Executive Assistant to Māori Health & Equity Leader

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is seeking a Pou Whakaturuki Executive Assistant in New Plymouth, Taranaki. The role is full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week) and focuses on keeping the directorate well-organised, responsive and on track with priorities.

You will manage diaries, prepare agendas, take minutes and maintain action registers while supporting Pouwhakahaere and the wider directorate. Strong Microsoft 365 skills and respectful relationships with whānau and partners are

Qualifications

• Proven administration or executive support experience with the ability to manage competing deadlines and a busy diary.
• Strong MS 365 skills including email, documents, spreadsheets and filing.
• Ability to coordinate meetings, prepare agendas, record minutes and track actions.

Responsibilities

• Manage diary commitments and meeting requests, prepare agendas and correspondence.
• Organise hui and travel, take accurate minutes and maintain action registers.
• Support directorate inboxes and referral processes; ensure information is easy to find and responses are timely.

Skills

Executive support

Diary management

Written communication

Attention to detail

Discretion

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint/OneDrive

Job description

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is seeking a Pou Whakaturuki Executive Assistant in New Plymouth, Taranaki. The role is full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week) and focuses on keeping the directorate well-organised, responsive and on track with priorities.

You will manage diaries, prepare agendas, take minutes and maintain action registers while supporting Pouwhakahaere and the wider directorate. Strong Microsoft 365 skills and respectful relationships with whānau and partners are