Head of School, Building and Civil Construction

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Head of School, Building and Civil Construction

• Lead a centre of excellence for engineering and trades education.
• Mahi that makes a difference.
• Flexible hours and work from home days.

MIT's TechPark is a centre of excellence for engineering and trades education, providing future-focused, student-centred education that gets people into great jobs. We are on a journey and this role is crucial to that journey. Our General Manager seeks an experienced leader to join MIT as Head of Building and Civil Construction, Electrical and General Engineering in this challenging role you will be based at our centre of excellence, TechPark Campus, Manukau. Are you a dynamic leader with passion and outstanding communication skills with demonstrated ability to build and sustain collaborative relationships? Do you pride yourself on your innovation, strategic thinking and commitment to high quality teaching and academic standards? If you are answering yes, you will relish this opportunity working with our Trades School's academic teams who teach MIT's Carpentry apprentices and Construction Supervision  Ideally you come from a Trades background but more importantly you are passionate about providing leadership to ensure kaimahi (staff) and tauira (students) are successful. Your business acumen and connections with key stakeholders in the industry will be utilised to promote the growth and development of Programmes. To be successful in this varied stimulating role a relevant qualification in industry and experience monitoring budgets utilising your knowledge of tertiary funding is sought. This is a people centric role where you will be constantly using your leadership skills and emotional intelligence to coach team leaders to improve and build performance. Collaboration is your key to success, you will have to be hands on doing the mahi, enabling and influencing your direct reports with your positive attitude. We are passionate, we are genuine, we are honest, and we care for others to nurture their ability to achieve - Manaakitanga - We are Manukau Institute of Technology. Established in 1970, Manukau Institute of Technology, (Te Whare Takiura o Manukau) has been serving students and the communities of South Auckland for over fifty years. We provide vocational education that puts students in the centre. At MIT you will work with some incredible 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 we do. If you are excited by the role and feel you would fit well into our organisation, we would love to hear from you. Job Reference: 28367 If you would like any further information, please contact Alison Redfern-Daly on (09) 968 8759. "Kua herea mātou ki te whai i te tūturutanga o Te Tiriti O Waitangi." We are committed to creating and maintaining a culturally sensitive work environment in relation to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Reference # 28367 Posted: 17 Apr 2024 Closes: 16 May 2024 23:55 Location(s) Ōtara Campus Expertise Building and Maintenance, Building, Carpentry and Construction, Education, Teaching #J-18808-Ljbffr