Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) are dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
Starting salary: $98,768 + superannuation

• Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
• Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to tamariki and rangatahi
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Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role
This role is permanent. The ideal applicant will be based in either Auckland or Hamilton, although location can be flexible for the right person. Reporting to the Aho Tāngangae/ Manager Review and Improvement Services. Your focus is to evaluate the quality of education provided by kura and kohungahunga and from these evaluations, prepare reports that are made available to the public.
Mōhou ake | About you
Are you a successful senior education leader looking for your next challenge? Do you have the skills, experience, and ambition to work with a wide range of kura and communities to improve the quality of education? Do you have the skills and experience to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in Māori medium settings. Do you have effective communication skills in te reo Māori and English – both written and oral?
We want to hear about any of the following in your cover letter and CV:

• Your extensive knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum and Te Marautanga o Āotearoa
• Your understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its implications for the education sector and ERO
• Your knowledge of effective pedagogical practices, including in Māori medium settings
• Your experience working in Māori medium education settings
• Examples of key relationships you've built and how and why relationships are important.
• Where you've demonstrated leadership, e.g., led by example, demonstrated problem solving, owned a project or piece of work, spoken up for yourself or others.
• Where you've shown curiosity and tried new things, taken on other perspectives, challenged the norm, learned, and applied or shared your learnings.
• Where you've collaborated with others and invited feedback
• Experience in an education leadership role that included using evaluation to guide improvement.

Ko mātou | About Us
Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) is the government's education evaluation agency - we inform and facilitate improvement in early learning services, schools and kura. We promote a stronger, more equitable education system. We believe equity and excellence in outcomes is possible for all learners when the mahi centres on the child, the heart of the matter – Ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
If this role interests you, click on the “Apply” button to be re-directed to our site where you will be able to apply and view the Position Description.
For any questions about the recruitment process, you can contact us at human.resources@ero.govt.nz
Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). Please let us know in your application if you require any assistance from us during the process.
Check out our careers site to learn more about working at ERO.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted, do not contact the Hiring Manager directly, instead reach out to Human.Resources@ero.govt.nz
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Applications need to be in by October 20th, 2024.