Legal Support Officer - Until 30June 2027

New Zealand Government; Wellington; Vor Ort; NZD 49.000 - 60.000; Teilzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Rainbow Tick accreditation

Zusammenfassung

New Zealand Government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) seeks a Legal Support Officer to provide administrative support to the Legal Division, focusing on mutual legal assistance, extradition, private international law, and treaty-making. Wellington-based role with responsibilities across legal documentation, correspondence, and research.

The position requires strong organizational and communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and with diverse

Qualifikationen

• Ability to plan and organise workload.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated interest in international law and/or international relations.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills and an ability to work successfully with a diverse range of people internally and externally.
• Competent in Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Ability to work independently in completing tasks and collaboratively with others when required

Aufgaben

• Supporting management of cases and issues in mutual legal assistance, extradition, private international law, and working with relevant legal officers to keep them informed of updates
• Managing the register for mutual assistance and extradition requests
• Prepare letters and third person notes for private international law and cover for mutual legal assistance, extradition
• Receive and transmit documents from overseas posts, local agencies, and local foreign missions;
• Liaise with overseas posts and relevant departments
• Supporting the Treaty Officer and Treaty Support Officer in the area of international treaty-making
• Support formatting, printing and binding treaty and arrangement texts in preparation for signature
• Assisting with publication of treaties in the New Zealand Treaty Series and presentation to the House of Representatives
• Support responding to treaty-related enquiries from the public and other government agencies
• General legal research and legal assistance for members of Legal Division

Kenntnisse

Plan and organise workload

Multitask

International law interest

Attention to detail

Written and verbal communication

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

About the role

The Legal Support Officer provides administrative support to MFAT’s Legal Division primarily in the areas of mutual legal assistance, extradition, private international law, and international treaty-making and research.

This role is Wellington based.

For more detail you can view a copy of the position description here

Responsibilities

• Supporting management of cases and issues in the areas of mutual legal assistance, extradition, private international law, and working with relevant legal officers to keep them informed of updates
• Managing the register for mutual assistance and extradition requests
• Prepare letters and third person notes for private international law and cover for mutual legal assistance, extradition
• Receive and transmit documents from overseas posts, local agencies, and local foreign missions;
• Liaise with overseas posts and relevant departments
• Supporting the Treaty Officer and Treaty Support Officer in the area of international treaty-making
• Support formatting, printing and binding treaty and arrangement texts in preparation for signature
• Assisting with publication of treaties in the New Zealand Treaty Series and presentation to the House of Representatives
• Support responding to treaty-related enquiries from the public and other government agencies
• General legal research and legal assistance for members of Legal Division

Qualifications

• Ability to plan and organise workload.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Demonstrated interest in international law and/or international relations.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Interpersonal skills and an ability to work successfully with a diverse range of people internally and externally.
• Competent in Microsoft Office suite of products.
• Ability to work independently in completing tasks and collaboratively with others when required

Salary

The salary for this role is $54,996 pro-rated, inclusive of our 3.5% KiwiSaver employer contribution.

Contract

This is a fixed term opportunity working 10-15 hours per week until 30 June 2027.

Benefits and Culture

Check out our benefits page to find out more about why we love working here. MFAT is Rainbow Tick accredited. We value diversity and are committed to providing an inclusive culture where everyone feels supported, valued, and a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people from a diverse range of backgrounds.

Eligibility

To be considered for this position at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade you must be a NZ citizen. You must be able to obtain and maintain a Confidential security clearance. Ordinarily, to obtain this level of clearance candidates must have sufficient checkable background in countries where meaningful and reliable checks can be undertaken. Where requisite checks are unable to be made, the candidate application may not be able to be progressed. Use this online tool to self-check your eligibility for a Confidential clearance . Please note that this tool is not part of the formal security clearance process: http://www.protectivesecurity.govt.nz/eligibility-tool

Application Deadline

Applications close at midnight on 6th November 2026