Regional leadership advisors (2 positions)

Ministry of Education| Te Mahau: Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ministry of Education is seeking Regional Leadership Advisors to support school principals in Taranaki, Whanganui, and Manawatu. This full-time, fixed-term position involves coaching principals, addressing educational challenges, and implementing priorities to enhance school leadership and performance.

Qualifications

• Current or recent school principal with successful experience.
• Ability to support and coach other principals.
• Experience across a wide range of schools.

Responsibilities

• Support and coach school principals to address challenges.
• Provide leadership advisor support face to face and remotely.
• Collaborate with the Te Mahau leadership team and integrated teams.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Facilitation

Experience in primary and/or secondary education

Job description

Ministry of Education| Te Mahau: Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu North Island

Regional leadership advisors (2 positions)

Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 28/01/2026, End Date: 27/01/2027 (Secondment to leadership advisory service)

Government

English, Health and physical education, Learning languages, Mathematics and statistics, Science, Social sciences, Technology, Te reo Māori, The arts
Applicant's current/most recent terms of employment and remuneration will apply.

Leadership advisor roles are exciting and rewarding opportunities for experienced school principals (current or recent) to support and coach other principals to address the challenges they are facing as school leaders and the implementation of education priorities. Leadership advisor support is provided face to face and remotely, one to one, in clusters or via larger groups/ seminars/presentations/wananga.

The regional leadership advisor roles need principals with successful and rich experience in the primary and/or secondary sectors who have the ability to work across a wide range of schools.

Leadership advisors report to a director of education, are in the Te Mahau leadership team and work alongside an integrated team to support schools and school leaders. You will also be supported nationally by a chief advisor and by the network of leadership advisors across New Zealand.

Applicant's current/most recent terms of employment and remuneration will apply.

This is a 1–2 year secondment position and will commence on the 28January 2026.

Applications are invited for this regional leadership advisor role. Further information,a leadership advisor expectations document (in lieu of a job description), the expression of interest form, and applicationinstructions, please click the vacancy link below.

How to apply

For general enquiries about the leadership advisor roles in the Taranaki, Whanganui & Manawatu region

Ministry of Education| Te Mahau: Taranaki, Whanganui, Manawatu

Location: North Island

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