Pou Āwhina - Executive Assistant, Operations Directorate at Te Puni Kōkiri - Ministry of Māori Development, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Te Puni Kōkiri are seeking a talented and experienced Executive Assistant to support our Director of Operations!

Pou Āwhina - Executive Assistant, Operations Directorate, Regional Partnerships & Operations Puni

Te Whanganui a Tara

Te Puni Kōkiri is the Government's principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development.  To do this, we must exert leadership and influence on the public sector system to enable and support the Government to deliver positive wellbeing outcomes for Māori.

Our vision of 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau' enables whānau, hapū and iwi to succeed and underpins everything that we do.  We draw strength from our past to build an Aotearoa New Zealand where whānau can all stand, thrive, and belong.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision.  They are the essence to shaping a new future through building mana enhancing connections with whānau, hapū and Iwi.

Te Whiwhinga Mahi | The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a Pou Āwhina / Executive Assistant to join our Operations Directorate.  This function sits within our Regional Partnerships and Operations Puni and delivers programmes that support whānau, hapū, iwi and Māori communities to thrive. These programmes include Whenua Māori, Whānau Ora, Māori Wardens and Māori Enterprise.

As our Pou Āwhina, your primary focus is to provide pro-active, high calibre administrative support that positions our Director for success.  Essentially this means ensuring they are in the right place at the right time with the right people and the right information.  The Director is a member of the Senior Leadership Team (Tier 3) and has 9 direct reports. 

The appointment range for this role is $62,406 - $86,085 per annum.

Hei aha koe | About you

Passion to drive kaupapa Māori outcomes is what will attract you to Te Puni Kōkiri.  Purpose is what will keep you here.  To enable you to succeed, it's essential you have the following,

• Personal Fit - Comfort in working in a kaupapa Māori environment, adopting a tikanga based approach to all that you do with Reo Māori conversational skills
• People - Great relationship skills, as strong connections help to sustain a positive culture
• Performance - knowing what success looks and feels like and achieving it with a whānau centred approach
• Productivity - effective time management skills that enable you to complete tasks to deadlines and to a high standard
• Process - innovation to re-design what is not working to enable us to achieve outcomes & outputs

Ka whiwhi koe i te aha | What you will get in return

We are focused on unleashing the potential of our people to provide leadership and to influence the development of initiatives that enable Māori participation and success as Māori.   We are proud to build an environment where people:

• Value and enjoy being committed to the kaupapa of Māori succeeding as Māori
• Are able to develop, perform and contribute to their fullest potential
• Thrive in an organisation that reflects their values, is a great place to work and actively supports a good work/life balance.

We provide a wide range of benefits, including:

• In-house Te Reo Māori training and Kapa Haka lessons
• Reo Māori capability allowance
• Annual wellbeing allowance up to $300 per annum
• Childcare allowances
• Flexible work arrangements
• And more!
  
  

If this opportunity appeals to you, apply now!

We are actively reviewing talent and an appointment will be made once a suitable candidate is identified. We encourage you to make your application today or get in touch to discuss more about how this great opportunity will fit with your career goals.

Applications close Wednesday 29 June 2022 at 11:55pm