Grants Officer

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

As a Grants Officer, you will apply legislation and policy to manage a range of files providing quality and timely decisions on applications for legal aid and reply to requests for information.

After your initial 3 months employment you could be working from your home a couple of days a week and the balance of the week would be in the Ministry of Justice Office based at Ellerslie.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

To be successful in this role you will have strong communication skills, a willingness to go the extra mile, empathy and resilience. You will enjoy a fast-paced work environment where you can go home feeling like you are really making a difference

Mō mātou/About us

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

We are a friendly and diverse group, and we are all great communicators and relationship builders. You will have lots of colleagues to help you as you learn the business. We encourage and inspire our teams through energy, enthusiasm, integrity and a consistent focus on what is important - excellent customer service.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• Start your employment with 4.4 weeks of paid annual leave, increasing to five weeks after five years' employment. You will also receive a supplementary week of long service leave once every five years.
• Contribution to prescriptions for glasses
• Discount on private health care
• Access to a Te Reo Māori Allowance (based on Te Taura Whiri Māori Language Commission Assessment).
• Actual and reasonable sick and domestic leave from employment commencement.
• Employee Assistance Programme which provides a professional, confidential and free counselling services.

See our full range of benefits here.

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary range for this role will be between $58,729 - $80,794 dependent on skills and experience.

Tono mai/Apply

To apply, click the Apply button below to be directed to our Careers Website. You can view a detailed position description here, as well as complete an online application form by attaching your CV and cover letter.

Applications close on Sunday 16 February; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

If you have any questions, please contact recruitment@justice.govt.nz

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