NZ Ministry of Education Hiring for Analyst – Investment Job at Wellington Full Time

• Permanent – Fulltime.
• Interesting and challenging work.
• A high energy role working in a great team!

Help shape the future of Education

He mea tārai e mātou te mātauranga kia rangatira ai, kia mana taurite ai ōna huanga

We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes

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.

and adult student in our education system.

About our group

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 tēnei tūranga | About this role

You will support the development and implementation of the planning frameworks to support long term investment planning decisions to upgrade schools to meet the government’s objectives. This will form the basis of the investment plan.

You will also support the Groups property investment and governance boards. This will involve working with a range of internal and external stakeholders to develop robust board content that adds value to decision making processes and facilitate the development of boards as they transition to support a Portfolio, Programme and Project (P3) structured governance model.

This is a challenging role that requires you to make connections across busy teams, allocate work, oversee deadlines, analyse reports, and engage with different regional offices.

Please note there is further information in the attached Job Description.

Mōhou ake | About you

You will have exceptional relationship skills and the proven ability to write clear, unambiguous, robust reports, and Cabinet papers. These will clearly outline the Ministry’s rationale for business cases that stand up to internal and external scrutiny and reflect well on the Group.

You will also offer:

• Strong analytical and writing skills
• Ability to work with ambiguity and articulate potential solutions strengths and challenges
• Strong organisational skills and an excellent ability to communicate and build trust
• Determination to get the job done!

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi? | Are you ready to make a difference?

We need to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to building racial equity and excellence in the education sector.

We provide flexible working environments where everyone feels relevant, valued and supported. So, if working from home and/or having a flexible start and finish to the day will help with this, we can usually make it happen. We’d love to hear what this might look like for you, so feel free to outline this in your Cover Letter.

In your cover letter we’d like to know:

• about you, your values, your whakapapa
• your interest and motivations for this role
• the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation.

The Ministry invites applications from fully vaccinated people or people with a valid medical exemption (under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021). We will require evidence of your vaccination status, or your medical exemption, at the pre-employment stage of our recruitment process.

Please review the Job Description and if this opportunity interests you, and you meet the requirements, apply now using the ‘Apply Online’ button.

For further information please contact Stephanie Phillips at [email protected]

Applications close midnight – Monday 7 March 2022.