Mō tēnei tūranga mahi| About this role
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Permanent, Full time
Strengthen management of the New Zealand's second largest social property portfolio
Help improve asset management capability across the sector
Help shape the future of Education
At the Ministry of Education, we work together to shape an education system that delivers equitable and excellent outcomes.
Our organisation is made up of more than 3,000 talented and committed people around New Zealand, 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 every child, young person and adult student in our education system.
About Us
Education Infrastructure Service (EIS), a part of the Ministry of Education, manages the Crown's second largest property portfolio of around 2,100 schools with a book value of $19.6 billion, the largest payroll in the country, and transportation of over 100,000 students to and from school each day.
Our vision for school property is that all schools have quality learning environments as part of a well-managed and sustainable portfolio that helps deliver equitable and excellent outcomes for every child.
Through EIS, the Ministry is committed to strengthening its asset management capability to support achieving Ministry strategy and government objectives.
About the role
This role is within the small and collaborative Strategic Asset Management team, focused on leading continuous improvement within the school property and investment management system. It has been created to support the implementation of Te Rautaki Rawa Kura - The School Property Strategy and will have a focus around lifting asset management capability across EIS. Specifically the role will responsible for developing asset management frameworks, overseeing improvements in how we manage the portfolio and working across EIS to ensure alignment and integration with policies, funding and operations, including in relation to how we prioritise investments and improve asset performance overtime.
Please note that there is further information in the attached Job Description.
About you
You will have a tertiary qualification in law, property, accounting, economics, education, engineering, architecture, building science or other relevant disciplines, or equivalent experience is required.
You will also offer:
Understanding of strategic asset management and/or investment management
A strategic outlook with the intellectual capability to analyse large, complex issues to deliver new insights
Understanding of New Zealand's political, economic, cultural and social structures
Excellent, oral and written communications, including the ability to present complex issues clearly and concisely
A thorough understanding of New Zealand's machinery of government and legislative processes, preferably including Budget decision making, and Cabinet processes
A track record of working effectively in a team, and the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders.
If you'd like to bring your skills to a rewarding role within an organisation that's continuously reaching goals and striving for a better future for New Zealand, we'd love to hear from you.
Are you ready to make a difference?
We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, including Maori, Pacific and those with disabilities, who will enrich our understanding of the education system.
As a government agency, the Ministry is committed to keeping to the Treaty of Waitangi's guiding principles in our work for and with Maori students, their whanau, hapu and iwi.
Please review the Job Description and if this opportunity interests you, and you meet the requirements, apply now using the ‘Apply Online' button.
For further information please contact Kim McGregor **********
Applications close midnight - Sunday 28 March 2021.
