and with Māori students, their whānau, hapū and iwi.
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.
For more information on the role, please look at the job description. For additional information