Aho Tāngaengae | Manager Review and Improvement Services (Kura)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

This permanent role is a part of the Review and Improvement Services Māori Business Group and directly leads a team of review officers delivering a programme of evaluations, reviews, inquiries and investigations into the quality of kura and
whare kura
operating in te reo Māori medium settings. 

Reporting to the Toka ā Nuku | Director Te Uepū-ā-Motu your focus is to ensure that Māori learners succeed as Māori through leading the team gathering intelligence to support immersion national insights and enhancements to the system.

You will lead a dedicated team of Māori Medium Review Officers. We see you bringing exceptional talent in building and maintaining the capability of the team through coaching, mentoring, performance management and ensuring appropriate systems, methodologies and controls are in place to support quality team outputs. You will work collaboratively across the Review and Improvement Services Māori leadership team to ensure a tone and culture consistent with the attainment of EROs strategic goals and objectives. 

Mōhou ake | About you

We want to hear about any of the following in your cover letter and CV:

• Your knowledge and experience, or willingness to learn about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori, te reo Māori and te ao Māori.
• How you've demonstrated, encouraged, or supported diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.
• Where you've demonstrated leadership in a time of change e.g. Led by example, demonstrated problem solving, owned a project or piece of work, used positive influence to bring about improvements to practice.
• Where you've collaborated with others to achieve an improvement goal, and invited feedback, spent time with diverse people and communities to broaden your views.
• Where you have empowered and supported others to enhance the capabilities required in their current roles and to effectively deliver on their work priorities.
• Your understanding of the machinery of government and related processes and procedures.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

If this role interests you, click on the "Apply" button to be re-directed to our site where you will be able to apply and view the Position Description. We encourage you to be your authentic self in your application. We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in these areas; we are looking for people who are willing to learn. 

If you would like further information about the role or for any other questions about the recruitment process, you can contact us at human.resources@ero.govt.nz 

Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if you require any assistance from us during the process.

Check out our careers site to learn more about working at ERO.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 28 July 2024.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted, do not contact the Hiring Manager directly, instead reach out to Human.Resources@ero.govt.nz

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process