The Ministry of Education is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Principal People Systems Administrator to support the management and maintenance of our People Systems, ensuring their security, integrity, and optimal functionality.

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. 

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 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. 

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.

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.

Your role as Kaitakawaenga / Māori Liaison will be to lead and strengthen Māori cultural capability across Te Waipounamu and Aotearoa.

We are looking for an experienced manager who can lead change and provide leadership and management that influences and motivates others through personal advocacy, vision and aspiration in a collaborative environment. 

Do you have a passion for working with data and an interest in growing your data extraction, reporting and analysis skills? 

The Analyst role supports the work of the Ministry of Education’s Te Mahau regional teams by analysing and interpreting data to inform and support internal and external work programmes.

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting for fixed-term Kaiārahi Pokapū Tauira - Student Service Centre Advisers to join our Student Service Centre within Tītoko - Centre for Student Success.

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently seeking an Emerging Māori Writer in Residence for three months in the first half of 2026.

This is an exciting opportunity for emerging Māori writers in Aotearoa.

This is an exciting opportunity for emerging Māori writers in Aotearoa.

Applications are invited from Māori writers in all areas of literary activity, including drama, fiction and poetry (page and performance), devised performance, creative nonfiction, graphic novels, but excluding writing for film or television. Projects may be written in English or te reo Māori.

This award has been set up to enable a New Zealand writer of fiction, poetry, drama or non-fiction, or a literary translator of te reo Māori, to become the University's Kaipukahu Writer in Residence for 2026. We welcome applications for these genres in te reo Māori and in English.

Applications are invited from Māori writers in all areas of literary activity, including drama, fiction and poetry (page and performance), devised performance, creative nonfiction, graphic novels, but excluding writing for film or television. Projects may be written in English or te reo Māori.

This is an exciting opportunity for emerging Māori writers in Aotearoa.

Applications are invited from Māori writers in all areas of literary activity, including drama, fiction and poetry (page and performance), devised performance, creative nonfiction, graphic novels, but excluding writing for film or television. Projects may be written in English or te reo Māori.