Review Officer (Hostels, Private And Charter Schools)

Nz Education Review Office; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Review Office (ERO) is seeking Review Officers to undertake regulatory activity across hostels, private schools, and charter schools. You will gather and analyse evidence, identify risks and areas for improvement, and contribute to balanced, evidence-based judgements and reporting.

Role involves building relationships with proprietors, boards and school leaders, ensuring rigorous and fair review processes and positive outcomes for learners across NZ.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the New Zealand education system and regulatory context.
• Strong understanding of hostel, private and charter schools.
• Experience in evaluation, review, quality assurance, regulation or compliance.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to interpret complex information and make evidence-based judgements.
• Strong written communication and report-writing capability.
• Confidence engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
• High integrity, professionalism and impartiality.
• Collaborative approach and commitment to continuous improvement.
• Understanding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and commitment to equitable learner outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and undertake review and regulatory activities across hostels and schools.
• Gather, analyse and synthesise evidence from diverse sources.
• Identify risks, compliance issues and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to reports, recommendations and regulatory advice.
• Build constructive relationships with proprietors, school leaders and sector partners.
• Support consistent, evidence-based practice across national review programmes.
• Contribute to regulatory decision-making through robust evidence gathering and analysis.

Skills

NZ education system

Hostel/School knowledge

Evaluation & QA

Analytical thinking

Evidence-based judgement

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Integrity & impartiality

Team collaboration

Te Tiriti understanding

Job description

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

Are you an experienced education professional who enjoys asking insightful questions, analysing evidence and helping drive improvement? The Education Review Office (ERO) is seeking Review Officers to undertake review and regulatory activity across hostels, private schools and charter schools. These roles play an important part in supporting high-quality education, learner wellbeing, regulatory compliance and public confidence in New Zealand's education system. As a Review Officer, you'll gather and analyse evidence, identify strengths, risks and areas for improvement, and contribute to balanced, evidence-based judgements and reporting. Working alongside education providers and sector stakeholders, you'll help ensure review and regulatory activities are rigorous, fair, consistent and focused on positive outcomes for learners. In this role, you will:

• Plan and undertake review and regulatory activities across hostels, private schools and charter schools.
• Gather, analyse and synthesise evidence from a range of sources.
• Identify risks, compliance issues, areas of good practice and opportunities for improvement.
• Contribute to high-quality reports, recommendations and regulatory advice.
• Build constructive relationships with proprietors, boards, hostel managers, school leaders, whānau and sector partners.
• Support consistent, evidence-based practice across ERO's national review programmes.
• Contribute to regulatory decision-making through robust evidence gathering and analysis

Mōhou ake | About you

You may come from a background in education leadership, hostel management, quality assurance, evaluation, review, regulation, compliance or improvement-focused practice. To succeed in this role, you'll bring:

• Knowledge of the New Zealand education system.
• Strong understanding of hostels, private schools and/or charter schools.
• Experience in evaluation, review, quality assurance, regulation or compliance environments.
• Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills.
• The ability to interpret complex information and make sound, evidence-based judgements.
• Strong written communication and report-writing capability.
• Confidence engaging with a wide range of stakeholders.
• High levels of integrity, professionalism and impartiality.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to continuous improvement.
• An understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and a commitment to equitable outcomes for learners.

Ko mātou | About Us

At ERO, our work makes a difference. We help shape better outcomes for children and young people by providing independent evaluation, review and regulatory services across education settings throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. You'll be joining a collaborative national team committed to:

• Quality and consistency
• Evidence-based decision making
• Continuous improvement
• Public sector integrity
• Supporting safe and effective learning environments

This is a unique opportunity to apply your education expertise in a role that influences quality, accountability and improvement across diverse education settings.

Applications will close on Wednesday 14 October 2026.

Check out our careers site to learn more about working at ERO.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted, do not contact the Hiring Manager directly, instead reach out to [e-mail]

For any other questions about the recruitment process, you can contact [e-mail].

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.