• Are you a senior adult education professional keen to drive improvement?
• 10-month Fixed Term, Wellington or Rotorua preferred
• Salary range $173,836-$193,151 (pro-rated), based on skills and experience

This is a great opportunity to create and drive change within an organisation dedicated to looking after our communities.

Mō tēnei tūranga - About the role:

The Programme Lead: Training Improvement Programme will play a pivotal role in leading a significant change programme focused on ensuring Fire and Emergency’s training systems, practices and governance are effective and fit for purpose for the delivery of operational training.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive People, you will be tasked with establishing and embedding systems necessary to ensure our learning programmes meet current and future capability needs, our prioritisation and development approaches are focusing our training effort in the right places, delivering quality learning that is targeted, aligned, and quality assured, and that we understand the impact our training interventions are having on building the capability of our people.

You will be leading a small team of three people, working in partnership with the Learning and Development Directorate to embed improvements for sustainable training systems, programmes and future focused delivery for Fire and Emergency NZ.

This is a 10 month Fixed Term position from ASAP until 30 June 2025.

Ko tāu nā i tēnei tūranga - What you’ll bring to the role:

You will have strong senior level adult education experience and ideally worked within a change management environment. Able to demonstrate effective leadership and relationship management skills to work collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders. A strong influencing ability in people engagement to help navigate differing viewpoints to find a common ground resulting in a positive shared outcome. Thrive on working to tight deadlines whilst ensuring all work streams, programmes and other initiatives are delivered with high quality outcomes. Strategic ability to drive delivery, design and embed learning programme initiatives within a framework that is valid, fair and consistent.

To be successful in this role, we’d expect you will have:

• Significant senior-level experience in Adult Education
• In depth understanding of traditional and modern training needs
• Ability to lead and implement strategy
• Positive relationship-building and communication skills
• Familiarity with government training establishment( GTE) and Workforce Development Council
• Flexibility to work within a fast-paced environment
• An in-depth knowledge of FENZ and the operating environment

The salary range for this role is $173,836-$193,151 (pro-rated) dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

Ko wai mātou - Who are we?

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.

Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand’s most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• We Do the Right Thing – Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support – Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together – Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve – Auahatanga

Ko te tono mai - How to apply:

Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we’d love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our Fire Jobs website.

If you have any specific questions about this role please email nhqjobs@fireandemergency.nz

However please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.

Applications close Wednesday 28 August 2024.

Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.
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