School and Community Liaison Administrator, Nourishing Hawke’s Bay – Napier, Hawke’s Bay

Are you wanting to join an exciting community-based research project in the sunny Hawke’s Bay? The Eastern Institute of Technology is looking for a School and Community Liaison Administrator to join the Nourishing Hawke’s Bay (NHB): He wairua tō te kai team in the coming months.

Whiriwhiria, kia ora ai te tamaiti is the latest arm of the ongoing NHB project and will be funded by A Better Start from the National Science Challenges.

NHB started in 2020 and until now has concentrated on food security, mātauranga Māori, nutrition, and food in culture, including a focus on the government lunch programme Ka Ora, Ka Ako.

Whiriwhiria, kia ora ai te tamaiti (weave it together, that the child may live a full life) will have a broader focus, including examining the impact of the food system and Mātauranga Maori on learning and resilience.

We are seeking an energetic and committed School and Community Liaison Administrator to:

• Be the main point of contact between NHB, schools and the community
• Organise and coordinate project events as required, including professional learning and development with schools, and community seminars
• Coordinate the network of school cooks, including running networking events and social media group
• Market the project through social media
• Coordinate casual research assistants who will assist with data collection in schools
• Coordination of weekly team meetings, agenda and minutes

Familiarity with the Hawke’s Bay region and travel to schools will be required.

This is a part time position at 22.5 hours per week until the end of June 2024.

For more information about the NHB project, please go to our website: https://www.eit.ac.nz/research-innovation/nourishing-hawkes-bay-he-wairua-to-te-kai/