Kaihāpai | Administrator (Te Tai Tokerau), Whangarei

• Team Camaraderie | Ongoing Learning & Mentoring
• Range of Allowances including Te Reo Māori and Hauora
• Whangārei, Te Tai Tokerau location
• Full Time, Permanent mahi

Te Puni Kōkiri is the government's principal policy advisor on Māori wellbeing and development. We achieve strategic influence with a focus on providing high quality policy advice and holding other agencies to account for delivering public services to, for, and with Māori. This includes our mandate to promote Māori achievement in education, training, health and economic resource development along with performing our monitoring and mentoring roles.

Our Te Tai Tokerau Rohe is looking for a Kaihāpai | Administrator to provide administration support to the Rohe. With a family-friendly, united team environment this role suits someone with a great attitude, who enjoys a laugh and is keen to kōrero.

Te whai wāhitanga | The opportunity

Reporting to the Kaitaki ā-Rohe | Regional Director the Kaihāpai wears many hats while supporting the day-to-day running of the office. Mahi includes:

• Providing administration support to the Rohe including data entry, budget monitoring and analysis, printing and using the MS Suite.
• Managing the Te Tai Tokerau vehicle fleet, including scheduling maintenance.
• Supporting Kaitaki ā-Rohe and Manukura with their schedules and travel.
• Kōrero with a wide range of kaimahi, including Advisors, Te Tari Matua (National Office) and a range of community stakeholders.
• Managing office security and emergency procedures.

The likely appointment range is $60,818 to $66,900 per annum based on skills and experience. The full grade for this role is $60,818 to $72,982.

Mōu | About you

Kaihāpai are team players and communicators who can pivot between priorities and tasks easily. We are looking for kaitono who:

• Enjoy numbers and have some basic understanding of budget analysis.
• Are tech savvy, enjoy using computers and technology, and have experience with the MS Suite.
• Are comfortable working in a te ao Māori environment, and comfortable in situations where tikanga is observed. Knowing some te reo Māori or having a willingness to learn is ideal.
• Are committed to providing a quality service to our kaimahi and external stakeholders.
• Have a full, clean drivers licence.

Tāu e whai ai | What you will get in return

Te Puni Kōkiri is a diverse and rewarding working environment full of passionate kaimahi focused on creating solutions that will help our communities. We are guided by our values of te wero, manaakitanga, he toa takitini and ture tangata.

There is more to life than just work and we encourage our kaimahi to maintain the right balance between mahi and their personal lives. Your whānau is just as important as you, so we're committed to providing incentives and opportunities that help our kaimahi and their whānau to thrive, including:

• A range of allowances including childcare, optical, hauora/wellbeing and te reo Māori proficiency
• Medical insurance discounts
• Flexible working options
• In house te reo Māori training
• Kaimahi development and career options, including study assistance
• Enhanced parental leave provisions

Te Puni Kōkiri | Ministry of Māori Development

Te Puni Kōkiri is committed to our vision of 'Whānau Taurikura' - 'Thriving Whānau'. We consider that when whānau are thriving, so do their communities, hapū, iwi and all of Aotearoa. This underpins everything we do.

Our people are at the heart of achieving this vision and it is our people who contribute to supporting Māori collective success. They do this by creating and maintaining relationships with iwi, hapū and whānau Māori and government at both a local and national level. It is this that enables Māori participation and success as Māori, and it is our people who will create a future where all whānau can thrive.

We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We believe that diversity fuels innovation and enriches our collective strength. Your unique perspectives, skills, and heritage contribute to our mission of advancing Māori aspirations and well-being.

Tono mai | Apply Now!

Ka akiākina koe kia tukuna mai tō tononga i tēnei rangi tonu, kia whakapāngia rānei tētahi Ringa Taritari e kōrero ai mō ngā painga o tēnei whai wāhitanga, me tōna hāngai ki ō whāinga ā-umanga. Nau mai rā ko ngā tononga i te reo Māori, te reo Pākehā, te reorua rānei, ka mutu, e kore tō kōwhiringa reo e whai pānga kino ki tō tononga ahakoa te aha. Ka tirohia ai e mātou ngā tononga katoa, ka mutu, kite ana mātou i te tangata tika rawa atu, ka whakatūngia ko ia.

We encourage you to apply today or get in touch with one of our Recruitment Partners to discuss how this great opportunity will fit with your career goals. We welcome applications in te reo Māori, English, or both. Please be assured that applying in te reo Māori will not slow down or affect your application.

Tukuna mai tau tono ā-ipurangi | Please submit your application online.

Īmēratia vacancy@tpk.govt.nz me he pātai āu | Please email vacancy@tpk.govt.nz with any pātai.

Ka aukati ngā tono hei te Rāhina 21 Paengawhāwhā ā te 11.55pm | Applications close on Monday 21 April at 11.55pm.

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