Executive Assistant at NZ Police, Wellington - Hutt Valley;Wellington - Porirua;Wellington - Tawa;Wellington - Upper Hutt;Wellington

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long-term change.

Executive Assistant

• Based at Police National Headquarters in Wellington   
• Permanent – full-time
• JR 5987519
• Five positions available

Mō te tūnga | About the role

This is a unique opportunity to work at the heart of New Zealand Police, providing trusted, high-quality executive support to a member of Police’s Executive. You will support and enable your senior leader to be organised, informed, and ready to make decisions that support our people and the communities we serve.

You will support a tier three member of Police’s Executive and will be part of the functional group they lead. You will also provide relevant and required support to the wider business group of which you are domiciled within.

The role requires flexibility, sound judgement, discretion, and the confidence to manage competing and changing priorities. An ability to work under pressure whilst managing competing demands is critical, as is the ability to identify, prioritise and escalate where required. Successful candidates will demonstrate initiative and high levels of motivation for their work.

If you are calm under pressure, highly organised, curious, and motivated by work that makes a real difference, this role offers variety, purpose, and the chance to contribute to a high-performing team.

The five business groups that are recruiting an Executive Assistant are:

• The People (HR) Group
• Media and Communications
• Deployment
• Investigations, Serious and Organised Crime
• Road Policing and District Support

You will be asked to express an interest in the positions you are most interested in when applying.

Successful candidates will report directly to the leader of the business group.  

Key Accountabilities:

• Keep your Executive organised and well positioned through proactive diary management, meeting coordination, correspondence, email management, travel, and logistics.
• Make sure your Executive has the right information, papers, briefings, and context at the right time.
• Use technology and information management systems confidently to support efficient ways of working.
• Capture clear meeting notes, decisions, and action points, and follow up to help keep work moving.
• Build a strong understanding of your Executive’s business group, priorities, stakeholders, and operating rhythm.
• Support the broader business group as and when required.
• Maintain awareness of priorities across the Office of the Commissioner so you can connect information, anticipate needs, and support collaboration.
• Develop trusted working relationships with the broader business group leadership team, other Executive Assistants, Chief Advisors, Police’s Governance function and a wide range of other internal and external stakeholders.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

We are looking for someone who brings strong organisation, initiative, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to supporting others to succeed. Your skills and experience matter, but so does how you work: your judgement, integrity, values, adaptability, and ability to contribute to a positive, high-performing team.

Previous Executive Assistant experience is an advantage, but we are also interested in people who can show strong transferable skills, including:

• Planning, prioritising, calendar management, and event coordination.
• Managing correspondence, inboxes, information, or competing requests.
• Communicating clearly, maintaining confidentiality, building relationships, and staying composed when priorities change.

This role is at the Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information about the expectations for this level.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:

Executive Assistant.pdf

Security Clearance

To be eligible for this role, you may be asked to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET national security clearance. 

The minimum criteria for this level of national security clearance is:

NZ Citizen who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years, or: 

• A Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in NZ for the last 10 years, or
• A citizen of or has resided continuously in one or more of the following countries for the last 10 years: Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, or United States of America, and has a background that can be verified by the NZSIS.

Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a security clearance. Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process:  

http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you. Click apply now and submit a tailored CV and application form that shows the skills, experience, and strengths you would bring to this role. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be completed, including reference checks, drug and alcohol testing, and police vetting before any written offer is made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers 

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.  

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the Police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process. 

Please note: Applications close at 5:00pm on Monday 13 July 2026. We may review applications and contact candidates before the close date.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Recruitment Manager emma.meates@police.govt.nz.