Senior Education Advisor at New Zealand Transport Agency, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Bring your passion for education to make a real difference
• Help drive social and behaviour change through best-practice education approaches
• Collaborate and partner with a broad range of people and organisations to deliver better outcomes

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

The Senior Education Advisor works as part of a team whose role is to help grow the road safety capability of both end-users and those delivering road safety education to end-users, through best practice programmes and initiatives; the outcome of which is people have the knowledge and skills to move around safely.

You'll develop, deliver and manage education programmes and initiatives focused on growing people's road safety capability, especially school aged children, to achieve better road safety outcomes. You'll work in collaboration with a range of internal and external partners to align and integrate your work, delivering greater impact and results.


Ko koe'tēnei | About you

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• At least 5 years practical teaching in a New Zealand school with 2-3 years in a leadership position.
• Proven experience evaluating education programmes and initiatives that contribute to drive continuous improvement.
• Experience developing and delivering customer-centered education programmes and initiatives to drive social outcomes would be beneficial.
• Knowledge of The New Zealand Curriculum
• Excellent collaboration skills and demonstrated ability to work in an integrated way.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and an ability to interact with a wide range of people at all levels both internally and externally.
• Experience and ability to manage external suppliers such as marketing agencies and community organisations.
• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbally.
• Excellent planning and organisational ability.
• Experience managing a budget.

You will demonstrate knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an understanding of Te Ao Māori and promote tikanga and Te Reo Māori. You will also have knowledge of, or a willingness to gain an appreciation of te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) as it applies in the public sector.

Ko wai mātou | About us

At Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, it all starts with our people. The organisation's performance and success depends on the people who choose to make this a great place to work and make a difference for Aotearoa. Waka Kotahi has a strong future focus, understanding that new technologies and changing customer expectations mean the transport system we know today will not be the one we deliver in ten years time.

Te Waka Kōtuia Engagement and Partnerships Group is accountable for navigating Waka Kotahi's journey by building strong relationships with all stakeholders, telling great stories to achieve outcomes and change and managing our reputation.

Education and Marketing plays a strategic role in resetting the road safety conversation to enable the success of Road to Zero, New Zealand's road safety strategy. Through a range of education and marketing programmes and in service of growing people's motivation and capability to move safely around the land transport system, the team is accountable for building social licence for road safety interventions, driving long-term, sustained social and behaviour change and growing sector and end-user capability.


Along with our other benefits we also have new Waka Kotahi Life, Income Protection and Critical Illness Insurance scheme available for permanent employees.


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Rā Katinga | Applications close : Midnight Saturday 20th August

For further information, email: careers@nzta.govt.nz

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.

Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). At the Agency we recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Please note that we may begin shortlisting as we receive applications. We encourage early applications as we may withdraw the advertising at any time.