Kaiāwhina Matua Executive Assistant

6 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Play your part in contributing to meaningful outcomes, About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.

Mōu | For you

Taturanga Aotearoa Stats NZ is dedicated to diversity, equity, inclusion, health, safety, and wellbeing. We welcome everyone regardless of their gender, race, ability, religion, and background, and encourage people to be their authentic selves.
- 37.5 hours per week, flexible by default, balance life and work commitments
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support)
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure), see careers site for other benefits and networks
- State of the art, brand new 6-star green building in central Wellington that caters to a variety of working styles and needs

Te tūnga | The role

Provide high level team support, administration assistance, and day to day coordination to three senior leaders in our Strategy, People & Resources branch. It is essential that you build strong working relationships as you will act as a trusted advisor and ensure your leaders are fully briefed on issues and situations that could affect their decision making, judgement, relationships and other matters. You'll be an expert in anticipating their needs before they even know it, and knowing what needs delivering. You'll also provide support and coordination across a wider team and interact with a variety of team members in a busy corporate office environment.

Nōu te rourou | What you bring

We encourage and consider transferable skills and experience gained from outside of work e.g., whanau, faith-based groups, sports, volunteering, or a comparable role in a different sector or industry. We would love to see in your cover letter and CV any information relating to:

- Your knowledge and experience, or desire to learn and build knowledge and experience of Te Tiriti, Tikanga, Te Reo and Te Ao Māori, and engagement with Māori.
- Examples of strong relationships you've built and how and why relationships are important.
- Examples where you've shown curiosity and tried new things, taken on other perspectives, challenged the norm, reflected on your own and other's behaviours, attitudes or motivations to learn.
- Where you've demonstrated customer centricity, everyone is a customer mentality, collaborated with others and invited feedback, spent time with diverse people and communities to broaden your views.
- Demonstrated experience preparing documents, minute taking, booking travel, calendar and time management, event coordination, and recruitment support.
- Demonstrated Executive Assistance experience and are the right hand to the key managers that you have supported.

Ko mātou | About Us

Tatauranga Aotearoa - Stats NZ is a Central Government employer of around 1400 people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistical outputs to support the decisions that the Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs and New Zealanders make every day.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.


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