Programme Delivery Lead - Lower North Island

New Zealand Automobile Association Inc.; Palmerston North; Remote; NZD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Laptop

Mobile phone

Job summary

Kaitiaki o Ara / SADD in Palmerston North, Lower North Island, seeks a Programme Delivery Lead to mentor student leaders and run youth-friendly road safety sessions. You will work with schools, whānau and partners, travel across Wellington, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki, delivering in‑school and community programmes.

If you connect with rangatahi and value inclusive practice, join our national youth-led team and help shape safer choices for young people.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people and understanding their challenges.
• Ability to engage young people, build trust and promote safer choices.
• Mentor student leaders, turning ideas into actions.
• Confident facilitation and adaptable presentation skills.
• Strong communication and ability to build relationships with schools and communities.
• Cultural responsiveness; tikanga Māori awareness; te reo Māori is an advantage.
• Full, clean driver licence required.
• Willingness to travel across the Lower North Island and occasional evenings/weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support In-school programme by mentoring student leaders.
• Deliver community road safety sessions with a youth-centered approach.
• Build community relationships and coordinate programme delivery.
• Gather feedback to improve programmes for better outcomes.
• Travel across Wellington, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki as needed.

Skills

Youth engagement

Facilitation

Mentoring

Communication

Public speaking

Organisational skills

Cultural responsiveness

Driver license

Relationship building

Job description

Programme Delivery Lead - Lower North Island

Are you passionate about empowering rangatahi and helping young people to make safer choices?
Join Kaitiaki o Ara / SADD, New Zealand's national youth-led road safety prevention and early intervention organisation. Our vision is "Empowering young Kiwis to prevent loss on our roads. Together."
We're looking for an engaging, motivated person to work with schools, young people, and community partners across the Lower North Island, tailoring delivery to local road safety needs.

About the role

You'll support both parts of our work:

• In-school programme: mentor student leaders, support SADD groups, and help young people lead road safety activities that influence their peers.
• Community Road Safety Programme: facilitate interactive, youth-centred sessions that help young people understand road risks and make safer choices.

You'll also build community relationships, coordinate delivery, and gather feedback to improve our programmes.

Based in the Lower North Island (ideally Palmerston North or Whanganui), this is a fully remote / work from home role with regular travel across Wellington, Manawatū-Whanganui and Taranaki, with occasional evening, weekend, and school holiday events required. The salary package includes a company vehicle, laptop and mobile.

Who we're looking for

You connect naturally with rangatahi and bring the confidence, adaptability, and practical skills to support both student-led activities and facilitated learning.

• Experience supporting young people and understanding the challenges they face.
• Ability to engage young people, build trust, and support safer choices.
• Skills to inspire and mentor student leaders, helping them turn ideas into meaningful action.
• Confident facilitation and presentation skills, adapting sessions to different learning needs and stages of development.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build lasting relationships with schools, whānau, and community partners.
• Creative problem-solving skills, initiative, and a positive, self‑motivated approach.
• Strong organisational skills to manage delivery, travel, follow‑up, and reporting while contributing to a national team.
• Respect for tikanga Māori and a commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive practice. Te reo Māori is an advantage.
• A full, clean driver licence and a commitment to modelling safe road‑user behaviour.
• Road safety knowledge is an advantage; your ability to engage and support young people is essential.

Why join us?

This is a role where you can make a real difference, bring your ideas to the table, and have the autonomy to shape how you work. If you want to be part of a collaborative national team doing meaningful work with young people and communities, we'd love to hear from you.

Our teams celebrate diversity and believe that everyone should be able to bring their true selves to work every day. We want you to feel comfortable to be your authentic self throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know if there is anything you need to allow you to participate equitably.

Our recruitment process is people-led and relationship-focused-we do not use AI to screen or assess applications. Every application is reviewed by a real person, because we value potential, individuality, and the human stories behind each candidate.

We are aware that there will be candidates who are interested in the role but may only feel comfortable to apply if they have ticked all the boxes. We want you to know that if you feel like you don't meet all the requirements, please still get in touch. We'd love to korero to see if you might be a great fit for the role.