Area Manager - Auckland

• Want to use your ECE leadership experience and add value every day?
• Join a team who are just as passionate as you
• Subsidised childcare for your tamariki

Are you ready to apply your broad ECE knowledge in an organisation that genuinely values fresh ideas, innovation, and new thinking? This is your opportunity to lead with purpose and shape meaningful outcomes for tamariki, whānau, and kaiako across Aotearoa.

At Evolve Education Group, our mission is simple and powerful: to inspire Aotearoa’s tamariki to develop a life‑long love of learning. We do this through passionate people who deliver the highest quality education and care.

With more than 80 early childhood centres across seven trusted brands — Active Explorers, Lollipops, Learning Adventures, Pascals, Little Wonders, Little Earth Montessori and Little Lights — we are deeply connected to communities throughout the country.

We are committed to attracting and growing the very best talent in our sector. By investing in our people, we ensure exceptional early learning experiences for tamariki and whānau, and create workplaces where our teams feel valued, supported, and inspired.

As an Area Manager, you will lead a group of centres across the Auckland region, taking a hands‑on, people‑centred approach to leadership. Your work will span:

• Supporting curriculum achievement, teaching and learning, and centre performance
• Ensuring excellence in health & safety and quality assurance
• Facilitating workshops and leading improvement initiatives
• Providing licensing support and sector guidance
• Coaching, mentoring, and empowering Centre Managers to deliver outstanding outcomes for tamariki

This is a role where your leadership truly matters. You’ll influence practice, uplift capability, and help shape the future of early learning across multiple communities.

With Evolve, you’ll also find significant scope for your own personal and professional growth — all while making a meaningful difference to children, families, and the people you lead.

As a leader at Evolve, you will role‑model behaviours that bring our values to life every day:

• Kotahitanga – We are stronger together
• Manaakitanga – We make everyone feel welcome
• Mahia te mahi – We thrive on progress
• Kia manawanui – We see a world of possibilities

You will thrive in this role if you bring:

• Broad ECE leadership experience and a deep understanding of the New Zealand ECE sector
• Strong relationships with key sector stakeholders, including MoE and ERO, and confidence navigating review processes
• Flexibility to travel within the North Island to support centres where needed
• Curiosity, confidence, and the ability to build strong, influential relationships
• Proven capability in coaching, motivating, and developing others
• Sound business acumen, strong decision‑making skills, and a collaborative leadership style

Ready to lead with purpose?  If you’re ready to grow your leadership career and make an extraordinary difference in the lives of New Zealand’s youngest learners and their families, we’d love to hear from you.