Project Coordinator

At Whānau Āwhina Plunket, people are at the heart of what we do. Our frontline kaimahi impact the lives of whānau across Aotearoa New Zealand on a day-to-day basis, providing reassurance and clinical advice in homes, clinics and in community settings.

We are seeking a collaborative, experienced Project Coordinator to join our Improvement and Digital team on a full-time permanent basis.

While our preference is to have a Wellington based candidate, if you feel connected to this role and meet the requirements, we'd still like to hear from you.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

In this exciting new role, you will support the Senior Project Manager to establish a culture of delivery and transparency throughout the organisation, with a particular focus on supporting key stakeholders throughout a project's lifecycle. Our projects involve digital technology, business process and behaviour changes and are focussed on improving our frontline health service for whānau and tamariki across Aotearoa.

You'll have a high level of autonomy and the chance to build strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure that they can get the information they need. This role involves coordinating various tasks, such as preparing meeting agendas and taking notes, and developing action plans (including resources, timeframes and budgets) for projects.

This is a growth opportunity - if you have the desire to learn and develop in a safe, supportive environment, you can step into a Project Manager role in the future.

He kōrero mōu | About you

Our ideal applicant will be organised and efficient with strong client-facing and teamwork skills. You'll thrive on engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders and have the confidence to support others to drive projects forward. Your familiarity with risk management and quality assurance control will also ensure that you thrive in this role.

You will also have:

• At least 3 years work experience as a Project Coordinator or similar experience
• Experience in project management, from conception to delivery
  Highly proficient with Microsoft 365 tools (e.g.- point, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Hands-on experience with project management tools (e.g. or Trello)

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

If you're seeking to work for an organisation that values improving society, join us at Whānau Āwhina Plunket. In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoing professional growth, we offer:

• 'Well Health Day': the ability to use sick leave for a proactive planned health day
• Flexible working policy that will support harmonious work and life balance
• Retail discounts
• A generous parental leave scheme to support growing whānau

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description or to apply for this role please refer to For further information please contact David Burrage (Senior Project Manager) on

Applications close 22 November 2023. Please note, we will process applications as they are received and may close this advert early if we find a suitable candidate.

He huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.

Position description

Permanent Full Time

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Location: Wellington-Wairarapa

Closing Date: Friday, 19 December 2025