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Job Offer: Manager – Planning and Liaison:MinEducationJob description:Job DescriptionKia 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 us School Transport is the second largest purchaser of passenger services in New Zealand (after Auckland Transport) and has been managing the transport of students to and from school for over 130 years. School Transport is responsible for: » spending over $200m each year on transport services » superviseing delivery of around 7,000 everyday vehicle movements with around 40m passenger journeys each year » assisting over 100,000 students to school and home again safely every school day » managing contracts with around 80 transport supplie rs (including bus, total mobility, and ferry services) » providing funding to around 400 schools/kura that organise transport assistance for their students » offering Specialised School Transport Assistance to over 7,000 students with complex mobility needs » paying conveyance allowances for around 5,000 students who cannot access School Transport services » transporting 25,000 Year 7 and Year 8 students to offsite technical education facilities About the function The Manager – Planning and Liaison will be responsible for service design, planning and review, with a focus on ensuring that Ministry-funded bus routes are optimised for the delivery of public value and equitable results. this function will also play a proactive function in building, maintaining and managing stakeholder relationships, and will take ownership of School Transport’s relationship with schools. In leading a team of primarily regionally-located staff, this function will ensure that route design processes are responsive to local circumstances while promoting alignment and consistency at a national level. About you You will have a breadth of planning and optimisation skills (ideally in passenger transport) and have a proven background in building effective relationships with communities and external stakeholders. To be prosperous in this function you will also need the following: » practice leading prosperous teams, mentoring staff, managing priorities and delivering to deadlines » Highly developed service and process design, planning and stakeholder relationship management skills » A record of significant relationship-building practice with communities at local and regional levels, including the capacity to engage effectively with iwi, hapu and schools/kura » The capability to quickly establish and maintain a high level of trust and credibility with stakeholders » The capability to make sound decisions within short timeframes and effectively ‘think on your feet’ » practice as part of a leadership abilities team, providing regular reporting, and appropriate support and guidance » Demonstrated capability to manage service design and engagement issues involving pressures of urgency, complexity and sensitivity 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 the Treaty of Waitangi’s guiding principles in our work for and with M?ori students, their wh?nau, hap? and iwi. Please review the position description by copy and pasting this link into your browser: https://expressonline.haineslink.co.nz/pdfs/689399_JobDesc.pdf If this opportunity interests you and you meet the requirements, please apply now using the ‘apply online’ button. For more information Contact Us by Kim McGregor ateis.recruitment@education.govt.nz Applications close midnighton Thursday, 8 July 2021. How to submit the application:To apply for this function, please click here:https://jobs.education.govt.nz/jobtools/jncustomsearch.viewFullSingle? in_organid=17584&in_jnCounter=224715369&in_jobDate=All&in_search box=YES&in_summary=S&in_site=CareersSiteSkills:
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