Senior Adviser Company Ministry of Education Location Wellington
Senior Adviser
Company Ministry of Education
Location Wellington, Wellington
Listed Wed 18 Dec, 12:05 pm
Type Full time, Permanent
Reference EDU/1429280AIf you are passionate about supporting New Zealand's youngest group of learners to thrive and enjoy working out how to translate big policy ideas into practice, then a role in the ECE Operational Policy Design team is for you.
Now is an exciting time to be working in early childhood education (ECE) at the Ministry of Education, with the development of a new strategic plan and home-based review both well underway.
The ECE Resourcing and Operations Group is responsible for overseeing the regulation and funding of over 5,000 ECE services and kohanga reo in New Zealand. A key function of our work is in ensuring that the regulations are well understood and that early learning services know what is expected of them to comply with the regulatory framework.
The successful applicant will work within this group to support the delivery of streamlined solutions to promote positive outcomes for early learners and help develop high quality advice and support for Ministers and sector stakeholders.
We have a Senior Adviser role available within our ECE Operational Policy Design team. This role involves contributing to the translation of broad strategic policy for ECE into national operational policy design frameworks and processes; providing operational policy advice on current regulatory settings; supporting the broader education pathway; contributing to system-wide initiatives as well as maintaining processes to monitor and evaluate how our operational policy enhances our strategy development and practice.
The successful candidate will work in a team environment where every day is different and challenging across our wide-ranging work programme.
Among the skills you will bring are:
a tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or relevant practical experience (for example, experience in a similar role)
strong time management and organisational skills
a sound understanding of regulatory frameworks, preferably within an education context
an ability to build and maintain strong relationships across a diverse group of contacts
an ability to work toward results, demonstrate judgement, consult and seek advice where necessary
an ability to identify problems, synthesise and interpret information, offer improvements and provide or develop practical solutions
an ability to address the cultural values, aspirations and particular needs of Maori.
In addition to this, the Senior Adviser will:
understand the relationship between policy intent and the range and combination of tools available for implementation
understand the implementation requirements associated with different operational policy design approaches
have the ability to assess the opportunities, risks, feasibility, costs and benefits of operational policy design options to contribute to business cases
understand evidence-based decision making and intervention logic
understand the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for the work of policy development and implementation.
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 children, their whanau, hapu and iwi.
The ability to speak te reo Maori and competence in working with Maori whanau, hapu, iwi and/or Pacific communities is highly valued.
A detailed job description is attached for the Senior Adviser role. We will consider those interested in either a permanent position or a secondment.
If you have any questions please contact Elspeth Maxwell on 04 4638667.
Applications close at midnight on Friday, 24 January 2020.
To see the Job Description file please copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser's address bar https://expressonline.hainesli ... r.pdf
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
Company Ministry of Education
Location Wellington, Wellington
Listed Wed 18 Dec, 12:05 pm
Type Full time, Permanent
Reference EDU/1429280AIf you are passionate about supporting New Zealand's youngest group of learners to thrive and enjoy working out how to translate big policy ideas into practice, then a role in the ECE Operational Policy Design team is for you.
Now is an exciting time to be working in early childhood education (ECE) at the Ministry of Education, with the development of a new strategic plan and home-based review both well underway.
The ECE Resourcing and Operations Group is responsible for overseeing the regulation and funding of over 5,000 ECE services and kohanga reo in New Zealand. A key function of our work is in ensuring that the regulations are well understood and that early learning services know what is expected of them to comply with the regulatory framework.
The successful applicant will work within this group to support the delivery of streamlined solutions to promote positive outcomes for early learners and help develop high quality advice and support for Ministers and sector stakeholders.
We have a Senior Adviser role available within our ECE Operational Policy Design team. This role involves contributing to the translation of broad strategic policy for ECE into national operational policy design frameworks and processes; providing operational policy advice on current regulatory settings; supporting the broader education pathway; contributing to system-wide initiatives as well as maintaining processes to monitor and evaluate how our operational policy enhances our strategy development and practice.
The successful candidate will work in a team environment where every day is different and challenging across our wide-ranging work programme.
Among the skills you will bring are:
a tertiary qualification in a relevant field and/or relevant practical experience (for example, experience in a similar role)
strong time management and organisational skills
a sound understanding of regulatory frameworks, preferably within an education context
an ability to build and maintain strong relationships across a diverse group of contacts
an ability to work toward results, demonstrate judgement, consult and seek advice where necessary
an ability to identify problems, synthesise and interpret information, offer improvements and provide or develop practical solutions
an ability to address the cultural values, aspirations and particular needs of Maori.
In addition to this, the Senior Adviser will:
understand the relationship between policy intent and the range and combination of tools available for implementation
understand the implementation requirements associated with different operational policy design approaches
have the ability to assess the opportunities, risks, feasibility, costs and benefits of operational policy design options to contribute to business cases
understand evidence-based decision making and intervention logic
understand the implications of the Treaty of Waitangi for the work of policy development and implementation.
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 children, their whanau, hapu and iwi.
The ability to speak te reo Maori and competence in working with Maori whanau, hapu, iwi and/or Pacific communities is highly valued.
A detailed job description is attached for the Senior Adviser role. We will consider those interested in either a permanent position or a secondment.
If you have any questions please contact Elspeth Maxwell on 04 4638667.
Applications close at midnight on Friday, 24 January 2020.
To see the Job Description file please copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser's address bar https://expressonline.hainesli ... r.pdf
Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
