Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa’s aspiration for Aotearoa New Zealand is to empower everybody to realise their aspirations in Play, Active Recreation and Sport, whilst giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Working into the sector’s preferred future, Sport NZ does this by maintaining the strength, resilience and integrity of the Play, Active Recreation and Sport system through investment in our partners and others across the sector to achieve shared outcomes. Bringing effect to this, Sport NZ’s refreshed strategic plan includes a priority to lift the capability in the sector in a bicultural way.

Sector Boards wishing to journey towards a Te Tiriti based approach are seeking support and guidance from Sport NZ.

The first step is to seek proposals from qualified specialists in Māori-centred governance. We are looking for a partnership approach with Sport NZ Business Capability Governance & Planning Team and its current governance providers.

The Māori governance provider will bring thought leadership and technical advice & support on matters related to Māori governance and knowledge of relevant trends and developments regarding he whakamana o Te Tiriti o Waitangi.   We are looking to build a long-term relationship with the successful applicant.

There will be a requirement to attend wānanga periodically, but we expect most of the mahi can be delivered remotely and are open to applicants based across the motu.

For further details on scope and requirements please contact carl.church@nicherecruitment.co.nz  -  021 1666441 or skye.hailwood@nicherecruitment.co.nz - 021 366 697.

Applications close on 26 August 2024.

Ā matou mahi | Our mahi

It’s our role to ensure sport and recreation in Aotearoa New Zealand is safer and fairer. Our responsibilities are set in New Zealand legislation in the Integrity Sport and Recreation Act 2023 and include commitments to Māori.

Our work includes the anti-doping responsibilities previously undertaken by Drug Free Sport New Zealand and new responsibilities to prevent and respond to other harmful behaviours including abuse, discrimination, and match-fixing.

Primarily based in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau, we’re a team who are passionate about safety and fairness in sport and recreation and bring that to our mahi each day - along with our technical expertise.

Te Kahu Raunui

Nā te wānanga tahi me te tautoko mai a te Poari Whakatūnga o te Kōmihana, i whakarite Te Ope Tāmiro i tētahi pou tarāwaho hei arataki i ā mātou mahi. E hāngai ana tēnei tarāwaho ki te raranga o te kākahu, ka mutu i ahu mai i te tongikura o runga nei mō te hiranga o te mahi ngātahi kia tae atu rā ki ngā whāinga ōrite.

E whakaatangia ana e te raranga o te kākahu ko te tāroi i ngā aho katoa e hāpai ana i te ngākau pono ki roto i te ao tākaro, tae ana ki ngā kaitākaro, ngā whakahaere, me ngā hapori. E tohu ana te kākahu i te haumarutanga mō ngā tāngata katoa i te rāngai tākaro nei.

E kōrero ana tō mātou ingoa Māori, a Te Kahu Raunui, mō tēnei āhuatanga, mō te tūranga me te tino take o te Sport Integrity Commission.

• E hāngai ana Te Kahu ki te kākahu e tohu ana i te kotahinga o te hapori tākaro me ōna uaratanga ōrite, ā,
• E kōrero ana te Raunui mō ngā haepapa whānui o te Kōmihana me tōna manawanui ki te whakatinana i aua haepapa mā te ngākau tuwhera me te ngākau pono.

He taonga tēnei ingoa i takea mai i te mātauranga Māori. I āta wānangahia tēnei ingoa ki te taha o Te Ope Tāmiro.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role

In this mahi, you will have opportunities to create meaningful hononga with ngai Māori, and Māori-focused organisations including Māori sport organisations to facilitate collaboration and partnership opportunities.

You will be a direct report of the Chief Executive and will hold a trusted and influential relationship with the Board and Te Ope Tāmiro.

You will provide a range of strategic, operational and specialist advice to support the Commission to embed Te Kahu Raunui (the Commission’s strategic framework) and deliver on its statutory responsibilities and commitments to Māori.

You will foster internal capability by promoting and embedding cultural competence, and integrating kaupapa Māori into the Commission’s strategic planning, service delivery, and processes.

You will also provide advice and support to the Resolution service to support the provision of tikanga-based resolution processes.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

We are seeking an experienced leader who can help Te Kahu Raunui realise its aspiration of engaging and partnering well with Māori in ways that are both tika and pono.  

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• Lived experience in capability building that reflects and includes Māori perspectives.
• An understanding of te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to organisational strategy, policies, and processes.
• Demonstrated experience in tikanga Māori and te ao Māori, including within a public sector or community organisation.
• Proven ability to build and maintain relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in aligning and incorporating te ao Māori and mātauranga Māori into business strategies, policies and processes.
• Experience working directly with whānau, hāpū or iwi Māori, or Māori organisations including facilitating dialogue, consultation, and collaboration on issues of importance.
• Matatau i te reo me ōna tikanga (preferred).

Ideally you will be based in Tāmaki Makaurau, but there is flexibility around location. 

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For a confidential kōrero and to request the job description please contact Carl Church at 0211666441 or at carl.church@nicherecruitment.co.nz  or Skye Hailwood at 021 366 697 or skye.hailwood@nicherecruitment.co.nz To apply: submit your cover letter and CV online or directly to skye.hailwood@nicherecruitment.co.nz  by the closing date of 7 August 2024.

Te Tūao Tāwāhi | Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA)

Kaiārahi Matua – 12 month fixed term

• Fixed-term role till June 2025
• Autonomy and scope to create real impact
• Join a committed, passionate, and inclusive tīma

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Tūao Tāwāhi, come and join our multicultural and inclusive tīma where you will lead the review of existing practices and policies, bringing your mātauranga o Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te reo Māori, tikanga and kawa to manaaki and tautoko the development of a Diversity Strategy. As well as providing essential input to the 2025-2030 Strategy.

Mō mātou | About Us

Te Tūao Tāwāhi | Volunteer Service Abroad, a Charitable Trust, is New Zealand’s largest and most experienced volunteering agency working within international development. We partner with businesses, governments, and organisations located here and abroad to send volunteers on overseas assignments. Our volunteers share their skills, experiences, and knowledge directly with local people and communities to make real, sustainable change. 

Our vision for a world with thriving communities, both locally and across the wider Pacific, starts internally with a thriving workplace. At VSA your contribution will be valued as we work, learn, and understand together. Your mahi for VSA can create new opportunities for people that will ripple across communities for generations to come.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role

Based under the shelter of the maunga Ahumairangi and only meters away from Pipitea marae in Te Whanganui-a-Tara this role brings with it, its own uniqueness being a newly established role.

In this mahi, you will take on an important role in leading and guiding our organisation to grow its cultural capability and provide recommendations to encourage practices when engaging with Maori in key areas across the organisation.

• Whakanui – create the conditions for te ao Maori to be valued by VSA
• Whakaako – create the conditions for Te Tiriti to be valued by VSA
• Whakaatu – create the conditions for te reo Maori to be seen, read, heard, and spoken by VSA

Ko koe tēnei | About you

You will be able to be your authentic self, where your mātauranga is valued and appreciated, and you will have the autonomy and scope to create real impact, as well as be able to improve and create new policies and weave in these into everyday practice and normalising this as we go

Ideally, you will bring with you:

• The ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of the Māori Capability Framework and how it will apply to VSA.
• Confidence in speaking te reo and be comfortable supporting any initiatives to grow staff confidence in speaking and understanding tikanga and kawa.
• Confidence with the application and interpretation of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a work setting.
• Proof in the design and implementation of the strategy (Diversity or broader organisational strategy).
• Capability of reviewing existing practices and processes and making recommendations to adapt these to ensure a more successful work environment for Maori.
• Someone who enjoys being part of a dynamic team, who enjoys singing, and celebrates working in a multicultural environment.
  
  

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

For a confidential kōrero and to request the job description please contact Skye Hailwood at skye.hailwood@nicherecruitment.co.nz.  Applications close on Friday 5 July 2024 at 5.00 pm.

• Develop and Lead work programmes
• Flexible working arrangements
• Join an amazing team where your passion is valued

This is a vibrant and exciting opportunity to work with a tertiary education institution based in Whakatāne and deliver on marae across Te Ika a Maui providing a dynamic learning environment.

Mō mātou – About Us

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi offers the highest standards of tertiary education from certificate to doctorate levels, including programmes for international scholars of indigenous studies. Our vision is to promote, grow and sustain Māori language, knowledge and culture, according to tikanga Māori practice.

Our programmes are designed to ensure academic excellence – we are benchmarking our programmes against those of other institutions and lifting the bar on standards. As we lift our research capacity, ongoing programme re-development will be informed by best practice.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi – About the role

Reporting to the Quality Improvement Manager, you will be based in Whakatāne and be part of a passionate and kaupapa driven team that looks to lead and carry out programme development, approval, accreditation, and evaluation processes and functions for new and current Wānanga programmes.

Current mahi involves:

• Writing, reviewing, and coordinating programme and course developments and redevelopments from Levels 0 to 10.
• Coordinating new programme developments with staff within schools and contractors from levels 1-10.
• Writing and reviewing academic policies.

Ko koe tēnei – About you

• To be successful in this role you will bring:
• Proven experience engaging and working alongside internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to travel and must hold a valid New Zealand license.
• A relevant degree in Education or a related field.
• Teaching qualification.
• Tertiary teaching experience. 
• Experience writing curriculum for new and/or redeveloped programmes in the tertiary sector to meet NZQA, TEC and MoE standards. 
• Proven experience in self-evaluation, monitoring, and Quality Management Systems.

Me pēhea te tuku tono – How to apply

For a confidential kōrero and to request the job description please contact Skye Hailwood at skye.hailwood@nicherecruitment.co.nz