General Manager | Kaiwhakahaere Matua

General Manager

Lead with Mana

Strengthen Whānau

Shape Lasting Impact

Established in 1996, Te Whānau o Te Maungarongo provides culturally grounded services that support the safety, wellbeing and resilience of tamariki, rangatahi, adults and whānau.

Its mahi spans safety and non-violence programmes, youth services, counselling, parenting support, kaumātua support, mediation and other whānau-centred services.

Manaakitanga and whakawhānaungatanga sit at the heart of how Te Whānau works and the relationships it builds.

The General Manager will provide calm, credible and practical leadership across the organisation.

Working closely with Te Mana Whakahaere and the operational team, you will strengthen service and contract delivery, support and develop kaimahi, maintain sound financial and organisational oversight, and ensure quality, safeguarding, risk and reporting systems are working well.

You will also build trusted relationships with funders, agencies, iwi, hapū and community partners, including across Wairarapa, Newtown and the Chatham Islands.

You will be an experienced leader from a health, social service, community or kaupapa Māori environment who knows how to bring clarity to complexity and lead people through pressure and change.

You will combine strong operational judgement with warmth, integrity and cultural credibility. You will be comfortable addressing difficult matters, setting clear expectations and strengthening accountability, while protecting the mana of people and remaining connected to the realities of frontline mahi.

This is an opportunity to lead an organisation whose work matters deeply to the whānau and communities it serves, and to build the capability, confidence and systems needed for the next stage of its journey.

For a confidential kōrero or a copy of the position description, contact Russell Spratt at Tau Mai. Applications close 30 August. 


Kaiwhakahaere Matua

Ārahina kia Whai Mana ngā Mahi

Whakapakaritia ngā Whānau

Tāraitia ngā Hua Mauroa 

He mea whakatū i 1996, ko Te Whānau o Te Maungarongo tēnei ka whakawhiwhi atu i ngā ratonga whai ahurea hei tautoko i te haumarutanga, te hauora me te aumangea o ngā tamariki, rangatahi, pakeke me ngā whānau.

Ka aro āna mahi ki ngā hōtaka whakahaumaru, whakarekereke-kore, ngā ratonga rangatahi, te kōrero āwhina, te tautoko mātua, tautoko kaumātua, te whakaratarata me ētahi atu ratonga whānau.

Ka noho te manaakitanga me te whakawhānaungatanga ki te pūtahi o te tikanga mahi me ngā hononga a Te Whānau.

Ka ārahi te Kaiwhakahaere Matua i ngā mahi a te whakahaere i runga i te wairua mārū, whai painga, ringa raupā hoki.

Ka āta mahi tahi koe ki Te Mana Whakahaere me te kapa whakahaere, ka whakakaha koe i ngā mahi whakawhiwhi ratonga, kirimana hoki, ka tautoko, ka whakawhanake hoki i ngā kaimahi, ka whakariterite i ngā tukanga whakahaere pūtea, whakahaere tari e rite ana, ka whakataimau i te kounga o ngā pūnaha tautiaki, whakahaere mōrearea, tuku pūrongo hoki kia pai ai te kōkiri.

Ka waihanga hoki koe i ngā hononga pūmau ki ngā whakahaere tuku pūtea, ngā tari kāwanatanga, ngā iwi me ngā hapū, me ngā hoa rangapū i te hapori, puta noa i Wairarapa, Niutāone me Wharekauri / Rēkohu.

Ka whai wheako koe ki te ārahi mahi i te taiao mahi hauora, mahi tauwhiro, mahi hapori, kaupapa Māori rānei, ka mōhio ki ngā āhuatanga o te whakamārama take pīroiroi, ka tau hoki ki te ārahi kaimahi i ngā wā taimaha, panoni hoki.

Ka whakakotahi mai koe i te kaha o ngā tikanga whakahaere me te mahana o te tangata, te ngākau pono me ngā pūmanawa ā-ahurea. Ka tau koe ki te kōkiri i ngā take taimaha, ki te whakatau kawatau kia mārama, ki te whakapakari hoki i ngā hanga haepapa, ki te tohu hoki i te mana o te tāngata me te whai wāhi anō hoki ki ngā āhuatanga o te pae mua o ngā mahi.

He huarahi tēnei kia ārahi koe i tētahi whakahaere e hāngai pū ana āna mahi ki ngā whānau me ngā hapori, ki te waihanga hoki i ngā āheinga, te māia me ngā pūnaha e hiahiatia ana mō te tūāoma kei mua i te aroaro.

Mō te kōrero muna, mō te tātai tūranga rānei, me whakapā atu ki a Russell Spratt i Tau Mai. Ka kati ngā tono hei te August 30.


Next Steps?

To apply for this vacancy, you MUST be a New Zealand citizen, resident, or have already secured the right to work in New Zealand and therefore hold a valid visa.

At the appropriate stage we will request your references, we ask that you do not include them on your CV when applying.  

Me tono mai inaīanei | Apply Now! Applications Close Midnight August 30

To find out more, please get in touch with Russell Spratt on 029 446 3770 for a confidential kōrero.

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