Personal Assistant to the Executive Lead Team

Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi offers the highest standards of tertiary education from certificate to doctorate levels, including programmes for international scholars of indigenous studies.  Our vision is to promote, grow and sustain Māori language, knowledge, and culture, according to tikanga Māori practice.

This is an exciting time to be part of Māori and indigenous scholarship, and our success relies on the excellence of our people and our connection to the communities that we serve. We offer a stimulating teaching, research, and professional working environment in one of our four campuses: our main campus in Whakatāne, Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Wairoa and Te Tai Tokerau (Northland). 

The Personal Assistant provides administrative and secretarial support to the executive lead team and works closely with the support team aligned to the Office of the Chief Executive to ensure efficient and effective operations. 

The position reports to the Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer and provides services to support academic and research leadership, strategic direction, relationships with stakeholders and institutional reporting to government agencies.

To undertake this role, you will need to be a self-starter, organised, and be system savvy.  Your relationship and interpersonal skills will also be exceptional.

You will also have:

·        At least 5 years’ experience in an executive/ personal assistant role.

·        Previous committee secretary experience providing formal meeting agenda, minutes, correspondence, and record management support.

·        Experience with event management or co-ordination.

·        Experience researching for, compiling, writing, and generating reports.

·        Experience using a range of Microsoft Office suite including advanced skills using Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and intermediate skills using SharePoint and Teams and other digital platforms.

·        A full, clean driver’s licence.

Knowledge of tikanga Māori and the ability to kōrero Te Reo Māori to at least an intermediate level of competency is required. 

We offer a supportive working environment and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.