Pre-Employment Aviation Programs Lead

Air New Zealand; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted staff travel

FlexiLeave (up to 4 extra weeks)

Strong learning culture

Wellbeing support

Perks across travel, retail, banking

Job summary

Air New Zealand is seeking an experienced Pre Employment Programme Specialist to support the next generation of aviation engineers. You will blend programme expertise with genuine care for people to create a positive learner experience and strengthen our future engineering workforce.

Join a team building pathways that connect education with meaningful employment. This role offers the chance to shape early careers, collaborate with schools and industry partners, and contribute to Air New

Qualifications

• Experience in NZ tertiary or vocational education sectors with NZQA/TEC/PTE knowledge.
• Experience coordinating learner, pre-employment, apprenticeship, internship or graduate programmes.
• Pastoral care experience with ability to support learners through varied situations.
• Ability to use systems and data to manage programme performance and budgets.
• Continuous improvement mindset; related qualifications or practical experience; traineeships or graduate programmes a plus.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the Level 3 pre-employment pathway milestones, communications, events and transitions.
• Provide pastoral care and learner support, monitor progress and interventions.
• Maintain learner records, funding information, reporting and audit-ready docs per NZ requirements.
• Build relationships with schools, tertiary providers, recruitment, leaders to attract talent.
• Use programme data and budgets to monitor performance and drive improvements.

Skills

NZQA knowledge

TEC knowledge

PTE knowledge

Stakeholder management

Pastoral care

Data-driven management

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification

Tools

Learning management systems

Budget tracking

Job description

Air New Zealand is seeking an experienced Pre Employment Programme Specialist to support the next generation of aviation engineers. You will blend programme expertise with genuine care for people to create a positive learner experience and strengthen our future engineering workforce.

Join a team building pathways that connect education with meaningful employment. This role offers the chance to shape early careers, collaborate with schools and industry partners, and contribute to Air New