Kaiārahi Pou Reo/kaiāwhina, Lead

Nau mai, haere mai Come and join us at Te Mātāwai as we seek to restore spoken Māori in homes across the land: kia ūkaipō anō te reo
Are you a people person who thrives on communicating, connecting with, and supporting others to achieve success? Do you enjoy building and guiding teams? Are you passionate about the Māori language and Māori language revitalisation?
- **Provide oversight and lead support for a virtual team based across Aotearoa**:

- **Coordinate and guide the team on the ground to restore the reo and fulfil their reo revitalisation aspirations**:

- **Be part of a kaupapa Māori organisation living Te Ao Māori values and surrounded by Te Reo Māori every day**

**Te Mātāwai**
Te Mātāwai encourages kāinga, hapori and iwi to identify, pursue and fulfil their own Māori language aspirations through our investment and research initiatives that contribute to the revitalisation of the Māori language.
**Starting salary: $106k negotiable to $130k depending on skills and experience**
**Mō te tūranga | The role**
This role is fixed term for 2 years and based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Reporting to the Kaiwhakahaere Haumitanga, Investment Manager, the focus of this role is being the central point of contact supporting Pou Reo & Kaiāwhina with the successful delivery of their work programs.
You will develop the support systems, embed transformative approaches, processes and models to ensure that pou reo & kaiāwhina are best able to support the reo revitalisation initiatives underway in their region - giving effect to the aspirations of the relevant Pae Motuhake on behalf of their Kāhui.
**Nāu te rourou | What you bring**
In your cover letter and CV, we would like to hear more about your:

- Proficiency in Te Reo Māori and Te Reo Pākehā
- Excellent interpersonal skills, relationship building and relationship management ability
- Previous experience working with whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori organisations and communities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 suite along with strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong project and contract management skills and your ability to strategise, plan and coordinate resources to meet agreed objectives
- Ability to create information flow as well as measure progress and report on outcomes
- Enjoyment working collaboratively in a team environment and across the wider organisation
- Political awareness
- Passion for advocating for the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori
- Sound understanding of tikanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi Principles

**Te tuku tono | How to apply**

Nau mai, haere mai, hono mai ki Te Mātāwai e whai ana kia ūkaipō anō te reo
He tangata kaha koe ki te whai hononga ki te tangata, ki te whakawhiti kōrero, ki te tautoko i te tangata kia eke ai ia ki te pae o angitu? Kei te rata koe ki te mahi whakawhanake me te ārahi i ngā tīma? Maro mahue ana koe ki te reo Māori me tana whakarauoratanga?
- **He ārahi, he tautoko i tētahi tīma mariko puta noa i Aotearoa**:

- **He whakariterite, he ārahi anō hoki i te tīma e koke ana i ngā mahi i waenga i ngā whānau kia rere anō te reo, kia tutuki hoki ō rātou wawata mō te whakarauoratanga o te reo.**:

- **Me whai wāhi mai ki tētahi whakahaere Māori nei te wairua me ngā uara, ā, he kōrero i te reo i ia rā.**

**Te Mātāwai**
E kaha ākina ana ngā kāinga, ngā hapori me ngā iwi e Te Mātāwai kia tautohu, kia whai, kia whakatutuki anō hoki i ō rātou ake wawata mō te reo Māori mā ngā kaupapa rangahau, haumitanga hoki e takoha nui nei ki te whakarauoratanga o te reo Māori.
**Te utu tīmatanga: $106,000 - $130,000 kei te āhua o ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako o te tangata**
**Mō te tūranga**
He tūranga wā here tēnei mō te rua tau ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Mahi ai tēnei tangata i raro i te Kaiwhakahaere Haumitanga, nā, ko te kaiārahi nei te mātua pouhere i ngā pou reo me ngā kaiāwhina e tutuki marika ai ngā kawenga mahi.
Tā te kaiārahi, he whakawhanake i ngā pūnaha tautoko, he tāmau hoki i ngā kokenga, ngā hātepe me ngā tauira pai kē e tautoko ai ngā kaupapa whakarauora reo e whakahaerehia ana i ō rātou nā rohe - mā tēnei e tutuki haere ai ngā wawata o tēnā, o tēna Pae Motuhake, otirā, o tēnā, o tēnā Kāhui.
**Nāu te rourou**
I tō reta tono me tō Tāhuhu tangata, ko te painga atu kia kitea (t)ō:

- Matatau ki te Reo Māori me te Reo Pākehā
- Pūkenga autaia ki te whai hononga ki te tangata, ki te whanake, whakahaere anō hoki i aua hononga
- Wheako mahi tahi ki ngā whānau, hapū, iwi, ngā whakahaere me ngā hapori Māori
- Matatau ki te whakamahi i ngā utauta a Microsoft Office 365, me ō pūkenga kaha ki te whakawhitiwhiti ā-waha, ā-tuhi anō hoki
- Pūkenga kaha ki te whakahaere i ngā kaupapa me ngā kirimana tae atu ki tō āheinga ki te āta rautaki, whakamahere me te whakarite i ngā rauemi e tika ana e tutuki ai ngā whāinga kua whakaaetia
- Āheinga ki te waihanga i te rerenga mōhiohio, ki te i