Academic Leader (Logistics)
Fixed term Part time, (0.5 FTE)
Faculty of Primary Industries, Trades and Infrastructure.
Toi Ohomai delivers quality vocational education and training to both domestic and international students, across five main campuses in Rotorua, Tauranga, Taupō, Tokoroa and Whakatāne, and 68 delivery sites across the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi Ohomai is now a subsidiary organisation for NZ Institute of Skills & Technology (working name) and part of a transformational change unifying all 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics across Aotearoa; together with other work-based, provider-based and online learning. Collectively we will be NZ’s largest tertiary education provider with national and regional reach enabling learners and employers to move between workplaces and other educational offerings and between locations as their needs change.
The Academic Leader role will be based at our Truman Lane site in the Bay of Plenty. The role is both stimulating and multi-dimensional and the successful applicant will be leading our Logistics and Transport teams to ensure we are delivering viable and sustainable education and training not only in the Bay of Plenty but across the country.
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Primary Industries, Trades and Infrastructure, this role will contribute significantly to the future of vocational training for Logistics in New Zealand by:
● Being innovative and supporting innovation
● Being learner centered
● Developing and fostering meaningful and effective partnerships
● Providing excellent professional education
Key to your success in this role will be your demonstrated ability to effectively lead teams of people across widely distributed regions, communicate and report to team and management, meet all academic processes and regulatory requirements, understand the learning environment and learner needs.
Importantly you will be able to demonstrate strong alignment and commitment to our Toi Ohomai Values.
As a responsible employer and education provider, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is committed to the protection of children and vulnerable persons and applies relevant policy and practice to meet this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo relevant vetting and employment checks.