Schools and Community Engagement Adviser | Te Terenga

Location: Auckland City Campus, Auckland, New Zealand. Hybrid flexibility includes working from home and flexible hours; the role also involves school visits, events, and campus-based engagement.

Salary: NZD 73,400–90,700 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Company

The hirify.global is a large New Zealand university supporting more than 46,000 students through academic faculties and service divisions.

What you will do

• Manage an assigned portfolio of secondary schools and build relationships with students, teachers, careers advisers, and school communities.
• Represent the University at school visits, information evenings, events, and other engagement activities.
• Deliver presentations and facilitate conversations with students, teachers, school leaders, and whānau.
• Support the attraction and engagement of high-achieving students, including those considering Cambridge and IB pathways.
• Use application, enrolment, and engagement data to identify trends, opportunities, and areas of focus.
• Develop tailored resources and digital content, coordinate major University events, and collaborate with faculties, marketing, communications, and student services.

Requirements

• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills, with confidence engaging groups of young people.
• Ability to build professional relationships, tailor communication to different audiences, and manage multiple priorities, events, and projects.
• Confidence working with data, systems, and digital tools, plus an analytical and solutions-focused approach.
• Strong customer and stakeholder focus with appropriate professional boundaries.
• Full, clean New Zealand driver licence required.

Nice to have

• Experience in the New Zealand secondary school sector or tertiary environment.
• Experience with academically focused schools or Cambridge and IB programmes.
• Understanding of te ao Māori and confidence engaging respectfully with Māori and Pacific communities.

Culture & Benefits

• Work grounded in Manaakitanga, Whanaungatanga, and Kaitiakitanga.
• Flexible employment practices, including working from home and flexible hours.
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme.
• Five weeks of annual leave and career development programmes.
• Parental leave, childcare, discounted car parking, and discounts on internal and external services.

Hiring process

• Submit a CV and cover letter online by 23 October 2026.
• Applications may close early if a large number are received.