Kaihāpai | Administrator, Hamilton at Te Puni Kōkiri - Ministry of Māori Development, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Are you seeking an opportunity to contribute to meaningful kaupapa?

Kaihāpai | Administrator
Te Puni Kōkiri | The Ministry of Māori Development
Waikato-Waiariki | Hamilton

Te Puni Kōkiri is seeking an Administrator in our Hamilton tari who is wanting to progress their public sector career and who is ready for a new challenge!

As an Administrator at Te Puni Kōkiri, we will guarantee your professional development, help you build on your strengths, and give you the organisational exposure needed to discover where your talents could take you.

Te Mahi Aronga | Position purpose

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring their team runs smoothly, supporting the effective day to day operations of the team by delivering business and administrative services. 

In particular, the Administrator will:

• Provide business planning support across the Team which will include procurement sign off, budget accruals in consultation with other administrators, sign off for contracts and monitoring
• Maintain knowledge management systems on behalf of the office and ensuring team outputs are stored and coded in accordance with Te Puni Kōkiri knowledge management standards and policies.
• Provide proactive and highly efficient personal administrative services to the Manager and teams
• Proactively consider the administrative support needs of the team in relation to the work programme and work with the Manager to ensure resource needs are planned
• Quality check, all documents and paperwork before publishing and distribution
• Provide proactive and efficient administration services

The midpoint for this role is $56k per annum.

Hei aha koe | About you

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Demonstrate administrative support
• Have a high level of proficiency with Microsoft packages especially Outlook, Word, Excel and Power point
• Have well developed communication skills, both oral and written
• Demonstrate self-motivation, the ability to set objectives and establish priorities, organise work and resources to ensure priorities and objectives are met on time.
• Demonstrate the ability to work in and as a member of a team.
• Demonstrate commitment to the provision of quality services.
• Exert honesty, integrity and an understanding of the significance of confidentiality.
• Present self in a professional light.
• Have an understanding and appreciation of tikanga; Te Reo Māori and Māori development kaupapa.

Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development

Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) is a government agency that works across government and with communities to achieve our vision of Thriving Whānau.

The wellbeing of whānau, hapū and iwi is central to the future wellbeing of Aotearoa. The very broad role of Te Puni Kōkiri, our access to information and ability to make connections, make us ideally placed to spark innovation.

We influence the work of others by bringing Māori voices to decision makers and we invest in innovative initiatives that build the capacity and readiness of whānau and Māori communities.

To achieve this, we engage with whānau, hapū and iwi, and other cross-agencies within other public sector agencies.

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

A diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate people focussed on discovering solutions that will assist in serving our communities. 

We are guided by our values of excellence, valuing people and relationships, working collectively and being creative and innovative.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our staff to maintain the right balance between work and personal pursuits. We recognise that a healthy workforce is a productive one so we're committed to providing opportunities and incentives for our employees to look after themselves, including:   

• The State Sector Retirement Savings Scheme + Kiwisaver
• Optical allowance and fitness
• Work life balance leave
• Te Reo Māori proficiency allowance
• Provide enhanced parental leave provisions and childcare allowances.

If this opportunity appeals to you, apply now!

We are actively reviewing talent and appointments will be made once suitable candidates are identified. We encourage you to make your application today or get in touch to discuss more about how these great opportunities will fit with your career goals. 

Applications close Sunday 5 February 2023 at 11:55pm