Careers Make a difference with New Zealand's leading distance educator

If you are passionate about education and want to be part of an organisation that is student-focused and aims to help people help themselves, we have many excellent opportunities for academic, professional and administrative staff. Whether you are starting your career or looking for your next move as an experienced professional, working at Open Polytechnic may be the challenge you're looking for.

We can offer great opportunities for people with ambition and vision, who appreciate flexibility and innovation and want to work in an environment that encourages and rewards staff with initiative and imagination.

And you don't have to be living in New Zealand to apply to work with us because we are an accredited employer with Immigration New Zealand and can therefore recruit professionals from around the world on a Talent Visa.

Open Polytechnic is a subsidiary of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, together with all other Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics in Aotearoa New Zealand. Set up as part of the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education, Te Pūkenga is creating a national network of online, on-campus and on-job learning. Under this exciting new direction, Open Polytechnic will be fully incorporated within the new organisation from 2023.

If you have more questions or would like to ask about a specific role please email us at recruit@openpolytechnic.ac.nz.