Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Position Title: Coordinator
Team and Group: Ministerial and Executive Services, Performance and Governance
Position Type: Fixed Term or Secondment until May 2026, Full Time (38 hours per week)
Location: Wellington CBD office (Queens Wharf)
Salary: $62,867 - $76,122 per annum (+ KiwiSaver)
About the Ministry of Transport | He kupu mō mātou Te Manatū Waka
The Ministry of Transport is an impartial, expert and trusted adviser to government, shaping transport for New Zealand. We work to deliver a well-functioning transport system that helps grow New Zealand's economy and productivity. The Ministry's values are integrity, excellence and collaboration.
About the opportunity | Ngā whakamārama mō te tūnga
Ready for your next move? An internal secondment to the Ministers office has created a new opportunity in our Ministerial and Executive Services team. The Ministerial and Executive Services team are responsible for the Ministry's corporate accountability documents, planning and reporting and official correspondence functions. Recently, a new operating model was established to deliver functions more efficiently and better support the Ministry to meet its statutory obligations and performance targets.
As one of the coordinators in the Ministerial and Executive Services team you'll be engaging with teams and colleagues across the Ministry, providing high-quality customer service and support. You will add value by making these functions and tasks run smoothly, easy for other teams to complete and delivered to a high standard. This is an exciting opportunity to utilise your coordination skills and experience and be part of implementing a new way of working.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing the flow of all official correspondence
- Compiling the Weekly Report for the Minister
- Coordinate the Ministry's responses to coronial findings and Transport Accident Investigation Commission reports
- Providing coordination support to select committee processes, including annual review and estimates
What you'll bring | Te wāhi ki a koe
- A tertiary qualification
- Relevant coordination experience
- Experience working with in a similar ministerial environment and/or knowledge in the machinery of government
- Experience in the review, design, mapping and implementation of business processes
- Experience in utilising working relationships to improve business practices
- Experience operating in a fast paced and changeable work environment
- Demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated proficient time management and organisational skills
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office tools and products
Salary range | Whānuitanga Utu ā-Tau
The base salary range budget for this position is $62,867 - $76,122 per annum + KiwiSaver. The salary offered will reflect skills and experience.
What we offer | Te wāhi ki a mātou
- Supportive work environment and individual development plans
- Additional Ministry leave days
- A range of health and wellbeing benefits including wellbeing days
- Modern offices discreetly located right on the wharf with collaborative working spaces, showers, storage for bicycles/scooters and personal lockers
- A welcoming range of employee networks.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tono mai
To view the job description, or apply online, click Apply. Please include a CV and cover letter highlighting your relevant skills and experience.
To apply for this role, you must have right to live and work in New Zealand. You will need to be based in Wellington or ready to relocate. Other locations will not be considered.
Applications close midnight, Wednesday 25 June 2025.
For further information or to speak confidentially, please contact Senior Recruitment Adviser, Rebecca Bakker at r.bakker@transport.govt.nz.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds, orientations, and identities. We aim to have a Ministry that represents the wider Aotearoa that we serve. We champion diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels relevant, valued, supported and a sense of belonging.
For any support or accessibility needs during our recruitment process, please contact us at applications@transport.govt.nz
Please note, we are not engaging with recruitment agencies to fill this vacancy and unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.