Team Administrator

Job Description

Company description:

The Ministry acts in the world to build a safer, more prosperous and more sustainable future for New Zealanders.

Kia hangai ake e te Manatu he ao-haumaru, ao-tonui, ao-pumau, ki te oranga tonutanga mo Aotearoa whanui.

Job description:

• A varied role, providing a wide range of administrative services
• Support a diverse, fast paced, high performing team
• Full-time, permanent role based in Auckland

Join us and work in a collaborative environment utilising your administrative skills to support business operations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade office in Auckland.

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

While many of our staff are based offshore, our onshore staff – especially our Team Administrators – are critical to ensuring our people are enabled to do the amazing work they do, wherever they are.

Our Team Administrators are proactive, organised and have great relationship skills – and as a result they become highly sought after for (non-foreign policy) secondments, projects and development opportunities within the Ministry – so this means we are regularly on the hunt for our next great administrator.

Right now we have an opportunity available for a Team Administrator in the Auckland Office. In this Auckland-based permanent role you will join our team to provide a broad range of business administrative and corporate support services including:

• Lead the organisation of visits and events managed by the Auckland Office
• Assist with social media
• Schedule meetings for the team
• Help with trainingprogrammes, including logistical arrangements for the briefing and visits of staff being posted overseas
• Arrange travel for Auckland Office staff
• Respond to general enquiries and assist Consular Division with consular enquiries
• Manage the security of the Auckland Office
• Financial administration
• Information and contacts database management

To view the full position description for the role, please click here.

The salary range for this role is between $57,656 to $73,671 total fixed remuneration, negotiable depending on skills and experience. The total remuneration is inclusive of our 3% KiwiSaver employer contribution.

Mā‎ wai te mahi nei? – Who are we looking for?

We’d like to hear from you if you have the following skills and experience:

• Strong customer focus, with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Natural planning and organisation skills with the ability to self-manage and use your initiative
• Flexibility and ability to adapt quickly in a reactive environment
• Technical skills and confidence using the MS Office suite

Ideally you will also have a good understanding of tikanga (Māori customs and protocols), with the ability to weave te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) into your work.

If you are just starting on this journey that’s OK too – as long as you have a willingness to learn and a desire to develop your cultural capability. As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, this is important to us and we offer training and support.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Aorere – Why MFAT?

We are committed to a focus on leadership, talent, training and development, and flexible work options. Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here.

MFAT is Rainbow Tick accredited. We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported, valued, and a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

You can find out more about our staff networks and our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here

Mō mātou – About us

Our people represent New Zealand on and offshore, and in doing so make New Zealanders safer and more prosperous. By building connections with and influencing other countries and international institutions, we advance New Zealand’s interests and pursue New Zealand’s values. We provide advice to the Government on the implications for New Zealand of what is happening in the world.

Me pēhea te tuku tono – To Apply/Interested?

Apply today with your CV and cover letter.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@mfat.govt.nz

To be considered for this position at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade you must be a NZ citizen, or Permanent Resident.

You must be able to obtain and maintain an appropriate NZ Government security clearance. Ordinarily, to obtain this level of clearance candidates must have sufficient checkable background in countries where meaningful and reliable checks can be undertaken. Where requisite checks are unable to be made, the candidate application may not be able to be progressed.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for gaining a clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

Please Let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.

Applications close at midnight, Friday 4th October, 2024.

Please note: This is not a Foreign Policy/diplomatic role. This is a ‘Corporate’ role (known here as a Specialist role) based inAuckland, NZ.

While it is not usual for specialist staff to be ‘posted’ outside of NZ, from time to time a specialist role overseas becomes available at one of our embassies, high commissions, missions or consulates. To be considered for one of these positions you would need to apply and be considered via a competitive recruitment process.

If you do have an interest in an MFAT foreign policy/diplomatic career, you would be welcome to apply for this either via our graduate recruitment or mid-level foreign policy recruitment campaigns.