Tumaki | Head of the New Zealand School of Music

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Tumaki | Head of the New Zealand School of Music

• Location: Kelburn
• Type: Contract
• Post Date: Tue Nov 28 21:23:33 2023
• Ref: AFS28

Come join the New Zealand School of Music – Te Kōkī. New Zealand’s most renowned music school.

• Develop and implement initiatives and activities that drive the strategic direction of the School
• Help enable the Faculty to achieve its goals as an effective and supportive member of the Faculty Management Team

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington invites applications for the role of Tumuaki | Head of School of New Zealand School of Music - Te Kōkī in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences – Te Wāhanga Aronui .

The role of the Tumuaki | Head of School, reporting to the Dean, is to provide academic leadership and management, including strong financial oversight, of the School. This involves working closely with the School Manager, planning for the School’s future, and effectively managing its people, resources, learning and teaching and research programmes.

The Tumuaki | Head of School will enable the Faculty to achieve its goals by developing and implementing initiatives and activities that drive the strategic direction of the School in all aspects of academic leadership and operational management, internationalisation, management of stakeholder relationships, student recruitment and academic partnerships.

The New Zealand School of Music is part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, home to the University’s rich and diverse programmes across the humanities, social sciences, and creative arts. The Tumuaki | Head of School is expected to be an effective and supportive member of the Faculty Management Team (FMT) working in close co-operation with the Dean of the Faculty, other Heads of Schools and FMT members.

Ētahi kōrero hai āwhina i a koe - Why you should join our team

The New Zealand School of Music—Te Kōkī provides the highest standard of tertiary teaching through four programmes; Composition and Sonic Arts, Music Therapy, Music Studies and Classical and Jazz Performance and undertakes internationally recognised research across these areas. The School hosts a dynamic community of students at MA and PhD levels.

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive environment that enables every member of the community to thrive. The University holds equity, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of operations, including teaching, learning, research, and engagement.

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About Our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.

There are many benefits to working at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, including being part of New Zealand’s top research university, click here to read more.

Victoria University of Wellington is being assisted in this appointment process by the executive search firm Society.

To download a candidate pack please click here .

Close Date for Vacancy: Midday, NZST 26 January 2024

Contact Details for Vacancy: To book a confidential conversation, contact Salma Malik ([email protected] , 022 377 5418).

To apply online, please upload your CV via Society’s website by clicking here .

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