Pou Tikanga

RYHR; Rotorua; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake seeks a dedicated Pou Tikanga to work across the organisation, alongside the General Manager, upholding whakapapa, manaakitanga, and whanaungatanga. The role draws on deep knowledge of te reo Māori, tikanga, and community trust to guide decision-making and senior leadership interactions.

We value integrity, humility, and a commitment to whānau wellbeing, with flexibility in hours and active engagement in iwi and community initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in te reo Māori and tikanga as the foundation of all work.

Skills

Māori language

Tikanga

Leadership

Whanaungatanga

Relationships with kaumātua

Discretion & integrity

Job description

Hai āwhina i ngā mahi a Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake

Ko Te Taumata o Ngāti Whakaue Iho Ake hai whakatinana, hai whakatairanga hoki i ngā wawata o Ngāti Whakaue i roto i ngā kaupapa mātauranga, te reo Māori, te whai kāinga me te oranga pāpori.

Nā te ngākau titikaha me te ū o ā mātau poumahi, ka toro atu ā mātau mahi ki ngā whānau, koeke, rangatahi, tamariki me ngā kōhungahunga. Ko te manaakitanga, te whanaungatanga, te kaitiakitanga, te pono me te tika, me te mana motuhake ngā pou e tūāpapa ai ā mātau mahi

This is not a role you'll find advertised often — because it isn't like the other roles at Te Taumata.

Ahakoa e noho ana te nuinga o ā mātau tūranga ki roto i tētehi rōpū mahi, ki te whakatutuki i tētehi ratonga kua whakaritea, ka tū kē te Pou Tikanga ki te taha o te Tumu Whakarae, ā, ka toro whānui āna mahi puta noa i te whakahaere.

Ehara te mana o tēnei tūranga i te mana ka ahu mai i tētehi taitara, i tētehi tūranga rānei i te hanganga whakahaere. Engari kē, ka ahu mai taua mana i tō mātauranga, ō hononga, tō whakapapa, me te whakawhirinakitanga o te whānau me ngā poumahi ki a koe.

Where most of our positions sit within a team, delivering a defined service, the Pou Tikanga sits alongside our General Manager, working across the whole organisation. The mana of this role doesn't come from a title on an org chart, it comes from your knowledge, your relationships and the trust that whānau and poumahi place in you.

What you bring

• He matatau ki te reo Māori me wōna tikanga — kāore e taea te whiriwhiri kē; koinei te tūāpapa o ngā mahi katoa.
• He hōhonu, he pakari hoki tō mōhio ki ngā tikanga, ngā kawa, ngā whakapapa me te tuakiri o Ngāti Whakaue.
• Kai a koe te mana, te māia me te tika o te tū ki te tuku tohutohu ki ngā pouārahi matua, ā, ina tika ana, ki te wero i a rātau i runga i te whakaute me te ngākau pono.
• He hononga pono, he hononga whakawhirinaki ōu ki ngā kaumātua, ngā tohunga, ki te whānau whānui o Ngāti Whakaue me te hapori Māori whānui.
• Kai a koe te mātauranga, te whakaaro nui me te ngākau tōkeke ki te whakatere i ngā take tairongo i runga i te tūmataiti, te māia me te ngākau whakaiti.
• Me whai raihana taraiwa motukā o Aotearoa, karaehe katoa, e mana tonu ana.

He tūranga tūturu, harangote tēnei, ā, ka taea te whakarite kia hāngai ki te tangata ka tohua.

Ka taea te ngāwari o ngā rā me ngā hāora mahi kia rite ki ngā wāhi me ngā kaupapa e hiahiatia ai tō tautoko. Ka whai wāhi atu hoki ki ngā hui me ngā kaupapa ka tū ki waho atu i ngā hāora mahi o ia rā.