Senior Adviser

**Develop your career working with experienced mentors**:

- **Maintain, analyse, and interpret financial information.**:

- **Utilise your strong Excel skills**:

- **Permanent, full-time**:

- **Based in Wellington**

Kia ora, Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Fakatalofa atu, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Malo ni, Talofa lava, Tena koutou katoa and welcome.

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 help shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary. We do this by building relationships and understanding the needs of those who receive our services.

**We are making significant changes to how we deliver our mahi by**:

- Taking practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi.
- Giving priority to regional and local voice.
- Delivering greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support.
- Improving feedback loops and information flows.

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people across 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 every child, young person and adult student in our education system.

**About our group and team**

**Te Poutāhū - Curriculum Centre**

The Early Learning and Student Achievement Group sets the system-level learning for every child and student. Working between policy and customer facing functions, there is a significant political, stakeholder and public interest in the high performance of this group and the education curriculum and teaching workforce outcomes we seek for New Zealand.

**About Pathways & Progress**

The role of the Pathways & Progress group is to set the direction for what students learn, how they progress and how school leaders and teachers can achieve that for every child and student across school years 1 to 13. The group uses evidence and educational trends to design targeted solutions, resources, tools and services that lift educational achievement for all. The group co-designs and co‑develops innovative approaches to achieve policy intentions, plans successful implementation strategies and monitors to ensure a return on investment.

**Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role**

The Senior Adviser supports the Office of the Associate Deputy Secretary to plan, manage and report on programmes of work across the learner pathway with a focus on maintaining, analysing, and interpreting financial information.
- Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description_._

**Mōhou ake | About you**

We are looking for people who are able to work at pace and manage set tasks and projects, but you will also notice pressure points, take the initiative, and act. Your personal qualities will include taking pride in producing written work and other forms of communication of the highest quality every time and have a proven ability to get the job done. In this role you will be expected to have the kind of interpersonal savviness that means you relate well with all kinds of people.

To be successful in the role, you will need to have proven knowledge and ability to:

- Manage planning and reporting cycles and requirements within government.
- Convey abstract and/or complex ideas in clear, practical and concrete terms, tailored for the audience
- Well developed problem solving and analytical skills, with an ability to work co-operatively with others to solve problems or complete tasks.
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience with financial reporting systems, Oracle would be an advantage
- Excellent relationship and communication skills.
- Understand systems and processes, recognise and act on opportunities for improvement,

If you'd like to bring your skills to a rewarding role within an organisation that's continuously reaching goals and striving for a better future for New Zealand, we'd love to hear from you.

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

There is more information in the job description attached. If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the ‘apply' button. In your cover letter we'd like to know:

- about you, your values, your whakapapa
- your interest and motivations for this role
- the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.

For successful applicant/s to be offered these roles, they will need to comply with the requirement to be vaccinated and provide information and ev