It is ideal that this person has a good understanding of the impacts of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and Kaupapa Ako Māori in the New Zealand Curriculum (Te Ao Haka & Te Reo Māori) and its external assessments on ākonga Māori in kura.

The Chief Advisor provides technical leadership, subject matter expertise, strategic advice and governance support that is integral to the Ministry’s approach to fulfilling its role to ensure safe and compliant water services which meet minimum performance standards across the Ministry’s property portfolio. 

You’ll provide quality analysis and advice on complex issues to government, and across the sector, making effective use of data and insights and taking an end-to-end policy approach, including implementation and delivery.

We are looking for a Senior Policy Manager to lead the Education System Policy team in Te Pou Kaupapahere, the Ministry’s policy group. 

We’re looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Advisor to join our Content and Channels team. 

As Advisor, Online Content, you’ll keep our websites and digital channels accurate, accessible and up to date.

As a Special Education Adviser, you will play a critical role in our region's Learning Support team by doing the following: 

Working collaboratively with a team around the child, including educators, parents, caregivers and whānau, to enhance understanding about the child and their behaviours.

This is a great opportunity for results-driven leaders to contribute to priority education areas for Government and work within a collegial and supportive team culture. 

This is a permanent role based in Christchurch or Wellington. Reporting to the Manager Research & Development Hub in the Methods & Design unit your focus is developing and improving methods to derive census like information from administrative data and providing technical leadership to one of our workstreams. 

You will play a key role in identifying, managing, and mitigating risks while fostering strong interpersonal relationships and proactively solving problems.

The Advisor, Sector Care Records will contribute to the development of recordkeeping practices and standards across the sector, including supporting new approaches to retention and disposal.

This specialist role will be dedicated to developing and supporting education sector care records practices and standards, including new retention and disposal approaches. It will also provide and deliver targeted training materials. 

We're looking for a qualified Chartered Accountant (or currently working towards qualifying) who brings over three years of experience in finance and payroll administration.

This is a 9-month Fixed Term parental cover position based in the Napier office servicing the Hawkes Bay region.

There is a lot going on in the education system to improve attendance, and achievement through a knowledge-rich curriculum grounded in the science of learning.

We are seeking a dedicated and organised professional to provide essential corporate services to our Ministry teams in our Christchurch office. 

The Advisor on Deaf Children (AoDC) provides support to families, whānau and educators to achieve desired outcomes for babies and children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Are you passionate about shaping the future of work and guiding people through meaningful transformation? In this role, you’ll work closely with the People & Culture Workstream Lead to champion organisational design and change.

We’re looking for a senior design professional to bring a regulatory lens to the design of operational policy, services and business processes, contributing specialist expertise that supports effective education delivery.

This is a fixed term, full-time position until October 2026

As a Psychologist you will play a critical role in our region’s Learning Support team by: 

Identifying patterns or contributing factors that may be influencing learning, well-being and behaviour

This is a fixed term role until 30 September 2026 for a Senior Education Advisor – Early Learning, based in our Blenheim office.

There is a lot going on in the education system to improve attendance, and achievement through a knowledge-rich curriculum grounded in the science of learning.

This is a permanent role for a Senior Education Advisor. 

There is a lot going on in the education system to improve attendance, and achievement through a knowledge-rich curriculum grounded in the science of learning.