Head of School - Business
Fulltime, permanent
Tēnā koutou katoa
Ko wai mātou | About us as an organisation
At Te Kura Matatini ki Otago/Otago Polytechnic, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining kaimahi (staff) who are passionate, creative, future-focused and dedicated to help set the direction for quality vocational and applied learning to meet tomorrow’s needs.
We are guided by our values and we are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified. We aspire to create a working environment that is inclusive and meets the aspirations of mana whenua ensuring equity for Māori and increasing access for all.
Mō te tūraka mahi | About the role
We seek an experienced and values-driven Head of School - Business to provide strategic, people, and operational leadership within the Business discipline. Reporting to the Head of College, the role is responsible for operationalising the strategic direction of the College and wider organisation, leading academic and professional kaimahi, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, future-focused business programmes that are academically robust, financially sustainable, and aligned with industry, professional bodies, and workforce needs, including the growth and delivery of flexible and online learning models.
The Head of School – Business will provide strong people leadership, creating a high-trust, high-performing team culture and ensuring excellence in teaching, learning, and learner experience across on-campus, online and work-integrated delivery modes. The role leads day-to-day operations, drives curriculum quality and relevance across business programmes, and ensures academic integrity and performance expectations are consistently met.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing inclusive, effective people leadership to build a collaborative, high-performing team
- Leading academic quality, curriculum development, and continuous improvement across business programmes
- Managing operational and financial performance, including budgets and reporting
- Strengthening industry, professional, and community partnerships relevant to business education
- Embedding research-informed practice, sustainability, Te Tiriti o Waitangi commitments, and learner wellbeing.
Ko wai koe | About you
You will bring leadership experience in an education context, business discipline knowledge, and the ability to translate strategy into action. You will be a confident people leader with sound operational and financial reasoning, a commitment to equity and sustainability, and a strong focus on ākonga (learner) and graduate success.
Your academic experience will include overseeing the implementation of high-quality online and blended learning, enhancing and extending established on-campus and traditional delivery modes, with the ability to lead innovation in digital education models and build capability within kaimahi to deliver effectively in these environments.
The successful applicant will uphold our organisation’s commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by continuously developing and upholding your understanding of our obligations and connection with Te Tiriti as an individual and as an organisation
Through recognition, empowerment and inclusion, you will give greater acknowledgement to the unmet needs of Māori, Pasifika and disabled people and their whanau.
You will have demonstrable health and safety best practices and enjoy being part of a team who support each other. You will easily be able to build and maintain relationships and communicate well via email, phone and face-to-face.
Tono ināianei | Apply now
For specific information please contact Emma Hogg 0800 762 786 or emma.hogg@op.ac.nz
For a position description or to apply please click on the link.
Applications close 5pm, Thursday 30 April 2026.
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