Review Officer

Nz Education Review Office; Wellington; On-site; NZD 93,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Review Office (ERO) is seeking Review Officers to work as Evaluators in the Review and Improvement Services (RIS) group. Roles are permanent and based in the North Island, with the focus on evaluating education quality and supporting school improvement.

Start salary is $102,995 plus superannuation, with flexible pathways for travel and public reporting. Applicants should bring recent NZ education experience, a strong knowledge of NZ curricula, Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, and demonstrated

Qualifications

• Recent education/teaching experience in Aotearoa New Zealand.
• Professional work ethic as a public servant.
• Experience leading teams and contributing as a team member.
• Driver's licence and willingness to travel.
• Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and bicultural partnerships.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and compete demands.
• Ability to organise evidence and produce clear public reports.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the quality of education provided by schools for diverse learners.
• Support school improvement and prepare public reports.
• Refer to evaluator capabilities to understand expectations of the team.

Skills

Education leadership

Collaboration for improvement

NZ Curriculum knowledge

Data analysis (qual & quant)

Communication skills

Growth mindset & accountability

Education

NZ education experience

Understanding Te Marautanga o Aotearoa / NZ Curriculum

Public sector experience

Job description

Ko mātou | About Us

WE ARE the Education Review Office | Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga (ERO), the New Zealand government's external evaluation agency that informs and facilitates improvement in schools/kura and early learning services. We work to build a high performing equitable education system and believe equity and excellence in outcomes is possible for all learners when the mahi focuses on Ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa - the child, the heart of the matter.

We are seeking to appoint Review Officers to work as Evaluators. These roles are within the Review and Improvement Services (RIS) Group, and you would be based in the North Island, close to the main centres.

Mōhou ake | About you

WE WANT YOU if you have …

• significant experience in education leadership roles in the primary and/or secondary sector that’s included using evaluation to guide improvement
• proven expertise in collaborating and partnering to bring about improvements to teaching and learning and school performance
• deep knowledge of the New Zealand Curriculum, assessment and pedagogy
• a high level of expertise in analysing and making sense of qualitative and quantitative information and using it to support improvement
• ability to establish and sustain trusting and respectful professional relationships that progress the mahi
• curiosity, flexibility, and openness to other people's perspectives and innovation
• highly effective interpersonal and communication skills
• the capacity to respectfully and constructively challenge norms and assumptions, and to hold the line when the going gets tough
• a growth mindset and accountability for your own ongoing learning and improvement and high performance

YOU MUST have the following to be considered for this role…

• recent education/teaching experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and a working understanding of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and/or The New Zealand Curriculum and assessment practices and tools
• a professional work ethic, that includes serving the government of the day as a public servant
• experience leading teams effectively and participating productively as a team member
• your drivers' licence and be prepared to travel and be away from home for short periods of time
• a proven commitment to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and valuing of bicultural partnerships
• proven ability to manage multiple tasks and competing demands
• the ability to organise evidence and produce clear, accurate, coherent and succinct public reports

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

Evaluator roles are permanent positions. They are part of the Review and Improvement Services (RIS) group. The focus of the role is to evaluate the quality of education provided by schools for diverse learners and from these evaluations, support school improvement and prepare reports that are made available to the public. Check out the link to the evaluator capabilities to know more about the expectations of our team.

ERO acknowledges Te Tiriti o Waitangi|Treaty of Waitangi, and is committed to valuing and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and wellbeing. We welcome applications from people of diverse gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background. We encourage all our people to be their authentic selves in our workplace.

Starting salary: $102,995 (negotiable) + superannuation - See our careers site for benefits and networks

Likely start date: 25th January 2027