Kaihautu Takawaenga | Lead Organiser (Tāmaki Makaurau)

Kaihautu Takawaenga | Lead Organiser

Tāmaki Makaurau / Te Tai Tokerau


From $117,102


Purpose-driven work | Matching Kiwisaver up to 6.5%

Health Insurance reimbursement scheme | Auckland-based

26 days annual leave |Supportive internal network


Are you awesome at:


Empowering people and supporting them to influence change
Leading teams
Coordinating and communicating with groups
Understanding the professional and industrial interests of educators?


Tasks are varied and include:


Leading and coordinating recruitment and organising plans across the region
Coaching, developing and leading field staff to achieve success
Coordinating work with other lead organisers nationally
Working closely with Tāmaki and Te Tai Tokerau-based member leaders


In this role you will empower your team to work with worksites, member groups and member representatives to identify, develop and support members. You will be responsible for deploying resources in your region to meet members’ aims and you will evaluate and debrief your team’s work. You will be knowledgeable in union organising as well as coaching and leading teams.

You will accompany colleagues to worksite visits and meetings, and attend quarterly Lead Organiser national meetings so some travel is required.

We really value great ideas and enthusiasm and look forward to hearing from you about the skills you can bring to this role.

NZEI Te Riu Roa is committed to honouring and giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Candidates should either have or be committed to developing an understanding of Te Tiriti. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience in te reo and tikanga Māori. We have an allowance for fluent speakers of Te Reo Māori and offer work-time to study Te Reo Māori.

A full job description is available here.

Applications must be made here:  and include a cover letter that tells us about yourself and why you would like to work for NZEI Te Riu Roa.

If you have any questions, please contact mahi@nzei.org.nz


Applications close at 5pm Friday 4 October 2024.


NZEI Te Riu Roa welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, and disabilities/ abilities.  An expectation of this role is to actively support and promote our diversity and inclusion principles.  We want NZEI Te Riu Roa to be a place where you can bring your whole self to work.

He ngakaunui ana a NZEI Te Riu Roa ki te whakahonore me te whakamanahia Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Me mōhio pai ngā kaitono, whakarite he maramatanga rānei o Te Tiriti o Waitangi. He pūtea mō ngā kaitono e matatau ki Te Reo Māori, a, ka tono atu mō tētahi wā mahi hei ako i te Reo Māori.


He whakaaturanga mahi kei tō mātou ipurangi.

Kei kōnei te wāhi pukapuka tono: a, me tuhingia he reta hei whakamōhio ki a tātou ko wai koe, nō hea koe, he aha ai e hiahia ana koe ki te mahi mō NZEI Te Riu Roa.

Mehemea he pātai tāu whakapā mai ki mahi@nzei.org.nz

Ka kati ngā tono hei te Rāmere 4 o Whiringa-ā-nuku 2024 a te 5 karaka I te ahiahi.


Ka tautoko a NZEI Te Riu Roa i ngā tangata o ngā mātawaka, ngā tangata o tēhea pakeke, o ngā takatāpui, nga hāhi, nga hauatanga/pukenga. Ko te tumanako o te mahi nei, kia kaha ki te tautoko me whakatuarā a tātou kanorau/iahuhua/matahuhua me ngā whanonga pono. Ko te hiahia a NZEI Te Riu Roa, he wāhi hei whakamana i a koe me tōu mahi.