PA/Team Administrator

• Be part of the team that shapes MBIE Cyber Security Assurance landscape.
• Enjoy a well-structured environment interacting positively with people from all walks of life.
• Demonstrate your superior administration, organization and coordination skills. 
• Salary $ 60,727- $ 70,625 + Kiwisaver + Wellness Benefits, Wellington CBD, Permanent full-time role.

The Cyber Security Assurance team is responsible for all cyber security assurance across existing cyber security controls and the evaluation, testing and authorisation prior to and after system changes. 

We work hard on interesting topics and with a range of diverse stakeholders.  We work collaboratively and harness the knowledge and ideas of others with different perspectives and experience.  We celebrate success, support each other on the challenges, and importantly, we enjoy what we do.

The PA/ Team Administrator will perform a diverse role that lends administration and communication support to a busy, fluid team. Things evolve quickly and we need someone who can respond, quickly, calmly and with complete information to guide scenarios to a positive outcome.

The role will span the breadth of the administrative processes, from people leader calendar management, responding to a busy inbox, through to anticipating the needs of a diverse team of Cyber Security specialists.
 

MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements.  Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

• You will have experience in administration with relevant workplace examples.
• You will be confident engaging with our diverse stakeholders.
• You will have clear communication skills, being confident and able to clearly communicate is a key skill required for this role.
• You will enjoy working in a heavily team focused environment. The team strongly believes we work best when we work together. 
• You will be a passionate learner, always keen to pick up new skills and understand new ideas. 
• Excellent attention to detail and organization. 
• Must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
   

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Matt Guy at matt.guy@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17532 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on 30th of June 2025