Executive Assistant | Kaiāwhina Matua

We are looking for a highly capable Executive Assistant who thrives in a dynamic, high-trust environment and enjoys working at the heart of senior leadership

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity based at our Wellington Office.

The role | Te tūnga  

The role sits within the Office of the Chief Executive branch supporting the General Manager for Communication and Senior Manager Executive and Government Relations.

As an Executive Assistant in this team, you will provide high quality executive and administrative support to your senior leaders. You will act as their eyes and ears across the teams, ensuring systems, processes, and workflows are effective and fit for purpose. Given the sensitive nature of the work within the branch, this role operates in a position of high trust, and the ability to exercise sound judgement, confidentiality and discretion is essential.

What you bring | Nōu te rourou   

This role would suit someone who can bring:

• Proven experience working closely with senior leaders within the public sector
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, and ability to juggle competing priorities
• A strong customer service mentality and excellent relationship-building skills.
• A flexible mindset and ability to work collaboratively as part of a team
• A proactive, solution-focused, customer service approach
• Confident, professional, engaging attitude to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us. 

Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ. 

What’s in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe

We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!

Salary range: $83,361 – $98,830 + superannuation

Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:

• Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
• Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
• 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
• City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
• State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington

About Us | Ko mātou

Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1,300+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa – data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.  

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono 

If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.

We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.

Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz  if you have any questions.

You must have a valid work permit or visa to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.  

Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.