Kaiārahi Matua – Senior Cultural Advisor, Māori (0.6 FTE)
- Fixed-term from January to June 2025
- 22.5 hours per week
- Autonomy and scope to create real impact
- Wellington based role
Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Tūao Tāwāhi! Come and join our multicultural and inclusive team at Volunteer Service Abroad!
As the Kaiārahi Matua, you will bring your knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and te reo Māori me ōna tikanga to support VSA's journey to build cultural capability in every role, at every level.
Mō mātou | About Us
Te Tūao Tāwāhi | Volunteer Service Abroad, a registered charity, 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
The initial focus of this role will be to conduct a stocktake of the current practices in place across the organisation, deriving insights and reflections on the level of current cultural competence with respect to the Māori Cultural Capability Framework.
You will indicate where progress can be made in both the long term and short term, with a focus on the key outcomes below:
- 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
This role has been established for an initial six-month term (7 January to 30 June 2025) on a 22.5 hours per week basis. It would ideally suit someone who has other part time mahi, someone who would like to work school hours, or someone who sits on governance boards, te mea te mea. Salary circa $90-100K (FTE), pro-rated to 0.6 FTE.
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.
To be successful in this role you will offer:
- Proven experience working in organisational transformation and leading cultural capability kaupapa.
- Confidence in te reo Māori, and a working knowledge of tikanga, kawa and workplace protocols.
- Credibility working between and among different iwi and hapū.
- Experience analysing an organisation’s policies and processes and making improvements through a te ao Māori lens.
- Ability to drive solutions to align with and progress strategic goals, working with a range of staff across the organisation to bring about growth and confidence.
- A genuine interest in International Development, biculturalism, multiculturalism.
Finally, you will be cheerful, positive and comfortable working with a bunch of professional, focused and fun colleagues!
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
For a confidential kōrero and to request the job description please contact Rebecca Berney at rebecca.berney@nicherecruitment.co.nz. Applications close Friday 15 November 2024.