Corporate Services Officer

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Looking for a varied and interesting role where no two days are the same?

We have a permanent full-time position, working with a small friendly team of other CSO's, reporting to the Corporate Services Manager, Northern.

About this role| Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

The Corporate Services team is part of the wider Enterprise Services Group and is responsible for providing sustainable, efficient and effective corporate services and infrastructure support, within Customs.

As a Corporate Services Officer, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and administrative functions as required by Customs. You will have a client centric focus, with a professional attitude, high integrity, calm manner and sound judgement, ensure quality standards are maintained.  You will be based at one of our two corporate occupancies; you will be required to work at the other locations, on occasion.

This role is dynamic and busy.  It offers variety and requires a component of activity that would suit someone not wanting to be fully desk-based and is able to manage light lifting and standing.  This role will allow opportunity to build strong work relationships across Customs business units, nationally.

What you'll be doing…

• Purchasing goods and services, including obtaining quotes, purchase order preparation and goods receipting.
• Uniform ordering, issue and recording duties.
• Mail and courier distributions.
• Arranging building services repairs and maintenance.
• Security system maintenance and programming.
• Staff and visitor passes and security access cards issue.
• General motor vehicle fleet management
• Assisting with Corporate tasks at other Custom locations
• Undertaking general administrative tasks.

Hours of work are between 08.00am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday (inclusive). The salary range for this role is between $56,215 - $70,056 (commensurate with skills and experience).

Please note whilst this role is predominantly located in the Mangere area, there will be times when you will be required to work at other Auckland Customhouse locations (including Auckland CBD).

What we offer | He aha mātou e tuku

At Customs | Te Mana Ārai, we aim to create a great place to work, where our people have a sense of belonging and the capability and desire to meet our future challenges.  We are an organisation that is clear about our mission and this is underpinned by Te Pou Tokomanawa (the Foundations) and our Whanonga Pono (Values). Our work really matters to the safety and success of New Zealand.

We care about well-being, personal growth, and job satisfaction, which is supported through:

• offering on-the-job training, formal courses, and the chance to move across diverse roles
• fostering inclusive and supportive team environment with vibrant social and cultural groups
• providing discounted health insurance
• three days of service holidays, in addition to four weeks of annual leave.

Requirements to apply | Ngā paearu hei tono

To join Customs in any role you must be a New Zealand Citizen or NZ Permanent Resident*.

(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resides in NZ at time of application;

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resides in NZ at time of application, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past five years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. You will be required to provide overseas police certificates for these periods spent outside of New Zealand.

Applicants must have New Zealand Citizenship or have New Zealand Permanent Residency and be able to obtain and maintain an organisational security clearance. The successful applicant will also be required to pass an initial drug test.

How to apply | Me pehea te whakauru

Please apply online and submit a CV. We'll have a couple of competency questions for you so it's a good idea to set aside some time to apply.

For further information about this role, please contact recruitment@customs.govt.nz

Applications for this position need to be submitted online only via our Customs careers website or Seek (Government Jobs online). We do not accept applications sent direct to an email address.

Please note that we encourage you to apply early as we may close the advert before the deadline date, due to the high interest of applications received.

Applications close at 11pm on Friday, 21^st March 2025

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace.  We provide equal employment opportunities, consider flexible working arrangements and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role.