Date advertised: 6 Oct 2025
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Gisborne, NZ
We work to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.
Our organisation is made up of talented and committed people around Aotearoa, from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures.
While we work in different groups and on different things, we all strive every day to make the biggest difference we can for our students in our education system.
Permanent, Full-time
Are you passionate about supporting high-quality teaching and learning that makes a real difference for all ākonga?
As a Curriculum Advisor you’ll be at the forefront of educational change, working directly with schools, kura and early learning services in your region to implement curriculum and assessment and aromatawai changes.
As a Curriculum Advisor, you will provide advice to leadership teams, teachers and kaiako on implementing curriculum and assessment and aromatawai changes taking a whole school approach.
We are seeking Curriculum Advisers with proven experience in leading whole school curriculum and assessment and aromatawai change, along with expertise in one or more of the national curricula.
You will have a strong background and understanding of the science of learning and relevant pedagogies and assessment and aromatawai practices.
You will be part of a regional team using the Curriculum Advisory Service to:
E ngākau-nui ana koe ki te tautoko i te akoranga me te mahi whakaako e puta ai he hua nui mā ngā ākonga katoa?
In roto i ō mahi hei Kaitohutohu Marautanga ka noho koe ki te aroākapa o ngā panonitanga mātauranga, ka mahi pipiri anō ki ngā kura i tō rohe ki te whakatinana i ngā panonitanga marautanga, aromatawai hoki.
Ka arotahi tēnei tūranga ki ngā ākonga e ako ana mā te reo Māori, me tautoko i te whakatinanatanga o Te Marautanga o Aotearoa, me te aro nui anō ki ngā tūarere 1-3.
E pai ai tō whakapakari i tō mātou Ratonga Marautanga ā-Motu, me matatau koe, me mārama hoki ki te whakaako me te ako mā roto i te reo Māori.
He tautōhito koe, he mōhio hoki ki ngā ariā tikanga whakaako, aromatawai anō hoki.
Salary range: $100,296 - $121,490 per annum + 3% KiwiSaver.
The successful candidate will be appointed at a salary that reflects individual skills and experience.
For more details about the role, you can view the Job Description here
Te Mahau | Te Tai Whenua are frontline groups that collectively provides leadership and integrated services to the sector and others.
This includes services such as learning support and education advice, and regulation functions for kōhanga, schools, kura and early learning services.
As a frontline group we develop and harness existing relationships with communities at the regional and local level, including deep relationships with iwi and hapū.
We also collectively strengthen relationships with our diverse communities who support Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled ākonga and/or ākonga with learning support needs, and ākonga from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Ko Te Mahau | Te Tai Whenua he rōpū mahi i te aroākapa e hora nei i ngā āwhina hautū me ngā ratonga haumi ki te rāngai me ētahi atu.
Ka uru ki tēnei āhuatanga ngā ratonga pēnei i te tautoko akoranga me ngā tohutohu mātauranga, tae atu ki ngā ritenga whakahaere mō te kōhanga, mō te kura me ngā ratonga akoranga kōhungahunga.
He rōpū aroākapa mātou nā reira ka whakawhanake, ka paihere hoki mātou i ngā hononga ki ngā hapori i te taumata ā-rohe, ā-takiwā, tae atu ki ngā hononga hōhonu ki ngā iwi me ngā hapū.
Ka whakapakari haere ngātahi mātou i ngā hononga ki ō tātou hapori matahuhua e tautoko nei i ngā iwi Māori, Moana-nui-a-Kiwa hoki, ngā ākonga whai kaha, whai hiahia ako motuhake hoki, me ērā mai i ngā horopaki uaua.
If this opportunity interests you, please submit your cover letter and resume by using the ‘apply' button (please do not email your application).
In your cover letter we’d like to know about you, your values, or anything else you’d like to share.
We’re keen to understand your motivations, strengths, transferable skills, and the diverse perspectives you will bring to the role.
For further information, please contact Natasha Kiwara, Manager, Integrated Services on
Applications close at midnight – Sunday, 19 October 2025
We want our people to feel valued for their unique qualities and have a sense of belonging.
If you require assistance or adjustments to fully participate in the recruitment process, please let us know.