Personal Assistant

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Seeking a highly organised, experienced and motivated administrative professional
• Provide support services to two managers and wider branch
• Permanent position based in Wellington
• Salary: $60,727 - $70,625 + KiwiSaver + Wellness Benefits

Join a dynamic environment within the Health and Safety Sectoral and Health and Safety Policy teams.

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We have an opening for an experienced Personal Assistant / Team Administrator to support our Sectoral Health & Safety and Health and Safety Systems Policy teams.

These teams sit within the Workplace Relations and Safety Policy branch which is focused on issues relating to the accident compensation, employment relations and employment standards, and workplace health and safety regulatory systems.

This role will give you exposure to interesting work that significantly contributes to the wellbeing of Aotearoa. You will provide administrative support in a pragmatic and constructive way that will enable the team to keep commitments and to achieve deliverables. You will be supporting the teams to connect with internal and external stakeholders, and other ministries.

About the teams:

The Sectoral Health and Safety Policy team focuses on addressing issues in various sectors, working towards a comprehensive set of interventions to help businesses comply with their health and safety obligations. 

The Health and Safety Systems Policy team lead advice on strategic issues across work health and safety and energy safety including regulatory reform, system priorities, performance and interfaces and oversight of system levers and funding matters.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required:

• Proven experience in being a PA and Team Administrator or similar roles
  
• Diary management and competent user of Outlook, Microsoft office and other business systems (finance, HR and Document Management Systems)
  
• Skilled in using/applying processes with judgement and common sense 
  
• Strong written and interpersonal communication and relationship management skills
  

In return, we will offer you a competitive salary, development opportunities and exciting work in a fun, fast-paced team. If this sounds like the next step in your career, we would like to hear from you. For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our MBIE careers site process.

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. 

When you are ready to apply please send a CV and cover letter telling us why you're the perfect fit for this role.

All applications must be submitted via our online process.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Email Roxana Anderson at roxana.anderson@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/18096 if you have any further questions.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 7th September 2025