Head of Practice - Business

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We are in the midst of positive and progressive transformations to lead us to a better future for our students and communities. As Auckland's only NZQA Category 1, Institute of Technology, MIT recognises the special obligation we have to serve the people, communities and employers of South Auckland and that achieving excellence in tertiary education is critical to both our mission and to the future economic and social prosperity of NZ.

We provide a future-focused, student centred and industry engaged education that gets people into great jobs. We have just embarked on a journey of creating three Campuses that will enable us to grow, strive for success and enable our students a great education. We are looking for a leader to join us as the new Head of Practice Digital Technology, reporting to the General Manager and will be based at our Manukau Campus.

This is are true leadership role and require someone with a minimum of 5 years in a leadership role, 10 years' experience in the discipline above and 10 years within a Business Environment such as accounting, law, general business or directorship. Experience within an Education Environment would be advantageous.

You will be responsible for helping lead and guide the teaching staff to continuing to deliver educational excellence to our students. You will be held accountable for the financial success of the programmes that fall under your role as well as the teaching staff. You will work closely with colleagues from around the institute like the Academic Centre, Student Journey and People and Culture as you collaborate to create the best journey at MIT for your team and students.

• Accountability for the commercial and academic success of programmes.
• Identifying new revenue generation opportunities and delivering solutions to drive programme success.
• Supporting programme teams to seek new opportunities to develop their programmes and business plans.
• Working cross functionally across the institute.
• Ensuring a pro-active strategy is developed and implemented for the portfolio.
• Coaching and supporting teaching staff to develop their industry networks and engagement.
• Engaging with Nga Kete Wananga Marae and the Pasifika Development Office

Collaboration is the key to success for this role. You will be calling on many internal stakeholder to help you succeed so relationship skills are important. You will also possess top class interpersonal and communication skills, have the ability to coach and influence a team to create a high performing & positive teaching culture. A demonstrated track record in applying continuous improvement methods to process and product development are instrumental in the success of this role. You will need to hit the ground running and be prepared to get your hands dirty, doing the work together with your team. Previous experience in a tertiary environment is ideal and a teaching qualification will be advantageous.

"Kua herea matou ki te whai i te tuturutanga o Te Tiriti O Waitangi." We are committed to creating and maintaining a culturally sensitive work environment in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

For these roles, pre-employment checks will be conducted in accordance with the Vulnerable Children's Act.

At MIT you will work with people who are passionate about the positive impact we make to the communities we serve. We offer a work environment which values genuine people who care for others, are well-connected, open and approachable and strive for excellence in all that we do. If you are a strong leader, are driven by ensuring that students are put into great jobs and leading exceptional teaching teams, then APPLY NOW!

For a copy of the Job Description or to apply visit http://careers.manukau.ac.nz

If you would like any further information please contact Jonathan Mana, People & Culture on (09) 976 0731.

To apply for this job, please click here or go to our job site and enter the job code 23309SK.

Applications close on 24th July 2018