Board Governance Advisor

Progressive flexible working plus 5 weeks Annual Leave
- A diverse and inclusive environment that values lifelong learning opportunities
- We are focused on holistic wellbeing to support you to be your best self.
- Ka rere a kupu mihi ki te mata o te whenua e tau ai ki tēnā, ki tēnā huri noa - e mihi atu ana. I tēnei wa tonu nei e tonoa ana ō pūkenga nui, ō wheako me ō mōhiotanga kia whakaeke mai ki te waka whakatutuki kaupapa e mea nei ko Te Taurapa Tūhono. Kua takoto te mānuka, ā, tautoko mai, ārahi mai i ngā pakihi hohoko o Aotearoa kia whāia nei ngā pae tawhiti hōu, hihira anō hoki._
- To those near and far, greetings to you all. We look forward to you bringing your valuable skills, experience and knowledge to join our team aboard the forever moving waka, Te Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE). This is the call, to rise to the occasion, and help guide New Zealand export businesses to exciting new horizons._

**This role is based in Wellington**

**Who are we - Ko Te Taurapa Tūhono tēnei**

Every day New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) connects New Zealand export businesses with opportunities to grow and go global. Their success is our success. We also connect investors with New Zealand investment opportunities across companies, sectors, and regions. If you are innovative with a can-do attitude, adventurous, and open to being challenged, then this might be the opportunity for you Our people are based in 50 offices, working across 24 time zones and 40 languages to support New Zealand businesses in over 100 countries.

A role with the Ministerial and Board team allows you to build relationships with all parts of NZTE and wider NZ Inc. agencies.

**What you'll be doing - Te whakamahere**

This is a vital role for NZTE as you work closely with the Board Governance Manger to successfully deliver a highly effective Board Governance Programme that ensures that the NZTE Board and Committees are dealing with the right issues, at the right time with the right information.

As a trusted advisor, you will support individuals and teams authoring papers and presenting at Programme meetings. You will also be responsible for:

- Coordinating logistics and information for Board and Committee meetings, using high quality best practice tools, templates, and guides.
- Supporting the wider Board and Ministerial team by providing high quality, efficient and accurate information to our stakeholders.
- Maintaining our Board Governance Programme records, registers and databases.

**What you'll need to be successful - Ō Pūkenga**

This role provides a unique insight into NZTE and how we work, both as an organisation and with our external partners. This is a great opportunity for anyone who has excellent attention to detail, has strong written and communication skills, is effective at building stakeholder relationships across the organisation and externally and has a can-do attitude. This role will see you working alongside senior leaders and board members and making connections across the organisation to ensure open communication and knowledge sharing.

Ideally you will be an excellent communicator, be highly organised, have strong time management skills and be someone who can be relied upon to provide relevant, timely and trusted information. Previous experience in a both writing/editing capacity and project coordination would be an advantage in this role.

**Why you'll love working here - Nau mai ki Te Taurapa Tūhono**

NZTE is a truly global organisation where we work across different time zones and offer flexibility because of this. We know that life isn't all about work so we will give you the right technology to allow you to work anywhere and balance your time. On top of this, we also offer 5 weeks annual leave so you can have that extra time in the year to enjoy what you love doing

**What's next - Te ara ki tua**
- NZTE is committed to uplifting the mana of Māori as tāngata whenua and recognise Te Tiriti ō Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi as New Zealand's founding document._