At Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, we work to provide services and support nationally, regionally and locally to the education sector, and in some cases, directly to ākonga and whānau.

We help shape the policies, settings and performance of the education system for early learning, schooling and tertiary. We do this by building relationships and understanding the needs of those who receive our services.

We are making significant changes to how we deliver our mahi by:

• Taking practical action to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi. 
• Giving priority to regional and local voice. 
• Delivering greater responsiveness, accessibility and integrated services and support.
• Improving feedback loops and information flows. 

Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people across Aotearoa from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for every child, young person and adult student in our education system. 

About Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko | Infrastructure and Digital

Te Puna Hanganga, Matihiko | Infrastructure & Digital - Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education, leads inclusive, accessible and integrated national, digital and physical infrastructure and transport services to the education system.

Our vision for school property is that all schools have quality learning environments as part of a well-managed and sustainable portfolio that helps deliver equitable and excellent outcomes for every child.

Mō tÄ“nei tÅ«ranga | About this role 

The purpose of this role is to administrate the Ministry's building compliance contracts and support the use of those contracts by schools and frontline staff. These contracts include Building Warrant of Fitness inspections for schools, a national fire alarm upgrade programme, building envelope assessments, and lift maintenance and call out contracts.

Mōhou ake | About you 

To be successful in this role you will need to have proven experience in providing support to teams and a good understanding and working knowledge of commercial contracts, invoicing and budget tracking.

You will have:

• Good relationship skills and the ability to facilitate outcomes through personal credibility and influence. 

• Enjoys working in a busy work environment and committed to building a positive team environment 

• Time management/project management skills - attention to detail and an ability to produce quality work in a timely manner. 

• Personal and professional resilience. 

You relish the opportunity to shape how we work to help us provide the best learning environments for New Zealand's future generations and can hit the ground running in this critical role.