Kaihautū Māori Vacancy

Te Tūranga Wātea – Kaihautū Māori

E kimi ana mātou i tētahi kaiārahi kaupapa Māori hei whakapakari i tā mātou tū whakahau mō ngā kaiako Māori me ngā mōtika, te oranga, me te angitu mātauranga o ngā rangatahi Māori puta noa i te mātauranga tuarua i Aotearoa.

Hei whakahaere e arahina ana e Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ka mahi ngātahi mātou ki te whakahou i te pūnaha mātauranga, ki te wero i ngā tōkeketanga, ā, ki te whakatairanga i tētahi mātauranga e whakapūmau ana i ngā tikanga me te tuakiri Māori, kia tutuki ai ngā hiahia me ngā wawata o ngā ākonga Māori.

E ngākau titikaha ana mātou ki tētahi anamata e puāwai ai te Māori hei Māori, ā, e tū ngātahi ai te tangata whenua me te tangata Tiriti i roto i tētahi hononga toitū, I roto I te pono me te tika.

He tūranga taumata-teitei tēnei i roto i tā mātou tīma ngaio.

Tapiri atu i te pakari o te tātari kaupapa here me te tātari pūnaha, ko te aronga matua ko te ārahi kaupapa Māori hei whakapūmau i te ngātahitanga rautaki puta noa i ā tātou hanganga Māori me ngā tūmanako, ā, hei whakapakari hoki i te whaihua ngātahi kia kaha, kia ū, kia taurite hoki tā tātou mahi whakahau.

Ka mahi ngātahi koe me ngā mema ki te kohikohi i te reo o ngā mema Māori, ā, ka whakawhiti i aua māramatanga hei mahi whakahau whai mana (tae atu ki ngā tāpaetanga, ngā whakawhitiwhiti kōrero, me ngā tohutohu kounga-teitei). Ka mahi māia hoki koe puta noa i te ao Māori me ngā pūnaha uniana o PPTA, me te whakatere i ngā hononga matatini, ā, me te tautoko i te kaiārahi me ngā kaimahi o te uniana kia whakapiki i tō tātou pānga mō ngā ākonga Māori me ngā kaiako Māori. He rawe ō pūkenga whakawhitiwhiti kōrero ā-kanohi, ā-īmēra, ā-Teams hoki.

Koinei ngā haepapa i te turanga te mahi matua i te kaupapa Māori, tae atu ki te ārahi i te Hui ā-Tau mō ngā Kaiako Māori me te tautoko i a Ngā Manu Kōrero. Ka mahi ngātahi koe me te tīma ngaio whānui, ā, ka mahi pātata hoki me te Kaihautū Māori i roto i te tīma ahumahi, me te tautoko kaha i ngā hanganga whakahaere Māori o PPTA Te Wehengarua, tae atu ki Te Huarahi me ō mātou kaumātua.

Ko te kaitono angitu he tangata matatau ki te kōrero i te reo Māori, ā, he pakari tōna māramatanga mahi ki ngā tikanga Māori. Ka kawea mai hoki e ia te ngākau pono ā-whanaungatanga me te āheinga rautaki hei whakapakari i te ārahitahitanga Māori i te tōpūtanga.

He tūranga pūmau tēnei e tū ana ki Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Ka hiahiatia te haereere me te mahi i ētahi wā whakatā o te wiki. Kei te whakahaerehia tētahi kaupapa here mahi ngāwari mō ngā kaimahi; e tūmanakohia ana kia tae atu ki te tari o Te Whanganui-a-Tara ia wiki, ā, i ngā rā herea e tika ana.

E ōrite ana te pae utu ki ngā utu ka whakawhiwhia ki ngā tūranga matua i ngā kura tuarua.

Me tae mai ngā tono i mua i te 12 karaka i te poutūtanga o te rā 12 o Hune 2026, ā, me tohu he matatapu, ka tuku īmēra atu ki jelliott@ppta.org.nz.

Ka taea te tiki i tētahi whakamārama tūranga me tētahi puka tono i a Julie Elliott mā te waea atu ki (04) 913 4228, mā te tuku īmēra rānei ki jelliott@ppta.org.nz.

Me tuku ngā pātai mō tēnei tūranga ki a Fran Renton, Pou Tuarua | Hekeretari Tuarua (Kaupapa Here), mā te īmēra ki frenton@ppta.org.nz.

Kaihautū Māori Vacancy

We are seeking a kaupapa Māori leader to strengthen our advocacy for Māori kaiako and the rights, wellbeing and educational success of rangatahi Māori across secondary education in Aotearoa.

As a Tiriti-led organisation, we work collectively to transform the education system, challenge inequities, and advance culturally sustaining schooling that meets the needs and aspirations of ākonga Māori.

We are committed to a future where Māori can thrive as Māori, and where tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti stand together in an enduring and just relationship.

This is a high-level role within our professional team.

Alongside strong policy and system analysis, the focus is on kaupapa Māori leadership that helps maintain strategic coherence across our Māori structures and expectations and builds collective effectiveness so our advocacy is strong, grounded, and consistent.

You will work closely with members to gather Māori member voice and translate that insight into influential advocacy (including submissions, consultation, and high-quality advice). You will also work confidently across both te ao Māori and PPTA union systems, navigating complex relationships and supporting the leadership and staff of the union to lift our impact for Māori learners and teachers. Your communication skills in person, via email, Teams are exemplary.

The position carries responsibility for key kaupapa Māori work, including leadership of the Māori Teachers’ Conference and supporting Ngā Manu Kōrero. You will work collaboratively alongside the wider professional team and in close partnership with the Kaihautū Māori within the industrial team, while actively supporting PPTA Te Wehengarua’s Māori governance structures, including Te Huarahi and our kaumātua.

The successful candidate will be a fluent speaker of te reo Māori with a strong working understanding of tikanga Māori and will bring the relational integrity and strategic capability to strengthen Māori collective leadership within the organisation.

The position is permanent full-time and based in Wellington/ Te Whanganui-a-Tara. It requires travel and occasional weekend work. A flexible working policy is in place for staff; presence at the Wellington office is expected every week and on required anchor days.

The salary range is comparable to that paid to senior positions in secondary schools.

Applications must be received by 12pm on 12 June 2026 and should be marked confidential and emailed to jelliott@ppta.org.nz.

A job description and application form may be obtained from Julie Elliott by phoning (04) 913 4228 or emailing jelliott@ppta.org.nz.

Queries about this position should be addressed to Fran Renton, Pou Tuarua | Deputy General Secretary (Policy) Email frenton@ppta.org.nz.