Kōrero mō te Tūranga - About the Role

This role provides support to the Director Verification Services who leads our large and complex Verification Services directorate which is part of New Zealand Food Safety.

In addition to regular administration and coordination activities to support the Director, you will also support priority events and pieces of work as required and work with the wider team to build a cohesive approach to business support.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Managing the Director's daily schedule via effective diary, event, and meeting management and provide personal assistance/secretarial services
• Facilitating the smooth running of the Director's offices by providing general administrative and logistical support
• Coordinating corporate service management activities by assisting with budget, personnel, and IT processes
• Identifying any relevant system and process improvement opportunities
• Ensuring efficient and consistent administrative and logistical support by maintaining awareness of relevant MPI corporate policies, procedures, and systems

Mōu - About You

To be successful in this role, you will have proven experience in a range of administrative and coordination activities with a busy and technical environment. While you may not have been an Executive Coordinator before, will have strong administration, business support, and coordination experience.

You will have strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills and be confident in working with a range of stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally.

You will also have excellent time management, prioritisation, and customer services skills with good computer literancy and the ability to be flexible and adaptable as required.

Mō tō mātou Rōpū - About the Team

Verification Services core purpose is to deliver independent, cost effective, and high-quality verification, certification, and inspection programmes that meet all regulatory requirements. Our people deliver a world-class, efficient, and cost-effective service to a broad range of industries and sectors . Facilitating not only food safety, but biosecurity and market access for animals and animal product exports.

Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua - About MPI

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) partners with New Zealand's food and fibre sector to be the world's most sustainable provider of high-value food and primary products.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Ngā hua o te mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua - Benefits of working at MPI

• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames
• Career development and internal opportunities across the branch and organisation

Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake? - Are you ready to make a difference?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “Apply” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 23 February.

If you have any questions about the role, please email shane.gooch@mpi.govt.nz

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