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Job Opportunity: Principal Advisor – PMO:MinEducationJob description:Job Description»Principal Adviser – Secondary Tertiary»Wellington – fixed-term, full-time About our group The Secondary Tertiary team sits within the Early Learning and Student Achievement Group (ELSA) and covers the transition from senior secondary through to tertiary and employment. ELSA works tomake learning and teaching significant, real and valued. We deliver and maintain critical services for the education sector to support responsive learner pathways from early childhood into further education, training, the workforce and society. ELSA performs a crucial function working between the strategy and policy teams, and the sector facing functions. The Secondary Tertiary team is responsible for operational policy, curriculum and support programmes for Year 11-13 learners, and the secondary-tertiary interface. This includes senior secondary curriculum, NCEA (including the continuing NCEA Review and preparing for the Review of Achievement Standards) and secondary-tertiary programmes. Principal Adviser function The Principal Adviser is responsible for thought leadership abilities and supporting a small team to develop and implement systems and processes for assessing the impact, and supporting excellent implementation, of the NCEA Change Programme. The Principal Adviser shows innovation, pragmatism and collaboration in providing strategic support and advice on the effective use of data, insights and learnings to teams and the wider leadership abilities group. About the person The person we seek will be an adaptable, fast learner who can appreciate the importance of well delivered projects so we can make the best difference to all New Zealanders. Our ideal candidate will take pride in producing high quality work, be an innovative thinker, have leadership abilities expertise and will be comfortable working independently to achieve defined objectives. The person will be sensitive to cultural values and have a good knowledge of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi. They will have sharp interpersonal expertise, superior writing expertise, and will be comfortable working with a diverse range of stakeholders and representing the Ministry. practice and qualifications Candidates will have the following: » significant tertiary qualification » practice providing high level advice, at a national level » Significant relationship building practice » practice in developing systems and processes for gathering, analysing and reporting data and information, and assessing impact » practice in developing surveys and evaluation plans, ideally including human-centred design is desirable Are you ready to make a difference? We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, including Maori, Pacific and those with disabilities, who will enrich our knowledge of the education system. As a government agency, the Ministry is committed to keeping to the Treaty of Waitangi’s guiding principles in our work for and with Maori students, their whanau, hapu and iwi. How to submit the application:Please review the job description and if this opportunity interests you, and you meet the requirements, apply now using the 'apply online' button.For more information Contact Us byEmily Fairless atEmily.fairless@education.govt.nz Applications close on Sunday, 14 March 2021.Skills:
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