Salary :
$61,466 - 73,903 yearly
Permanent position available to for an Administration Officer to join the team in Palmerston North.
In this busy and varied role you are responsible for coordinating meetings, rooms, video conferencing equipment, visitor car parks and MSD pool car booking requests. You also be responsible for fleet management, catering, data entry, scanning, health & safety, reconciliations and other ad-hoc administration support services as required.
Your welcoming approach, manaakitanga and excellent communication skills will help you support our team and ensure things are running smoothly. You are a quick learner who navigates computer and administration systems with ease. A fast paced, pressured environment is where you work best and you enjoy interacting with people from diverse backgrounds. Most of all, you pride yourself on your exceptional customer service skills, empathy and high attention to detail. You love going the extra mile and anticipating needs before they arise.
You also have strengths in the following areas:
Benefits
The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy advice to government, and assistance including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
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Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.
We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. You can find out more about our values here.
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