Review Officer (Early Childhood Education)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes to improve learning for children and young adults across Aotearoa New Zealand.

• Join a team of dedicated people who are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young children in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Gain rich, varied, unique and exciting insights into the education system
• Experience induction, professional development and learning opportunities to enhance and develop your skills in evaluation.

Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) is dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, and wellbeing. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.

Mō tēnei tūranga | About this role

Are you a successful education leader in the early childhood sector looking for your next challenge? Do you have the skills, experience, and ambition to work with a wide range of services to improve the quality of education? As part of ERO you will achieve this through the provision of effective evaluation focused on equity and excellence for all learners.

ERO is seeking to appoint Review Officers based in Auckland or Hamilton. The roles are within the Review and Improvement Services group (RIS). RIS works with early childhood services (not including Māori medium) to review and report on the quality of early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The work of RIS is underpinned by the articles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, and that Māori enjoy and achieve education success as Māori. Our values - Poutokomanawa, Whakawhanaungatanga, and Mahi Tahi - guide our work. 

We welcome applications from suitably qualified professionals interested in working for ERO within the early childhood team.

Mōhou ake | About you

We want to hear about any of the following in your cover letter and CV: About your knowledge and experience, or willingness to learn about Te Tiriti o Waitangi, tikanga Māori, te reo Māori, te ao Māori and applying this in a work setting.

• How you've demonstrated, encouraged, or supported diversity and inclusion in or outside of work.
• Examples of key relationships you've built and how and why relationships are important.
• Where you've demonstrated leadership, e.g., led by example, demonstrated problem solving, owned a project or piece of work, spoken up for yourself or others.
• Where you've shown curiosity and tried new things, taken on other perspectives, challenged the norm, learned, and applied or shared your learnings.
• Where you've collaborated with others and invited feedback
• Experience in an education leadership role that included using evaluation to guide improvement.

Ko mātou | About Us

Te Tari Arotake Mātauranga | Education Review Office (ERO) is the government's education evaluation agency - we inform and facilitate improvement in early learning services, schools and kura. We promote a stronger, more equitable education system. We believe equity and excellence in outcomes is possible for all learners when the mahi centres on the child, the heart of the matter – Ko te tamaiti te pūtake o te kaupapa.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

If this role interests you, click on the “Apply” button to be re-directed to our site where you will be able to apply and view the Position Description. We encourage you to be your authentic self in your application. We are truly committed to diversity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. 

If you would like further information about this role, please contact recruitment@ero.govt.nz  For any other questions about the recruitment process, please contact human.resources@ero.govt.nz 

Note: We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview shortly after the advert closes (depending on application numbers this date may change). You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if you require any assistance from us during the process.

On our website, please see our careers site to learn more about working at ERO.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted. Please do not contact the Hiring Manager directly, instead email Human.Resources@ero.govt.nz

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.