The Governance and Management Structure for Ako Aotearoa
The governance and management structures for Ako Aotearoa reflect the range of expectations of the Centre’s various stakeholders and the requirements of the founding consortium.
Overview
The governance and management structures for Ako Aotearoa reflect the range of expectations of the Centre’s various stakeholders and the requirements of the founding consortium. These structures comprise:
1 - A Governance Board responsible for exercising full responsibility for the strategy, programmes and performance of the Ako Aotearoa.
Most of the positions on the Board will be filled by a process of application for three categories of membership: members from the Tertiary Education sector, members from the community at large, and members from the Māori education community.
2 - A Reference Group with a key role in providing guidance and advice to the Board concerning priorities for the Centre’s work programme.
The Reference Group comprises representatives of most of the national peak bodies in the Tertiary Education Sector.
3 - A Māori Caucus responsible for developing a Māori strategy for Ako Aotearoa and for working with the Director to develop a work stream to deliver on that strategy.
Information on the structure, operations and relationships between the Māori Caucus and the Board and Reference Group is available in the Board Charter and Reference Group Terms of Reference.
Ako Aotearoa also has:
A - A Management Group operating within the Massey University management line, in order to ensure that the host institution meets its contractual requirements to the Tertiary Education Commission.
B - Hub Advisory Groups are regionally-based committees providing advice to their Hub organisations on the needs of their region and the programmes being offered to meet those needs.
C - Professional Staff
The National Centre staff is a team comprising:
- National Director
- Senior Māori Development Manager/Kaihautū Māori
- Research Manager
- Senior Project/Research Analyst
- Knowledge Manager
- Communications Co-ordinator
- Business Manager
- Administrator
The three Regional Hubs are staffed by a team comprised of a Coordinator (or Operations Manager) and an Administrator. Managers within the regional host institutions will act as Convenors for the Hubs and Chairs of the Hub Advisory Groups.
Read more about the background of Ako Aotearoa