Executive Assistant to Deputy Chief Executive

2 weeks ago


Wellington City, New Zealand Chandler Macleod Full time

**3 Month Temp assignment, ASAP Start**:

- ** Up to $65 per hour depending on experience**:

- ** Wellington CBD location**

**About the opportunity**

We are on the look out for an experienced Executive Assistant to support a busy Deputy Chief Executive (DCE) for 3 months. The purpose of the Executive Assistant role is to provide a high quality and efficient service, and working closely with the wider Leadership Team. This is achieved by proactively coordinating, supporting, and facilitating the seamless delivery of activity for the DCE, ensuring that their overall strategic goals and objectives are accomplished, and operations run efficiently. Responsibilities include:

- Excellent organisational and communication skills
- Strong stakeholder management experience
- Meeting management, organising events, booking travel and accommodation
- Manage finance and invoice processing
- Pro-actively manage and identify priorities and risks
- Act as a key point of contact and trusted team member

**What you need**:

- Be highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple items while maintaining high level of attention to detail
- Have the ability to act as gatekeeper and to effectively manage or escalate relevant information to senior leaders as needed
- Have a high level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion
- Bring excellent IT skills including but not limited to Microsoft Office suite
- Thrive in working in a matrix environment that requires a high level of discretion, sensitivity, and interpersonal interaction
- Bring an understanding and appreciation of cross-cultural issues and concerns and knowledge of tikanga Māori, and Pasifika.

**To apply**:



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