Qualifications Systems Developer

Qualifications Systems Developer

Manufacturing & Engineering Industry Skills Board (ISB)

Wellington, Auckland or Work from Home Option (Remote) | Permanent | Full‑time

The Manufacturing & Engineering ISB is one of eight Industry Skills Boards established to give the manufacturing and engineering sectors a strong voice in shaping vocational education across Aotearoa. We develop and maintain qualifications and standards, endorse vocational education and training programmes, support assessment quality, and provide workforce advice and analysis that contributes to a skilled, adaptable, and future-ready workforce.

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Te Āhua o Te Tūranga – The nature of the position

Reporting to the Team Leader, Qualifications, the Qualifications Facilitator is a key role within our Qualifications team.

This position facilitates the development and maintenance of industry qualifications, skill standards, micro-credentials, capstone assessments, and related vocational education products.

You will work with industry, employers, subject-matter experts, education providers, Māori, learners, government agencies, and other partners to ensure our qualifications and standards are evidence-based, accessible, fit for purpose, and responsive to workforce needs.

Ngā kawenga – Key responsibilities include:

• Facilitating qualification, skill standard, micro-credential, and capstone assessment development and review projects in line with NZQA, TEC, and MAE ISB requirements
• Planning and facilitating Qualification Advisory Group, Technical Advisory Group, provider, and industry hui
• Developing inclusive consultation plans, gathering evidence, and translating workforce needs into clear qualification-system products
• Maintaining accurate project plans, records, risks, decisions, stakeholder information, and reporting across Microsoft Teams Planner, SharePoint, and Aka Kōrero
• Preparing high-quality documentation for peer and Team Leader review, supporting NZQA submissions, and responding promptly to requests for information
• Evaluating vocational education and training programmes to support industry endorsement activities
• Leading or supporting several projects at a time while building trusted relationships across industry and the vocational education system

Ngā tino pūkenga/whēako – Skills, qualifications & experience

This is a great opportunity for an experienced facilitator or vocational education professional who can bring people together, analyse evidence, and turn industry needs into high-quality qualifications and standards.

If you have the following, we’d love to hear from you:

• The ability to work collaboratively and contribute positively within a team environment
• Demonstrated experience in qualification, standards, programme, curriculum, assessment, or learning-resource design and development within vocational or tertiary education
• Sound knowledge of the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework and the vocational education and training system
• Strong facilitation, engagement, collaboration, and relationship-management skills across diverse stakeholder groups
• The ability to gather and synthesise information, analyse evidence, and translate industry needs into clear, assessable products that meet NZQA requirements
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading, project-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with strong attention to detail
• Knowledge of kaupapa Māori approaches and experience working effectively in a bicultural environment; te reo Māori capability is an advantage
• Proficiency in Microsoft 365, including Teams, Planner, SharePoint, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• A relevant tertiary qualification, or equivalent experience in qualification, standards, programme, curriculum, project, or vocational education development, is desirable

Ko wai mātou – Who we are

We are a workplace that values diverse thinking, inclusive behaviours, and the contributions of all kaimahi. We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and are committed to a vocational education system that delivers for every learner across Aotearoa.

Te tono – How to apply

If this sounds like you, please click Apply to submit your application. A full position description is attached below.

For any questions about the role or issues with your application, please email [email protected]

Applications close Tuesday**,**22 September 2026 at 11:59pm.

Please note: Applications will be assessed as they are received, and we reserve the right to close the role early should suitable candidates be shortlisted.