Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission Auckland

Learning specialist - schools

About Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission

The team at Te Ara Ahunga Ora Retirement Commission is on a mission to help New Zealanders retire with confidence. With a multigenerational approach we want to ensure people feel secure they'll have resources and the know-how to make ends meet. You might know us for our award-winning sorted.org.nz website, but there's much more to us than that.

We focus on 3 areas: retirement policies, retirement villages and financial capability. We advise Government on the policies to enhance retirement outcomes for New Zealanders, including monitoring the framework for retirement villages. Together with a range of partners we help build financial wellbeing and contribute to a better understanding of what retirement means in the 21st century.

About the role

The learning specialist - schools is responsible for developing positive working relationships with senior leadership and teachers to grow the number of schools engaged with the Sorted in Schools programme. The position is also responsible for leading professional learning and development initiatives for teachers.

Role specific skills and experience:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Relevant experience working in a secondary teaching environment at a senior level
• Strong relationship management and networking skills with established connections across New Zealand’s secondary school network and experience with forging new relationships
• Strong understanding of the New Zealand secondary school system
• Experience in curriculum design and understanding of New Zealand’s qualification frameworks.

Benefits and perks

• The ability to be part of an organisation making a difference to the lives of New Zealanders
• We're flexible – work from home days and more - we have a people-centric culture focused on wellness, teamwork, diversity
• 3 additional leave days during the summer holidays
• Generous KiwiSaver employer contributions 
• A passionate and innovative team environment - we're not your typical government agency.