Administration Support Officer

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

Coroners Court are currently looking for a Hastings based (6 month fixed term, full time) Administration Support Officer.

You will be working in a fast-changing environment that will require a high level of agility and resiliency.

You will have strong interpersonal skills that will support your work with the coronial case managers and the coroners, but also be capable of dealing with distraught family members in sensitive circumstances. An ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

You will be expected to provide excellent and highly organised administrative support to case managers and our coroners. You will need to build and maintain excellent relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

If you have the following key skills, then we would like to hear from you:

• Work effectively and calmly in stressful situations
• Be able to handle viewing photographic coronial material
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organised, great at multi-tasking and able to prioritise effectively
• Enjoy working in a reactive as well as a proactive and fast paced environment
• Professional and confident phone manner
• Exceptional record-keeping skills with accurate typing and data entry
• A good working knowledge of Word, Excel & Adobe
• Ability to work both with direction and independently
• A desire to learn and adapt
• Relevant previous experience from other similar roles

As travel may be required on occasion, you must be able to travel. You will need to hold a full New Zealand Drivers' Licence.

This is a challenging role that will allow you to utilise your empathy, administrative experience, people and relationship management skills to a high level and be part of the team that provides New Zealanders with a first-class Coronial Service.

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.

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:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

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 for this role will be between $54,343 and $74,416 based 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, 26 January; 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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