Team Assistant

About the Role

This permanent full-time position based in Wellington offers you the opportunity to provide top-tier administrative, secretarial, and coordination assistance to leaders and teams within New Zealand’s Debt Management Division (NZDM). Reporting to the Manager, Risk, you will work cross-division supporting various business functions to enable effective operations and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage emails, inboxes, and diaries efficiently to optimize leaders' and teams' schedules.
• Coordinate and arrange meetings, acting as liaison with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain and update reports, handle document editing, formatting, and printing tasks.
• Draft and develop a variety of correspondence communications.
• Create reports utilizing data from databases accurately.
• Take comprehensive meeting minutes and track action items to ensure follow-up.
• Administer resources, financial matters including invoice and payment processing, HR tasks, and travel arrangements.
• Lead and assist with event planning including logistics, presentations, and program scheduling.
• Provide administrative support for projects as required.

About You

• Experienced administrator with proven ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proactive, can-do mindset.
• Capable of prioritizing tasks and maintaining professionalism under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills and dedication to excellent customer service.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and comfortable using diverse digital tools.
• Enjoys working collaboratively and values social team environments.

About Us

The Treasury – Te Tai Ōhanga is New Zealand’s government lead advisor for economic and financial matters, committed to fostering a prosperous, sustainable, and inclusive society. The NZDM division manages government borrowing and offers expertise on financial markets and fiscal policy to support national economic stability and growth.

Benefits and Workplace Culture

• Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance.
• Five weeks of annual leave to promote wellbeing.
• An engaging social environment with events, sports teams, and employee networks.
• An inclusive culture championing diversity and collaboration, centered around the wharenui.
• Opportunities for training, professional growth, and skill development.

Compensation

The salary is band 13, ranging between NZD 64,156 and NZD 73,995 annually, commensurate with your experience and qualifications.

Additional Information

Applications close at 11:55 pm on Sunday, 13 September 2026.