Business Specialist

12 Month Fixed term contract covering maternity leave providing seamless administrative support, planning, and advice to the People business group
- Opportunity to contribute to People/HR work to grow your HR skills, working in an environment where your contribution is appreciated and makes a difference

**Korero mo te turanga - About the role**

We are looking for a fantastic Business Specialist/Executive Assistant supporting leaders in the People/HR business group at Toitu Te Whenua. You will play a central role providing end-to-end seamless, professional support, planning and advice. As a Business Specialist you'll be part of a great and collaborative team, reporting to the Leader - Business Management.

Your experience in planning, administrative tasks and organisational skills mean you see potential challenges and risks before they become issues. You build collaborative and positive working relationships across the wider business and are an active member of the Business Specialist network. You are proactive and able to skilfully manage multiple deadlines and priorities to ensure the best outcome in each situation.

The People function supports a productive, thriving workforce that is skilled to deliver against Toitu Te Whenua's outcomes while also evolving it to meet future needs. They have a pivotal role to play in growing the strong, positive culture at Toitu Te Whenua.

Our Business Specialist roles support the organisation through providing seamless administrative support, planning, and advice to a range of people and processes across our group, including Head of (Tier 3) and Leader (Tier 4) roles. This includes:

- Arranging meetings and events
- Booking travel
- Catering
- Setting up rooms
- Identifying efficiencies and driving improvements

You will also have the opportunity to support people related processes like recruitment and induction of new staff as well as supporting business planning and financial processes by administering team business plans and organising purchase orders and processing expense claims.

**He pukenga tou - Skills & Experience**

We're looking for someone who has proven successful experience in administration roles, with super-star organising skills who will deliver proactive and customer-focused service. You'll have strong attention to detail and be able to prioritise tasks effectively to achieve multiple demands. A strong communicator with excellent verbal and written skills, you will be comfortable working with a range of peers and leaders.

Having experienced a range of computer and technology systems, including the full suite of Microsoft Office products, your ability to adapt and learn our current systems and processes will be a key strength. As will be identifying and implementing any improvements in how we undertake our mahi.

Prior experience in a People/HR team is advantageous, however not mandatory.

**The expected appointment range for this role is $74,000-80,000.**

**Nga mea e tukuna ana e tatau - What we offer our employees**
- Interesting work which impacts Aotearoa as we care for whenua, moana and arawai.
- Eye & ear care reimbursements
- Annual Flu Vaccinations
- Reduced Health Insurance Premiums
- Diverse groups and networks
- If eligible for paid parental leave, you will be entitled to a top up payment for the first 18 weeks of the 26 weeks.
- A minimum of four weeks and three days annual leave

**Te Takinatanga - Our Story**

Toitu Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways). Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference. Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations. Now and for future generations.

**Tono mai - How to Apply**
- If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team. _

**_You may notice that the Position Description title for this role (Business Specialist - Level Tahi/one) doesn't match the advertised title. At Toitu Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks). This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR). Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation. It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers._