Kaiwhakahaere Ako

**Kaiwhakahaere Ako - Manager Educational Delivery**

**Permanent Full time**

**Raroera Campus**

**Hamilton**

**About the role**

Duties for this role include the planning and implementation of programme delivery; providing leadership, academic management and support to academic kaimahi (staff); being responsible for the teaching and learning activities of programmes within the allocated geographical area; and ensuring all programmes offered are delivered according to the curriculum guidelines and compliance is monitored following the policies and standards. In In addition, you will be responsible for tracking the milestones of the contractors and ensure they have been met and releasing the milestone report.

**About you**

Applicants must have:

- Bachelor Degree in Education or Management or Commerce
- Certificate in Adult Tertiary Teaching Level 5 and/or proven experience teaching adults,
- Demonstrated experience in staff management and relevant research experience with published and peer reviewed outputs
- A clean, full New Zealand driver’s licence is required

Other skills required for this role include excellent written and oral communication skills, excellent relationship management skills, excellent planning and project/task managements skills along with proven ability to anticipate leadership requirements and provide timely information to support decision making.

The applicant must be fluent in Te Reo Māori and understanding Māori values, culture and tikanga are required.

**Who are we?**

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa has provided a fresh and vibrant alternative within the New Zealand tertiary education sector for 30 years, enhancing the skills and employment opportunities of more than 300,000 graduates. We achieve this through our values of:
**Te Aroha - **Having regard for one another and those for who we are responable and to whom we are accountable

**Te Whakapono **- The basis of our beliefs and the confidence that we are doing right

**Nga Ture **- The knowledge that our actions are morally and ethically right anf that we are acting in an honourable manner

**Kotahitanga **- Unity amoungst iwi and other ethnicities; standing as one

**Why work for us?**

Joining TWoA, you will be immersed in the beauty of the cultural identity within Te Ao Māori. You become part of a whānau not an organisation. As a permanent kaimahi (staff) you will be entitled to:

- Southern Cross Health Insurance - allows you and your whanau discounted medical treatment
- Free on-site parking at all sites
- Flexible working arrangement - to allow our kaimahi the opportunities to work from home to support a better work life balance
- Salary Growth opportunities - through employment tenure and performance pay frame work
- Tau Ora - staff wellbeing programme to support the development of a healthy work environment, free influenza vaccinations and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Additional Leave - Cultural, sports and long service leave
- Parental Leave Grant
- Professional Development Opportunities - Follow on education and training
- Subsidied Gym - On some sites