Associate Advisor Policy

Te Amorangi Matauranga Matua, the TEC - is a small Crown agency with a big job to do - ensuring New Zealanders have the skills and the knowledge they need to build a great life, and ensure New Zealand thrives. We invest over $3 billion annually across the tertiary education and careers systems.

We are looking for an Associate Advisor to join our Operational Policy & Implementation (OP&I) team. This role is pivotal in ensuring that operational policy solutions are fit-for-purpose, align with policy intent, and support successful implementation across the tertiary education sector.

Help us bring policy into reality, to drive better outcomes for learners and whanau, employers and communities.

This is a strictly Wellington-based role and is fixed term through to 26 June 2026. The reason for this fixed term is to backfill another staff member who has been seconded to another role within TEC.

He korero mou What we are looking for:

Our Operational Policy & Implementation group designs operational policy to implement government strategy and priorities with impact across tertiary education, careers and the lives of New Zealanders.

We're seeking an Associate Advisor to join our collaborative and supportive group to work on tertiary education funding operational policy and support the ongoing management of our detailed funding policy settings. In this role your mahi could include: