At Te Papa Atawhai, Department of Conservation we express our spirit of service and serve Aotearoa through our purpose, Papatūānuku Thrives. Our organisational strategy, Te Kaupapa a Te Papa Atawhai, puts nature and people at the heart of everything we do. It is anchored by te reo Māori and te ao Māori, recognising that Te Tiriti o Waitangi and our whānau, hapū and iwi are central to all our mahi.

 He angitÅ«tanga: About the Role

A new role has been created to provide dedicated support to our Waikato Operations Manager on a part time 0.5FTE, 2-year fixed term contract.  You will be the first appointment to this position which allows you to work closely with the Operations Manager to shape this job into something fantastic.

You will be responsible for providing personal assistant tasks such as diary and email management, information sharing with the leadership team, and carrying out other administrative tasks through utilising DOC's existing systems. An important part of your role is to request and compile additional or supplementary information for the Operations Manager to enable decision-making, fulfil relationships with Māori and to uphold wellbeing and safety.  This role will offer you variety, through the work led by the Waikato Team. Such as working with our Treaty partner, biodiversity, facilities, community, and statutory functions. We also lead freshwater conservation projects.

You will be based in our Te Rapa office for 20 hours per week. Our business hours are Monday – Friday 8am – 4.30pm the 20 hours can be negotiated for flexibility within that boundary.

 He kōrero mōu: What we are looking for

To be successful in this role you need to have:

• Solid personal assistant experience gained through PA or administration, roles
• Organisation skills and attention to detail that will keep your manager on top of timeframes and deliverables, while also being able to adapt with changing situations and priorities
• Proven experience of working with confidential information, applying initiative, and judgement to deal with critical tasks
• Outstanding ability to use, apply or learn systems and processes in a large business or government agency environment
• Superb relationship building and communication skills
• Thorough knowledge of Microsoft suite
• Understand the work of DOC and how it contributes to New Zealand's future sustainability