General Manager Academic

Benefits at Primary ITO

• Wellbeing Package (2 Health and Wellbeingdays off Cash benefit and Southern Cross Medical Insurance)
• Community Volunteer Day
• Paid leave between Christmas and New Years
• Flexible working arrangements to support awork-life balance including flexible start and finish times and working fromhome
• 5 weeks annual leave after the completion of3 years continuous employment

About the role

This is one of three executiveleadership positions that manage the functions of Primary ITO and is also amember of the Senior Management Team.

This role requires a deepunderstanding of learning systems is able to provide pedagogical oversight forprogramme design and development understands the requirements of the IndustrySkills Boards New Zealand Qualifications Authority and the Tertiary EducationCommission and can work with these agencies to develop and deliver qualityprogrammes for the primary sector. The General Manager Academic chairs theAcademic Committee and has strategic and operational management responsibilityfor the following functions:

Programme development and design;

Product development and design;

Academic Quality;

Academic Services and Enrolments;

This is a permanent full-time role (40 hours per week Monday to Fridaywth a flexible location within New Zealand.

About You:

Ideally we are looking for someone with:

• Experienceworking at Senior level to provide strategic and operational management todeliver academic and customer services and identify and realise opportunitiesfor continuous improvement and business growth.
• Strongunderstanding of the Education framework NZQA MoE and TEC requirements fromextended periods working in the education industry.
• Extensiveexperience within the education sector preferably in New Zealand. Experienceworking in the primary sector would also be desirable.
• Soundfinancial management business planning and commercial business skills.
• Provenexperience in managing organisational change and transformation to achievecultural change and business improvement.

About Us

Primary ITO a business division under the new Food &Fibre Industry Skills Board is New Zealands largest industry trainingorganisation and only organisation in New Zealand dedicated to providingtraining and qualifications to over 30 primary industries.

We work with employers and others in our industry toidentify manage and promote training opportunities and to make sure ourqualifications are up-to-date and deliver the skills the industry needs.

How To Apply

Clickapply now to go to our Primary ITOCareer Portal to apply or view the job description.Pleasecontactformore information about this role.

*Please note we will only consider applications with thepermanent legal rights to work in New Zealand.

Applications close on Monday 28 September 2026.