Coronial Case Manager

Ministry of Justice - New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 67,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.4 weeks holiday

Flexible work hours

Online professional development portal

Inclusive networks

Job summary

Ministry of Justice - New Zealand is seeking a coroners court case manager, ideally based in Wellington, to coordinate matters referred to the coroner in the Wellington office. You will support a resident coroner and may assist other coroners or regions as needed.

This role combines administrative expertise with people and relationship management to provide a first-class coronial service to New Zealanders. You will engage with stakeholders, manage electronic files, and support court processes

Qualifications

• Ability to work calmly in stressful situations.
• Capacity to view graphic coronial material.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly organised with strong prioritisation and multitasking.
• Strong record-keeping and accurate data entry.
• Proficient in Word and Excel.
• Experience in similar roles.

Responsibilities

• Gather all inquiry information and reports (physical and electronic) and present concisely to the coroner.
• Case manage large volumes of electronic files while keeping physical files.
• Maintain the CMS electronic database, keeping it up to date and accurate.
• Liaise with stakeholders and government agencies, including police and others.
• Contribute to monitoring and reporting on coroner's court activities.
• Arrange and support the coroner to conduct a preliminary hearing or inquest.

Skills

Stress management

Graphic material handling

Written & verbal communication

Organisation & multitasking

Record-keeping & data entry

Word & Excel

Independence / initiative

Experience in similar roles

Tools

CMS database

Job description

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

As a coroners court case manager, you will ideally be based in Wellington and will work alongside a resident coroner. You will be responsible for co-ordinating all matters referred to the coroner in the Wellington office. On occasion, there may be times when you are called upon to assist on other matters or other coroners outside your region.

Job Description

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

As a coroners court case manager, you will ideally be based in Wellington and will work alongside a resident coroner. You will be responsible for co-ordinating all matters referred to the coroner in the Wellington office. On occasion, there may be times when you are called upon to assist on other matters or other coroners outside your region.

This is a challenging and interesting role that will allow you to utilise your administrative experience, people and relationship management skills to a high level and be part of the team that provides New Zealanders with a first-class coronial service.

These key responsibilities will include

• gathering all inquiry information and reports both physical and electronic and be able to present the information to the coroner concisely.
• case management of large volumes of electronic files (while keeping a physical files)
• maintaining our electronic database (CMS) is up to date, complete and accurate.
• liaising and providing information to stakeholders and government agencies, in particular, our interested parties, police and others.
• contribute to monitoring and reporting on coroner's court activities.
• ability to arrange and support your coroner to conduct a preliminary hearing or court take an inquest.

You will have strong interpersonal skills that will support your work with the coroners, but also be capable of dealing with distraught family members in sensitive circumstances. An ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds is essential.

Ō Pūkenga/Skills And Experience

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we have outlined and believe you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you!

If you have the following key skills, then we would like to hear from you:

• work effectively and calmly in stressful situations
• be able to handle viewing graphic coronial material
• have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• highly organised, able to prioritise and multi task
• exceptional record-keeping skills with accurate typing and data entry
• a good working knowledge of word and excel
• ability to work both with direction and independently
• relevant previous experience from any other similar roles

This is a challenging role that will allow you to utilise your empathy, case management experience, people and relationship management skills to a high level and be part of the team that provides New Zealanders with a first-class coronial service.

Mō mātou/About us

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

Benefits

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $67,066 and $85,567 based on skills and experience.

Applications close on 6 September; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

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