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Job Offer: Chief Advisor:MinEducationJob description:Job Description»located in Wellington»Full-time,fixed-term (the function is directly linked to the Review of Achievement Standards; position commence 27 September 2021 and finishes 31 January 2024) He mea tarai e matou te matauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ona huanga 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 projects. Every day, we all strive to make the biggest difference we can for every child, young person and adult student in our education system. 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 delivers and maintains critical services 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 implementing the NCEA Review changes through the Review of Achievement Standards (RAS)) and secondary-tertiary programmes. Chief Advisor function The Chief Adviser is a part of the New Zealand Curriculum Review of Achievement Standards (RAS) Project Senior leadership abilities team. The person will be responsible for leading a number of portfolios, managing internal and external relationships and providing high quality, strategic advice and thought leadership abilities to the Senior Manager (Senior Secondary) and other key stakeholders. While this will be over a wide variety of policies and interventions, the primary focus will be the implementation of the NCEA Review and RAS. The Chief Adviser will also be required to ?Act’ for the Senior Manager (Senior Secondary) as required. About the person The person we seek will be agile and adept at handling ambiguity and complexity. Ideal candidates will take pride in producing high quality work, be a skilled facilitator, comfortable speaking to large diverse audiences and will be comfortable working independently to achieve defined objectives. They will be sensitive to cultural values and have a good knowledge of the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and be able to articulate their knowledge of mana orite mo te matauranga Maori. 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 Appropriate qualifications: » Candidates will ideally have a background in middle or senior leadership abilities functions within the NZ secondary sector » A deep knowledge of current pedagogical practice and NCEA related assessment practice is essential Are you ready to make a difference? We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds 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. There is more information in the job description attached, please take a look and if this opportunity sounds like you, please apply now using the ‘apply online’ button. For more information: Contact Us by Amy Wood at Amy.wood@education.govt.nz Please review the position description by copying and pasting this link into your browser:https://expressonline.haineslink.co.nz/pdfs/693564_JobDesc.pdf Applications close Midnight – Wednesday, 18 August 2021. How to submit the application:Please apply via our website:https://jobs.education.govt.nz/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSing le?in_organid=17584&in_jnCounter=224758111&in_jobDate=All&in_sea rchbox=YES&in_summary=S&in_site=CareersSiteSkills:
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