Assurance Administrator

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Step into a key support role with MBIE
• Fixed term or secondment opportunity through until November 2025
• Either Christchurch or Wellington location
• Salary range: $55,624-$65,829

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term role for an Assurance Administrator reporting to the Manager Compliance and Assurance within Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery.

This role will be supporting logistical planning of technical performance and specialist reviews of Territorial Authorities and Building Consents throughout New Zealand and management of this data.  Along with managing the maintenance of the earthquake prone building register, as well as monitoring several inboxes which are the responsibility of the Compliance and Assurance team.

This is a challenging role where attention to detail is paramount.
 

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana -

Skills and Experience Required
 

• Experience managing administrative processes
• Experience with legal or regulatory processes and systems
• Strong communication skills, verbal and written
• Ability to organise and prioritise workloads effectively, to ensure high quality results within deadlines
• Excellent customer service skills and experience in a client facing role
• Must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Sarah Hutcheson at sarah.hutcheson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17206 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Sunday 4 May 2025