Conservation Project Coordinator | Flexible Work

Te Papa Atawhai; New Zealand; Hybrid; NZD 81,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Papa Atawhai seeks a proactive Project Coordinator to drive complex conservation initiatives in Aotearoa New Zealand. You will coordinate resources, budgets, governance processes and activities, working with Project Managers and stakeholders to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.

The role focuses on maintaining documentation, monitoring costs and risks, and fostering collaborative relationships across DOC and external partners to achieve meaningful conservation outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating projects in a complex environment.
• Strong planning, organisation and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to monitor resources, budgets and reporting with high accuracy.
• Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for governance reporting.
• Familiarity with MS Office and project delivery methodologies (PRINCE2, Agile, Waterfall).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support the delivery of projects within time, cost and quality outcomes.
• Maintain high-quality project documentation, plans, registers, reports and governance papers.
• Monitor resources, budgets, forecasts, accruals, and financial reporting.
• Identify, track and escalate project risks and issues with mitigation actions.
• Build relationships across DOC and external partners to support delivery.

Skills

Project coordination

Planning and organisation

Budget monitoring

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Process improvement

MS Office

PRINCE2

Agile

Waterfall

DevOps

Tools

PRINCE2

Agile

Waterfall

DevOps

MS Office

Job description

Te Papa Atawhai seeks a proactive Project Coordinator to drive complex conservation initiatives in Aotearoa New Zealand. You will coordinate resources, budgets, governance processes and activities, working with Project Managers and stakeholders to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.

The role focuses on maintaining documentation, monitoring costs and risks, and fostering collaborative relationships across DOC and external partners to achieve meaningful conservation outcomes.