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Offer: Policy Project Coordinator and Senior Policy Project Coordinator:MinEducationJob description:Job Description» Permanent, full-time» Wellington Kia ora, Bula Vinaka, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Fakatalofa atu, Kia orana, Malo e lelei, Malo ni, Talofa lava, Tena koutou katoa and welcome. Help shape the future of education At the Ministry of Education, we work together to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent results. Our organisation is made up of more than 3,000 talented and committed people around New Zealand, from a wide variety 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 our group and team Te Puna Kaupapahere is the Ministry’s policy group with a whole-of-system focus covering early learning, compulsory schooling, and tertiary. This includes M?ori medium, te reo M?ori, Pacific and Learning Support. We provide advice to enable an education system which contributes to the skills and knowledge needed by people for social, cultural, economic and environmental wellbeing. We develop policy about vocational skills, access pathways, international education, and student financial support. We also manage the Ministry’s international engagements and cooperation agreements About this function We are seeking for a Policy Project Coordinator and a Senior Policy Project Coordinator. Reporting to the policy work Programme Manager, is the functions are responsible for supporting policy managers and their teams in structuring, managing and reporting on complex or significant pieces of work. These are as much solo functions as they are part of the wider Policy programme support and coordination team (PSC). The streams of work you will support will either see you deployed to provide assistance as work is initially stood up (calling on your skills to embed best practice and establish reporting templates and work to prepare the manager etc.), right through to working as part of the wider team to proactively support significant and complex pieces of work that reach across the whole Ministry or educational sector. At the Senior level of the function, you will work with the policy work Programme Manager to support the strategic oversight of all programme and project work and the continued development of a stronger group focus on the tracking and delivery of results. this function is the typical, no two days are the same type of position. No two projects are the same and therefore the call on your focus, practice, relationship skills and working pace will change frequently. About you Comfortable engaging with a variety of audiences, you will thrive on variety, challenges and bringing organisation and shape to fast paced fluid challenges with significant deliverables. Because of the need for this person to hit the ground running, and support managers to establish best practice, you will need to be able to demonstrate a strong background in a similar project coordination type position. You will also have as follows: » Demonstrated practice working in a fast-paced working environment » The capability to develop working relationships and build credibility at all levels » At the Senior level of the function, capcapability to lead project teams and provide mentorship support to more junior team members » Excellent oral and written communications, including the capability to present complex issues clearly and concisely. » practice in a government agency or the education sector is highly advantageous » Knowledge of the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications for the work of the Ministry Are you ready to make a difference? We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, including M?ori, 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 M?ori students, their wh?nau, hap? and iwi. There is more information in the job descriptions attached, please review and if this opportunity interests you and you meet the requirements, please apply now using the ‘Apply Online’ button. For more information, Contact Us by Anne Fontaine at Anne.Fontaine@education.govt.nz Applications close Sunday, 17 October 2021. Please review the position description by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://haineslink.co.nz/HainesAdUI2/UploadedFiles/701963_Policy%20Project% 20Coordinator%20and%20Senior%20Policy%20Project%20Coordinator%20.pdf How to submit the application:Please apply via our website:https://jobs.education.govt.nz/jobs/EDU-1573171Skills:
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