Review Officer at Education Review Office, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

ARE YOU a highly successful educator, with extensive primary and/or secondary school teaching and leadership experience, looking for your next challenge?

DO YOU want to …

• offer your deep expertise in schooling and build on your highly successful career in education?
• work flexibly with high-performing professionals?
• contribute meaningfully to improving education outcomes for young people?

Ko mātou | About Us

WE ARE the Education Review Office | Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga (ERO), the New Zealand government's external evaluation agency that informs and facilitates improvement in schools/kura and early learning services.  We work to build a high performing equitable education system and believe equity and excellence in outcomes is possible for all learners when the mahi focuses on Ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa - the child, the heart of the matter.

We are seeking to appoint Review Officers to work as Evaluators. These roles are within the Review and Improvement Services (RIS) Group, and you would be based in the North Island, close to the main centres.

Mōhou ake | About you

WE WANT YOU if you have …

• significant experience in education leadership roles in the primary and/or secondary sector that's included using evaluation to guide improvement
• proven expertise in collaborating and partnering to bring about improvements to teaching and learning and school performance
• deep knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum, assessment and pedagogy
• a high level of expertise in analysing and making sense of qualitative and quantitative information and using it to support improvement
• ability to establish and sustain trusting and respectful professional relationships that progress the mahi
• curiosity, flexibility, and openness to other people's perspectives and innovation
• highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
• the capacity to respectfully and constructively challenge norms and assumptions, and to hold the line when the going gets tough
• a growth mindset and accountability for your own ongoing learning and improvement and high performance.

YOU MUST have the following to be considered for this role…

• recent education/teaching experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and a working understanding of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and/or The New Zealand Curriculum and assessment practices and tools
• a professional work ethic, that includes serving the government of the day as a public servant
• experience leading teams effectively and participating productively as a team member
• your drivers' licence and be prepared to travel and be away from home for short periods of time
• a proven commitment to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and valuing of bicultural partnerships
• proven ability to manage multiple tasks and competing demands
• the ability to organise evidence and produce clear, accurate, coherent and succinct public reports.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

Evaluator roles are permanent positions. They are part of the Review and Improvement Services (RIS) group. The focus of the role is to evaluate the quality of education provided by schools for diverse learners and from these evaluations, support school improvement and prepare reports that are made available to the public. Check out the link to the evaluator capabilities to know more about the expectations of our team.

ERO acknowledges Te Tiriti o Waitangi|Treaty of Waitangi, and is committed to valuing and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing. We welcome applications from people of diverse gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background. We encourage all our people to be their authentic selves in our workplace.

Starting salary: $102,995 (negotiable) + superannuation - See our careers site for benefits and networks

Likely start date:  25^th January 2027

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. We encourage you to be your authentic self in your application.

Please consider the requirements for this role, as summarised above, in your cover letter and Curriculum Vitae.  

If you would like further information about the role, reach out to recruitment@ero.govt.nz

For any other questions about the recruitment process, you can contact us at human.resources@ero.govt.nz