Executive Assistant at Wellington Water, Wellington - Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Enjoy a hybrid model where you can work from home two days per week
• Full-time or part-time - you choose
• Based close to the beach at our Petone office

This can either be a full-time or part time position of 20 - 40 hours per week.

The remuneration range for this role is $62,554 to $88,312 (full-time, including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Assistant, but this is a role with a twist! In your position, you won't just be expected to manage diaries, but you'll also be proactively planning and coordinating the committees that the Director of Regulatory Services chairs. This includes preparing and circulating agendas, taking minutes and following up on assigned tasks and actions that arise from the meetings.

In this role, you'll bring along your excellent interpersonal skills, communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation. In return, you'll find yourself working in a supportive and collaborative team environment where the work is varied and interesting and we have fun along the way.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring the following:

• Prior experience in an Executive Assistant role
• Demonstrated ability to take accurate and succinct committee minutes due to your high attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to proactively forward plan
• The ability to influence and manage relationships across all levels of an organisation

About us

Wellington Water knows that a great values-driven culture like ours means we can be a trusted advisor to the region's councils and deliver great outcomes for our customers. Wellington Water plans and delivers drinking water, wastewater and storm water services from source to sea in partnership with the community, engineering consultants and contractors.

People work at Wellington Water because they want to make a difference. That means you will be helping to look after our most precious assets: water, human health and welfare, and the environment so our communities can prosper.

Why join us

It is an exciting time to be working in the water sector, not only are you at the forefront of looking after our most precious assets: water, human health and welfare and the environment, but proposed changes for the sector is increasing awareness around the importance of managing the three waters and creating new opportunities. Your personal and professional growth will be encouraged, and you will work alongside likeminded people who are passionate about their work and have a strong sense of purpose. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

To view our benefits please copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser's address bar: https://careers.wellingtonwater.co.nz/

Applications close on Sunday 26 March 2023.

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description please copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser's address bar: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U3sfZ82XEAsjE4Sus84WafcUxFr4Y4lv/view?usp=share_link

To apply for the role, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Wellington Water careers site.

To apply for this role you must hold the right to work in New Zealand.

For further information, email: JoinUs@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.