Executive Assistant

3 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Provide high calibre EA support to the General Manager Entity Performance and Investment at MBIE.
- Varied and challenging role with room to grow and progress in a supportive and friendly team.
- Salary $70,625 to $79603, Permanent, Wellington CBD, KiwiSaver and Wellness Benefits. Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
Are you organized, smart, hardworking and motivated to go places? Do you like having fun at work and making things better? Do you want to work for a great boss who will support you to flourish and achieve your career goals? Do you want to be part of an awesome team and be involved in amazing projects that make a difference to all New Zealand? If you have answered yes, then this might be the job for you - an exciting opportunity has arisen for an Executive Assistant to provide executive support to the General Manager Entity Performance and Investment.

Working in a dynamic and changing environment, you will be a key member of the team as we run a group of 25 staff. Day to day responsibilities will be varied but could include responsibility for diary and event management, monitoring communication, preparing documents, arranging travel and other administrative duties all while working with a wider support team. This is a fun and important role, your ability to think on your feet and add value to the work of the GM and the branch will be critical. There are plenty of opportunities for you to get involved in projects and develop your skillset and make this role your own.

A strong client focus is important as well as the interest in building an understanding of Entity Performance and Investment, its priorities, business plans and the key stakeholders with which it interacts. You will maintain effective internal and external relationships, deal with high level, urgent and confidential issues and work effectively with the teams as needed.

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

**We are keen to hear from you if you have**:

- Big ambition - with experience as an EA to a Tier 3 position or similar.
- Confident and enjoy challenging the status quo to develop better ways of doing things.
- Wide ranging knowledge of administration systems and processes
- The ability to organize and prioritize workloads effectively, to ensure high quality results within deadlines.
- The ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships and to develop trust and credibility with Board Chairs, senior executives, staff and key internal and external stakeholders.
- A proactive, can-do attitude with a high level of initiative, sound judgement and discretion.
- Exceptional teamwork and collaborative abilities and a willingness to share knowledge and expertise with others.
- Highly developed communication and writing skills.
- Must be a New Zealand Citizen or permanent resident.

Who are Entity Performance and Investment at MBIE
We support MBIE on the direction and performance of MBIE’s Crown entities by working with Ministers, other teams and crown entities. The work includes work on crown entity monitoring, board appointments and secretariat services, and advise on significant ownership and investment decisions.

**Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE**:
MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

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