Business Support Officer

24 hours ago

Wanganui, New Zealand Wanganui District Council Full time

A great opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual, with proven administration and event organisation experience, to join our Business Support team.

Your excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated administrative acumen will be fully utilised in this role. You must also be able to demonstrate your caring, polite and efficient manner and exceptional communication standards when dealing with our community and internal customers.

This role would suit someone with strong attention to detail, political acumen and well established organisational, administrative and communication skills to ensure day-to-day operations are effectively coordinated.

You will be working within a fun and supportive team reporting to the Team Leader Business Support. The Business Support team will provide back-up support with event coordination and administrative tasks as needed, you won't be on your own. In addition you will need to work closely with the Democracy Team along with building and maintaining effective working relationships across all Council Teams and the wider community.

**_ Key responsibilities include:_**
- Supporting the Business Support Officers and the EA to the Mayor, plan and coordinate functions, and events for both the Mayoral office and Executive Leadership Team.
- Being the ‘go to' person within the Business Support Team and Mayoral Office.
- Responding to incoming correspondence and queries
- Contributing to reports and requests for information

**_ Ideally you will bring:_**
- Well-honed organisational and administrative skills
- Exceptional communications skills - verbal and written
- A high degree of initiative and an eye for detail
- Familiarity with working in a political environment
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills and good general computer skills
- The highest level of discretion and confidentiality
- The ability to cope with competing and changing priorities
- Comfortable interacting in culturally-appropriate ways with people of all backgrounds

The role will have challenges, variety, and significant responsibilities, and you will be excited to bring your very best in meeting them.

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