As Principal Procurement Specialist, you'll lead high-value and complex procurement initiatives across corporate, digital and school buying portfolios, helping ensure the Ministry secures outstanding outcomes that support education across Aotearoa.

We're establishing two new, permanent Manager, Business Operations roles – in Te Pou Kōrero | Digital and Data and Te Mahau | Education Services. Both are based in Wellington.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team that sits at the heart of our People Capability and Culture business group.

We are looking for a full time Special Education Advisor to be part of a community-focused team that maximises learning and promotes social inclusion for children and young people with learning support needs. 

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, wellbeing and behaviour. 

We are looking for an experienced and inspiring senior leader to play a key role in the Ministry’s stewardship of education Crown entities, agencies and Boards.

We are seeking an experienced, strategic and influential leader to head the Ministry of Education's Monitoring and Appointments function within Te Pou Kaupapahere | Policy.

As the Team Manager, Channels you will manage people, plans resources to support the delivery of outcomes that are aligned to the Ministry’s purpose and agreed strategies. 

The Learning Design team is looking for a new Lead Advisor, Learning Design, with expertise in Learning Languages. The role is in the New Zealand Curriculum & Te Whāriki group within Te Poutāhū | Curriculum Centre.   

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

You will work closely with learning support and education teams, providing quality administrative support across key portfolios. The role covers a broad range of corporate services and operational tasks that help keep our services running smoothly. 

The role is responsible for a range of administrative support activities managing correspondence, data entry, production and filing documents, payroll, processing of applications, finance support and administration, corporate services, and scheduling. 

As part of the MyHR Services team, you’ll be the friendly first point of contact for HR queries—supporting recruitment administration, security checking, and our self-service portal.

We're looking for a confident and capable Manager Business Operations to lead day-to-day operational support across administration, engagement, business continuity, planning and reporting, ministerial correspondence, and risk an issues management.

The Manager, Service Design, you'll lead the design, integration and continuous improvement of education provision services that help ensure all learners can achieve and succeed.

The Manager, Māori Outcomes provides operational leadership to strengthen the delivery of equitable outcomes for Māori learners and Māori education provision across Te Mahau | Education Services as the Ministry's operational delivery business group. 

Off the back of the success of the Aotearoa Free From Stalking campaign, which helped to usher in new anti-stalking legislation, we continue to advocate for stronger protections for women and gender minorities.

As a Te Kahu Tōī Psychologist, you’ll join a passionate, multidisciplinary team dedicated to creating change for ākonga with the highest and most complex needs – often those for whom traditional supports have not been enough.

This is a high-impact role responsible for leading the Ministry's organisational performance framework, reporting systems and accountability processes, ensuring decision-makers have the insights they need to deliver meaningful outcomes.

We have an opening for a Practice Lead, Performance to provide thought leadership and lead the development, implementation, and ongoing enhancement of the Ministry's performance management system.