Psychological Test Administrator - Casual at NZ Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS), Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

We are seeking detail-oriented and motivated individuals to join our team. This critical role ensures the seamless delivery of psychological testing during recruitment. You will provide essential operational support to Psychology Services, ensuring our key stakeholders receive high-quality, efficient service.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and facilitate the administration of psychological testing.

What we are looking for
We need professionals who can work autonomously and respond flexibly to organisational needs while maintaining strict process adherence.

Essential Requirements

• Education: An undergraduate degree majoring in Psychology, including a completed paper in psychological assessment.
• Knowledge: A foundational understanding of psychology assessment interpretation and application.
• Experience: Proven experience in administration and a willingness to undertake psychology-specific service tasks.
• Skills:
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to work independently and take initiative.
  • Well-developed relationship management skills.
  • Strong results orientation within a process-driven environment.

Hours: as and when required, can be flexible to suit schedules.

Desirable Attributes

• Prior experience in administering psychometric tests.
• Current engagement in, or a strong interest in, postgraduate psychology studies.
• A long-term career goal of pursuing registration as a Psychologist.

Why join us?
This is an excellent opportunity for a psychology graduate to gain practical experience in a specialised environment and build a pathway toward professional registration.

This role can be done remote, but requires occasional office attendance for training and meetings.

Before you apply

Working within our unique environment means we have to ensure you're eligible for employment.

You must:

• Have been a New Zealand Citizen for at least 10 years OR hold a current NZ Residency Class Visa and ideally have been a citizen of the UK, USA, Canada or Australia for at least 10 years,
  AND
• Be eligible to obtain a Top Secret Special (TSS) security clearance
  • Ordinarily, this means you'll have a 15 year checkable background in countries NZSIS Vetting can make meaningful and reliable checks.

Still unsure? Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a TSS security clearance: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

The NZIC treats all applications for employment in the strictest confidence and we expect that you maintain a similar level of confidentiality during the recruitment process and throughout your career.

We’ll provide you with information and tips throughout the recruitment process, but in the meantime check out our tips on applying and the security clearance process here. 

You can also learn more about our work and understand our areas of focus by reading New Zealand's Security Threat Environment | New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.