Public Education Strategy & Compliance Leader

Coastguard New Zealand.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave and flexibility

Health and wellbeing

Coastguard membership

Development and recognition

Staff discounts

Job summary

Coastguard New Zealand is seeking an experienced Public Education Manager to lead the strategy, quality and performance of our public education and external training portfolio. Based in Auckland, reporting directly to the CEO and leading an Education team of 6+, this is a senior role spanning public education, learning design, academic quality and compliance.

Working across Coastguard and with agencies and sector partners including NZQA, TEC, Maritime New Zealand and NZSAR, you will ensure our

Qualifications

• 8–10 years in education or learning design and leadership.
• Senior leadership experience overseeing education programmes and quality.
• Strong knowledge of NZQA, TEC, TEO, QMS and audit readiness.
• Experience in learning design, assessment quality, blended/digital delivery.
• Commercial and financial accountability experience.

Responsibilities

• Set and deliver Coastguard’s public education strategy aligned with trends and performance.
• Lead design and continuous improvement of learner-centred programmes and assessments.
• Oversee public, user-pays and external training delivery to meet quality and budget targets.
• Maintain academic quality and compliance across NZQA, TEC, TEO, QMS and funding requirements.
• Manage education budgets, pricing and resourcing for sustainability and growth.
• Lead and develop the Education team, tutors, assessors and partners.
• Build relationships with education agencies, funders and sector partners.
• Provide learning design, curriculum and education compliance expertise to internal teams.
• Lead education projects and new delivery models with structured planning and change management.

Skills

Education leadership

Public education strategy

Learning design

NZQA TEC compliance

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Adult learning principles

Education

Tertiary qualification

Adult teaching/learning design qualification

Job description

Coastguard New Zealand is seeking an experienced Public Education Manager to lead the strategy, quality and performance of our public education and external training portfolio. Based in Auckland, reporting directly to the CEO and leading an Education team of 6+, this is a senior role spanning public education, learning design, academic quality and compliance.

Working across Coastguard and with agencies and sector partners including NZQA, TEC, Maritime New Zealand and NZSAR, you will ensure our