Head of Faculty - Creative Industries (Maternity Cover)

Head of Faculty - Creative Industries
Location: Fully Remote - Anywhere in NZ
Part-Time | Fixed-Term | Remote

Please note: Part-time hours will be 20 hours a week (0.8 FTE), commencing 3 August 2026 and continuing through to 18 December 2026. Both the commencement date and duration are negotiable for the right candidate. The role will provide cover during the formal parental leave period, with time built in before and after the leave to enable a smooth and collaborative handover.

About the role:

We're seeking an experienced creative academic and leader to join our Creative Industries faculty on a fixed-term basis, providing parental leave cover for our Head of Faculty.

This is a hands-on academic leadership role reporting to the Head of Programme Development and leading a team of two Faculty Associate Leaders. The successful candidate will balance leadership with curriculum development, ensuring the faculty is well positioned for the successful delivery of newly approved programmes in 2027.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing day-to-day academic and operational leadership for the Creative Industries faculty team.

• Supporting the implementation of newly approved programmes.

• Provide leadership for programme and content development while also taking a hands-on role in creating learning materials, assessments and teaching resources to support programme implementation.

• Ensure programmes align with NZQA requirements, institutional policies, and relevant accreditation and quality standards.

• Ensure programmes are delivery-ready by coordinating and overseeing the development of centralised learning resources, assessments, LMS setup (in partnership with Learning Design), moderation activities, tutor guidance, and delivery preparation across campuses and delivery modes.

• Support and enable teaching teams through programme implementation, readiness activities, and ongoing delivery support.

• Lead programme reviews, evaluation, and continuous improvement activities, including moderation processes, and the implementation of recommendations and improvement actions.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to ongoing programme quality, innovation, and strategic development.

• Foster a collaborative, industry-informed, and ākonga-centred teaching culture that reflects Māori and Pasifika advancement principles across curriculum design and programme delivery.