Team Administrator/Development Support Officer
Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade
📍 Wellington (NZ) ⏳ 12/09/2025
💰 $64,940 to $72,155 NZD 🕔 Full Time
You will have the opportunity to grow, evolve, learn new skills and do work that matters in this Team Administrator/Development Support Officer role. This position is Fixed Term to February 2027 due to an internal secondment.
Reporting to the Team Leader, Business Services you will be responsible for providing a range of administrative and business support services to the managers and professional staff within the Pacific and Development Group. These exciting and varied roles will see you involved in a wide range of customer service and administrative tasks including:
financial administration
information and database management
correspondence
travel and event coordination
diary management and meeting coordination
contract support
arranging Transfers to our High Commissions/Embassies
For more detail you can view a copy of the position description here.
Who are we looking for? - Mā wai te mahi nei?
We would love to hear from you if you are an experienced administrator with the following:
Experience providing administrative support and customer services.
The ability to work with a range of software applications and administrative and financial corporate data systems, including word processing, databases, electronic file management systems and presentations.
The ability to juggle tasks with numerous stakeholders and competing priorities with a calm and friendly approach.
Understanding of The Treaty of Waitangi/Te Tiriti, Te Reo Māori and Māori customs and protocols would be beneficial.
We're not all about the technical skills though. Your passion, motivation and focus with the ability to deliver to customer deliverables in a fast-paced environment are key in our team! As is your attention to detail, use of initiative, proactivity and problem solving skills.
To Apply/Interested? - Me pēhea te tuku tono
Apply online today with your CV and cover letter. Should you have any questions, please email Heidi.Stuart@mfat.govt.nz You must be a NZ Citizen or NZ Permanent Resident and be able to obtain and maintain an appropriate NZ Government Security clearance at CONFIDENTIAL level. Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a CONFIDENTIAL level security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process:
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