Pou Hautu - Māori Co Leader

Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka (Unitec) Te Whare Takiura o Manukau (MIT)

• Te Tiriti o Waitangi based co-leadership position which will champion and embed Te Tiriti based partnership
• Enhance outcomes for tauira and kaimahi Māori
• Fixed term until December 31, 2022

He toka tū moana o te ao Māori kei te kimihia e Unitec me MIT hei whakanakonako i ngā

whakahaerenga kia pakari ai te tū, kia ōrite ai te mana o ngai Māori me ngai Pākeha.

He aha te mea nui o te ao?  He tangata he tangata he tangata.

Ka mihi maatou ki a koutou e ngā kanohi toa māori o te ao. Nei raa Te whare Wānanga o Wairaka

rāua ko Te Whare Takiura o Manukau e powhiri atu ki a koe kia tono mai ki teenei turanga hirahira

Ko ngaa ūaratanga manaakitanga o Unitec me MIT e tu whakaruruhau korowai i a koe.                                        

He whakatauākī nā Tā Hemi Henare:                                                                                                                                                             

Kua tawhiti kē to haerenga kia kore e haere tonu, he tino nui o koutou mahi kia kore e mahi tonu.                                                                                                                                                                 

Nau mai, haere mai, tomo mai otira tono mai me mihi ka tika tono mai.  

What is the most precious taonga in the world? It is people thus it is people                                                                 

A Great salutation bestowed upon all rangatira invited to apply for this paramount position                                                                            

We Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka and Te Whare Takiura o Manukau empowers the cloak of our

tikanga values of both Unitec and MIT as a whare koorero of mana, ihi, wehi and tapu.                                    

As sir James Henare stated:                                                                                                                                                     

"We have come too far not to go further, We have done too much not to do more"                                       

We bid you a warm Unitec and MIT special welcome hosted with aroha and manaakitanga                                                                                                                                               

 Tihei Mauri Ora

Two of New Zealand's largest institutes of technology are seeking a skilled and dedicated Pou Hautu (Māori co-leader)

to champion the value of Te Tiriti based partnership in tertiary education.

Unitec and MIT are committed to the success of our students, our staff and our communities and we recognise upholding

our responsibility to Te Tiriti o Waitangi is integral to truly enhancing outcomes for Māori.

The Pou Hautu will provide dedicated attention to driving equitable outcomes for tauira, supporting and strengthening

relationships with mana whenua and ensuring a healthy and safe environment for tauira and kaimahi Māori.

Reporting to the Chairman of the MIT and Unitec Boards, this role will work collaboratively with the Board, Chief Executive

and Executive Leadership Team across both organisations.

The Chief Executive will retain ultimate accountability but substantive authority will be shared with the Pou Hautu.

The Unitec/MIT Pou Hautu will maintain and uphold the values of our institutes in embedding Te Tiriti partnership.

The ideal candidate will have Te Reo Māori me ōna Tikanga.

Understanding the needs of Māori learners and leading a transformative Te Tiriti based approach to providing the support

they are entitled to and deserve is essential.

The Pou Hautu will also play an integral role along with the CE and Executive Leadership Team in supporting MIT and

Unitec as the institutes prepare to transition into Te Pūkenga over the next 12 months years.

This is a fixed term role until December 31 2022

For more information including a position description please contact Jo Bell - [email protected] or

Amy Tea [email protected]

 Applications close 6 December 2021