Governance Lead - Board & Committee Programs

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Five weeks' annual leave

Job summary

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a governance professional to support effective governance across the organisation. You will lead planning and coordination of Board and Committee activity, maintain governance systems, and ensure timely, high-quality board papers.

Working with the General Counsel, you will liaise with senior leaders, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement in governance practices across NZTA.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or coordinating a governance work programme and supporting a Board within a complex organisation.
• Strong understanding of governance processes, Board requirements and compliance obligations.
• Experience preparing, reviewing and coordinating high-quality Board and Committee documentation.
• Strong information, records and document management skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Confidence working with senior leaders and building trusted relationships across an organisation.
• Ability to work effectively through ambiguity, changing priorities and tight timeframes.
• Excellent judgement, professionalism and diplomacy when managing sensitive or confidential information.
• Proactive, improvement-focused approach with simplifying processes.
• Experience using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint; knowledge of Diligent or similar governance systems.
• Legal Executive qualification or executive-level administration experience preferred.
• Knowledge of Te Ao Māori, tikanga, Te Reo Māori and Te Tiriti in the public sector would help.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end planning and coordination of Board and Committee activity.
• Maintain governance systems, frameworks and records and coordinate calendars and agendas.
• Help produce accurate, timely and high-quality Board papers and meeting packs.
• Collaborate across the organisation to meet governance requirements, standards and deadlines.
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes and deliver smarter governance support.

Skills

Governance leadership

Board coordination

Governance processes

Documentation preparation

Records management

Stakeholder relationships

Ambiguity management

Process improvement

Office tools (Diligent)

Legal/ exec admin

Te Ao Māori knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Diligent governance system

Job description

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is seeking a governance professional to support effective governance across the organisation. You will lead planning and coordination of Board and Committee activity, maintain governance systems, and ensure timely, high-quality board papers.

Working with the General Counsel, you will liaise with senior leaders, manage competing priorities and drive continuous improvement in governance practices across NZTA.