Administration Coordinator - Mana Ake - Christchurch - NPHS

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 27,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – Southern, Christchurch, is seeking an Administration Coordinator for the Mana Ake programme. The role provides essential day-to-day administrative support and coordination to the regional health protection team, enabling delivery of work programmes and emergency responses.

You will work with a range of teams and stakeholders, contribute to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action, and bring experience in office administration and MS Office 365 in a medium to large

Qualifications

• Proven experience in office administration, databases and coordination supporting a manager and team.
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action.
• Experience working in a medium to large complex organisation or other government agency.
• Intermediate skills in the MS Office 365 suite.

Responsibilities

• Provide essential day-to-day administrative support and coordination to the regional health protection team.
• Support work programmes delivery and contribute to emergency responses as required.
• Assist with local administration activities in the area based in Canterbury.

Skills

Office administration

Databases

Coordination

Te Tiriti o Waitangi

MS Office 365

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

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Administration Coordinator - Mana Ake - Christchurch - NPHS

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern – Christchurch, South Island

• Contribute to transforming the future of health in this Administration Coordinator role
• Support a passionate team of Public Health professionals
• Permanent, part-time 0.5 FTE position based in Canterbury

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is the country's largest employer, delivering universal public healthcare to 5 million New Zealanders. We provide essential hospital, specialist, and community health services across 80+ locations from large urban centres to rural towns and remote communities. Our goal is to improve health outcomes for all New Zealanders by delivering equitable, accessible and innovative care.

About the Role

As an Administration Coordinator, you will provide essential day-to-day administrative support and coordination to the regional health protection team, enabling the team and wider service to deliver on work programmes effectively. This role will include a wide variety of tasks supporting the regional protection programmes to be embedded across Te Waipounamu, which will vary over time. Contributing administrative support into emergency responses will be an important role. This position may also support some local administration activities in the area you are based.

About the Service

The National Public Health Service (NPHS) within Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, work towards Pae Ora (healthy futures) for all by engaging with the wider determinants that impact people's health, focusing on oranga/wellbeing, prevention, protection, and population-level intervention. We are connected across boundaries to deliver public health services that are nationally planned, regionally delivered and locally tailored.

About you

As an Administration Coordinator, you will be a proactive and enthusiastic individual who works well as part of a team but can use your initiative and work independently when needed. You will be required to work with a range of teams and audiences in this role, so you will need to be an excellent communicator who can engage with stakeholders and network across the NPHS Te Waipounamu regional teams and the wider organisation.

• Proven experience in office administration, databases and coordination supporting a manager and team
• Experience in implementing Te Tiriti o Waitangi in action.
• Experience working in a medium to large complex organisation or other government agency
• Intermediate skills in the MS Office 365 suite

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Thursday, 08 October 2026.