"Te Toi Waiora"

Job Description

Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makau Rau | Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

”*Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro* nōnā te ngahere, ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga nōnā te ao.”

“The bird that eats the miro berry owns the forest, but the bird that feasts on knowledge owns the world”

Ko Auckland University of Technology (AUT) he whare wānanga whai ara angitu, where all students with pūkenga me te pūmanawa have the opportunity to succeed. He whare wānanga aronga pāpori mātou, me te tauritetanga me te hiranga kei te pūtake o ā mātou kaupapa me ā mātou mahi, ā, ka whakarato mātou i tētahi taiao whakaako me te rangahau whakaohooho, with strong connections to kāwanatanga, pakihi, me te ahumahi.

Ngā Āhuatanga o te Tūnga | Role highlights

• He whakahaere hihiri, whai tikanga ahurea hoki
  (Dynamic and culturally rich organisation)
• He tūnga mahi ngātahi, whai pānga nui hoki
  (Collaborative and impactful role)
• He taiao kapa mahi kaha, tautoko hoki
  (Great team environment)
• Puta noa i ngā kāmupu o AUT – City, South, me Akoranga
  (Across AUT City, South, and Akoranga campuses)

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Ko Te Kāhui te poari whakahaere Māori mō te Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences (FHES). It provides strategic oversight and cultural leadership to ensure Māori values, aspirations, and priorities are embedded across all areas of the Faculty’s teaching, research, workforce development, and community engagement.

Ko Te Toi Waiora te kaiārahi o te Faculty Māori Advancement team, ā, he tūru pūmau tōna i Te Kāhui. In this senior executive role, Te Toi Waiora acts as the principal conduit between Māori governance and faculty operations, providing strategic advice, executive-level reporting, and leadership to ensure governance decisions are translated into effective operational delivery across the Faculty.

Kei roto te Faculty Māori Advancement team and the Office of the Dean. The team works in close partnership with Māori staff, tauira Māori, iwi, hapū, whānau, and community stakeholders to advance Te Aronui and contribute to the achievement of AUT’s strategic objectives under Ngā Kete, Te Aronui, and the Research Strategy.

Te ārahi whakahaere me te whakatinanatanga rautaki | Governance leadership and strategic delivery

• Hei hononga whakahaere matua mō Te Kāhui, provide executive-level strategic advice, high-quality reporting, and leadership in the whakatinanatanga of Te Kāhui priorities across FHES.
• Hei kaiārahi whakahaere taumata-teitei, ensure Te Kāhui’s aronga rautaki is actively advanced, embedded, and sustained across faculty systems, portfolios, and institutional practice.
• Ārahi i te waihanga me te whakatinana o ngā mahere mahi, ensuring Te Kāhui priorities are tuituia into operational planning, systems, and faculty culture.
• Whakarato pūrongo, pārongo, me te tohutohu rautaki kounga-teitei, in a timely manner, to support effective governance oversight, decision-making, and accountability.
• Whai wāhi kaha ki ngā hui a Te Kāhui me ngā huinga whakahaere, ensuring strong alignment between aronga rautaki and day-to-day operational delivery.
• Whakarite kia hurihia ngā whakataunga whakahaere hei mahi mārama, actionable deliverables that are implemented effectively across relevant portfolios.

Ngā hononga Māori me te whakawhanaungatanga rautaki | Māori partnerships and strategic relationships

• Whakarato ārahi rautaki in the hanga, whakapakari, me te tiaki of enduring relationships with mana whenua, iwi, hapū, whānau, Māori providers, and key stakeholders.
• Ārahi i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā hononga pono, whai mana hoki ki te mana whenua across all AUT campuses and the wider rohe, ensuring authentic partnership and meaningful collaboration.
• Mahi ngātahi ki ngā iwi, hapū, ratonga hauora me ngā ratonga pāpori Māori, and Māori workforce initiatives to strengthen pathways that uplift oranga Māori, education, and professional advancement across the health and environmental sciences.
• Whakatū, tiaki hoki i ngā hononga rautaki that support rangahau kaupapa Māori, auahatanga, me ngā putanga aratakina e te whānau ora, ensuring Faculty priorities align with Māori aspirations and community-led direction.
• Whakatairanga i ngā tikanga whakawhanaungatanga across the Faculty, building pūkenga ahurea me te māia among staff, and ensuring all relationships reflect manaakitanga, whanaungatanga, rangatiratanga, me te tauutuutu roa.

Ngā Huanga | Benefits

• Professional development
• Generous leave allowances
• Flexible and hybrid working options

At AUT, we offer he taurite pono i waenga i te mahi me te oranga with ngā whakaritenga mahi ngāwari (flexible working arrangements). He mematanga kore utu ki te whare kori tinana (free gym membership). Te whanaketanga ngaio tonutanga me ngā ara tipu umanga (continuous professional development and career growth opportunities).

Mēnā kua rite koe ki te kawe i tētahi tūnga i roto i tētahi taiao rautaki e whakarangatira ana i te mana, ā, e hiahia ana koe ki te whai wāhi ki tētahi whare wānanga e whakaputa ana i te hua ki te ao, e pōhiritia ana tō tono.

Pakirehua | Enquiries

Me mōhio mai, me tuku katoa ngā tono mā te tukanga tono tuihono (online application process).
Mō ētahi atu pārongo, tukuna mai he pātai mā konei (send us an enquiry here), waea atu rānei ki 921 9499.

E hari ana mātou ki te whakautu i āu pātai, engari kāore mātou e whakaae ki ngā tono mā te īmēra.
Me tono koe mā te tukanga rēhitatanga paerewa (standard registration process).

Reference: 94303

Closing date: 25 January 2026, 11:55 PM

We will be closed over the Christmas holidays and will be back on 7 January to respond to any pātai.

*Full-time denotes 37.5 hours per week

*At AUT we strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We are committed to te Tiriti, excellence and inclusivity and aspire to be the University of choice for Māori and Pacific communities. We welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.

Please note that all applications must be submitted through the online application process. For further information, please send us an enquiry here or call 921 9499. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email. You will need to apply through the standard registration process.