Education Property Strategy & Partnerships Leader

New Zealand Government; Auckland; On-site; NZD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

New Zealand Government is seeking a Property Partner to lead senior relationships and coordinate school property responses. You will work closely with school leaders to understand needs and challenges, helping navigate from day-to-day property matters to major capital investments, delivering safe and future-ready learning environments for students and communities.

This role emphasizes trust-building, cross-agency collaboration, and proactive engagement to align planning, investment, and delivery

Qualifications

• Exceptional relationship-building skills and a proven ability to establish trust with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience influencing outcomes and navigating complex environments through collaboration and partnership.
• Experience in property, infrastructure, construction, asset management, or project delivery environments.
• Strong commercial, strategic, and problem-solving capability, with the ability to balance priorities and manage risk.
• A commitment to understanding the needs of schools and delivering practical, customer-focused solutions.
• The ability to work effectively with diverse communities and stakeholders, underpinned by culturally responsive practices.

Responsibilities

• Take overall responsibility for the relationship and coordinated property response for assigned schools.
• Build trusted partnerships with school leaders and develop a deep understanding of their priorities, challenges, and long-term property needs.
• Maintain an integrated view across maintenance, renewal, upgrade, and capital works programmes, coordinating stakeholders and activities to support planning, prioritisation, and successful outcomes.
• Bring together planning, investment, procurement, delivery and technical expertise so schools receive a clear and coordinated response.
• Provide clear and timely information on projects, risks, funding, and investment opportunities.
• Maintain visibility of programme progress, risks, and issues, connecting the appropriate stakeholders to support timely resolution
• Champion continuous improvement and identify opportunities to enhance the experience and outcomes for schools

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Influencing outcomes

Property experience

Commercial thinking

Problem solving

Cultural responsiveness

Job description

New Zealand Government is seeking a Property Partner to lead senior relationships and coordinate school property responses. You will work closely with school leaders to understand needs and challenges, helping navigate from day-to-day property matters to major capital investments, delivering safe and future-ready learning environments for students and communities.

This role emphasizes trust-building, cross-agency collaboration, and proactive engagement to align planning, investment, and delivery