About This Role
Position: Regional Leadership Advisor
Type: Full time, Fixed term, Start Date: 20/07/2026, End Date: 30/06/2028 (1-2 Year secondment to Leadership Advisory service)
Location: Southland
The Role
Leadership advisor roles are exciting and rewarding opportunities for experienced school principals (current or recent) to support and coach other principals to address the challenges they are facing as school leaders and the implementation of education priorities. Leadership advisor support is provided face to face and remotely, one to one, in clusters or via larger groups/seminars/presentations/wananga.
The regional leadership advisor roles need principals with successful and rich experience in the primary and/or secondary sectors who have the ability to work across a wide range of schools.
Leadership advisors report to a director of education, are in the Te Mahau leadership team and work alongside an integrated team to support schools and school leaders. You will also be supported nationally by a chief advisor and by the network of leadership advisors across New Zealand.
This is a 1–2 year secondment position and will commence on the 20th July 2026.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and coach principals in addressing challenges.
- Implement education priorities effectively.
- Provide leadership advisor support in various formats.
- Collaborate with the Te Mahau leadership team.
Qualifications
- Experience as a school principal (current or recent).
- Rich experience in primary and/or secondary education.
- Ability to work across diverse school environments.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to make a significant impact in education.
- Support from a national network of leadership advisors.
- Engagement in professional development opportunities.
Applications are invited for this regional leadership advisor role. Apply exclusively via the WhatSchool platform.