Administration Coordinator - Richmond - NPHS

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern; Richmond; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern invites applications for an Administration Coordinator based in Richmond.

You will join the National Public Health Service (NPHS) to provide day-to-day administration and coordination support across the service, including meeting coordination, documentation, financial and procurement processes, and data administration for programmes such as school-based immunisation.

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 day-to-day administration and coordination support across the NPHS service.
• Support public health teams and leaders with meeting coordination, documentation, financial and procurement processes, business systems and records, service monitoring and data administration for programmes such as school-based immunisation.

Skills

Office administration

Database management

Coordination

MS Office 365

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

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Administration Coordinator - Richmond - NPHS

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

• Contribute to transforming the future of health in this Administration Coordinator role
• Provide essential administration and coordination support to a busy public health team in Te Tauihu/ Nelson Marlborough region.
• Permanent, Full- time position based in Richmond

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 within the National Public Health Service, you will be part of the wider Administration team, working alongside other Administration Coordinators to provide day-to-day administration and coordination support across the service. This varied role includes supporting public health teams and leaders with meeting coordination, documentation, financial and procurement processes, business systems and records, service monitoring, and data administration for programmes such as school-based immunisation. Your work will help teams operate safely and effectively, supporting public health programmes that contribute to prevention, protection, wellbeing, and improved health outcomes for communities.

Please note :This role is upto 1.0 FTE, with flexible FTE arrangements available by agreement.

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.