Support Officer | Wellington City

Job Description

Support Officer (Policy & Trade)

Role type: Permanent, full-time

Location: Wellington City 

Salary range: General Salary Range H: $59,559 - $69,022 depending on skills and experience.

About the role - Kōrero mō te tūranga 

We are seeking a Support Officer to join the Business Support team which sits within the Programmes and Planning directorate of Policy & Trade.

You will play an integral part within the business support team, providing logistical and administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the business unit.

As part of your role, you will also look for opportunities to improve and enhance business processes and workflows to help develop the capability of the branch support function.

As part of this role, you will:

• Coordinate and provide support for meetings, including arranging domestic travel and accommodation, catering, and providing tech support.
• Act as a goods receiver for the business unit, which includes raising purchase orders and processing invoices through effective communication with Policy & Trade staff, our accounts teams, and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate and provide general administrative and logistical support, acting as a subject matter expert for relevant MPI corporate systems and databases.
• Work flexibly and collaboratively with the Business Support team and Executive Coordinators to ensure that support for Policy & Trade is delivered effectively.
• Identify any relevant system and process improvement opportunities within the Directorates and wider business unit.

About You - Mōu

This is busy and varied role where no two days are the same. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, a solution focused approach, and a proven ability to establish effective relationships. In this role, you will have the opportunity to showcase your collaboration and organisational skills to provide a high level of support to our business.

You will enjoy working both autonomously and within a team environment, with the ability to quickly reprioritise work depending on business needs.

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Your ability to be agile, adaptable, and quick to pick things up.
• Initiative, a can-do attitude and be a team player.
• Prioritisation, planning, and work management skills in a fast-paced environment – all based on understanding the key priorities of the business.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to foster collaboration.
• An understanding of MS Office products, e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint is preferable.

About the Team - Mō tō mātou Rōpū

This is a Wellington based role reporting to the Team Manager Business Support and working alongside a collaborative team of Support Officers as well as Executive Coordinators. While you will report to the Team Manager Business Support and work closely with your team, you will have the opportunity to sit with other Policy & Trade directorates to provide efficient and timely support while building meaningful relationships.

Policy & Trade are committed to creating an environment that promotes respect, teamwork, and collaboration, to ensure that everyone is contributing to our success and achieving collective goals.

About MPI - Mō te Manatū Ahu Matua

Our role includes seizing export opportunities for our food and fibre sector, improving sector productivity, ensuring the food we produce is safe, increasing sustainable resource use, and protecting New Zealand from biological risk.

To find out more about the Ministry and what we do please click here.

Benefits of working at MPI - Ngā hua o te Mahi i te Manatū Ahu Matua

• Additional MPI leave days
• Annual Wellness payment
• Bi-annual paid eye test and contribution to the costs of corrective lenses/frames

Are you ready to make a difference? - Kua rite koe mō tēnei mahi whaitake?

We are committed to being a good partner under Te Tiriti o Waitangi which includes working closely with iwi, hapū, whānau and hāpori.

We aspire to reflect the diverse communities we serve, so we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, and identities. As an organisation, we are committed to making Manatū Ahu Matua Ministry for Primary Industries a great place to work for all.

In your cover letter we'd like to know about you, your values; your interest and motivations for this role; the abilities, strengths, personal attributes, and diverse perspectives you will bring to the role and this organisation, which may have also been gained outside of the workforce.

To view the position description and/or apply online, please click “Apply” or visit the MPI Careers Site. To apply, you must hold the right to work in New Zealand or be eligible to obtain it – click here to find out more about work visa eligibility and options.

Applications close at 11:59pm on Sunday, 11 May.

If you have any questions about the role, please email shane.gooch@mpi.govt.nz 

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