Executive Assistant

2 weeks ago

Nelson, New Zealand Nelson City Councill Full time

** Amazing opportunity to support a General Manager who makes a difference to Nelson's future**
- **Beautiful Top of the South location**
- **Variety, challenge and flexibility**

A chance to come and work in a great team that genuinely cares about the Nelson community. The communications and Strategy Group is at the heart of positive change for the Nelson area.

This full time position will support the Group Manager, Strategy and Communications. Core to this role is the provision of high quality administration and diary management as well as proactive correspondence and communication to internal and external customers.

You'll have a history of delivering excellent customer service, and will be able to demonstrate a talent for communication across a diverse range of people. Relationships are key in the EA position, and you will be able to show how you have successfully built relationships in the past. Naturally you will have the highest levels of discretion and confidentiality, with the ability to adapt fluidly to competing and changing priorities.

To be successful in this role you’ll also need the following job specific competencies:

- professionally represent and act on behalf of the Chief Executive or Group Manager
- support the wider senior leadership team when required, understanding and balancing the competing priorities
- exercises sound judgment and discretion
- excellent interpersonal skills; consistently works well with a variety of different people
- outstanding communication skills
- focuses on all areas of a task or process, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant
- organised, efficient, consistently accurate and detailed in their thinking
- has initiative, works independently with mínimal supervision and has the ability to work well under pressure
- strong personal prioritisation and agile time management skills
- solution oriented, anticipates problems and implements solutions

You will also have advanced skills with MS Office suite of products and good general computer skills.

**About us**

“Working together to make Nelson an even better place.”

Nelson City Council is an organisation filled with supportive people who love this beautiful city of ours. It’s an exciting time to live, work and play in Nelson, as the city continues to grow and thrive. We have amazing weather and a gorgeous natural environment to play in, and our city always has something going on. From major events or just a general buzz in town, it’s a great place for all ages.

**Click here to view the job description.**

This work requires the person who undertakes it to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. You will need to provide evidence of your vaccination status in order to be considered for this role.

**For more information about the role, please contact: Nicky McDonald, Group Manager Strategy and Communications 03 546 0420.

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