Personal Assistant

**Personal Assistant to Business Leader - Mental Health and Addiction Services**
**Mental Health and Addiction Services**
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**Employment Type**: 6 month Fixed Term - 1 FTE

**He Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role**

Are you looking for the next challenge in your career? We are seeking an experienced administrative professional, ideally with a business administration certificate to join the Mental Health and Addiction Services Leadership team.

This is an exciting position where you will be working to support the Business Leader - Mental Health and Addiction Services and the wider Mental Health and Addiction Services leadership team.

The role will be full-time working on a fixed-term contract for 6 months.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Support the Business Leader with administrative tasks
- Liaising with internal departments
- Supporting internal and external correspondence
- Management of meetings, including minute taking
- Typing, formatting, and editing reports, documents, and presentations
- Administrative support to the wider Mental Health and Addiction Leadership team, as needed

**He Korero mōu - About You**

To be successful in this role, you will be enthusiastic and have a professional approach in all that you do, and enjoy working in a varying, dynamic environment.
- Previous Personal Assistant or office management experience
- Excellent organisation and time management skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite programmes (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Outstanding interpersonal and customer service skills with the ability to build and nurture relationships across a diverse organisation
- Exceptional ability to multi-task and work to deadlines

Discretion and trustworthiness are essential as you will be party to confidential information.

**Mō Tātou - About Us**

Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands and more. Its pleasant climate means that the area has become a favourite for holiday makers, retirees and those looking for a different lifestyle outside of the main cities.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is spread across a vast geographical area and centred across two hospitals based in Tauranga and Whakatāne. Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is one of the Bay of Plenty's largest employers with over 4000 staff.

**Ko o tatou painga - Our Benefits**
- In-House career development
- Flexible working practices (e.g. we support work life balance and flexible work arrangements whenever possible)
- Highly rewarding role and opportunity to make a difference
- Subsidised onsite hospital gym membership
- Free onsite staff parking
- Discounts (with local businesses)

**Ngā uarātanga ō ā mātou mahi - Our Values**

At Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty we recruit for our Manaakitanga CARE values. Why do we do this? Because values-based teams deliver better care.

Our manaakitanga CARE values (**C**ompassion, **A**ll-one-team, **R**esponsive and **E**xcellence) support each of us to make a difference every day in the things we do and say. Therefore, it's important that when recruiting, we recruit new colleagues who live by our CARE values.

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to Apply**

Te Whatu Ora Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty are committed to improving Māori health outcomes and achieving health equity for Māori through Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations. It is essential you demonstrate an awareness of Māori indigenous rights and current issues in relation to health and health equity.