Office Manager - Part Time

The Nest Ventures; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

The Nest Ventures in Christchurch seeks an Office Manager to keep the small team's operations running efficiently. This part-time role, 20 hours per week, is based at our Christchurch office and involves a mix of admin, finance support, and scheduling tasks.

You will handle AP/AR with our accountants, payroll administration, supplier paperwork, onboarding, and board-support duties, ensuring deadlines and records are maintained. An interest in science or farming is a plus.

Qualifications

• Back-office experience in a small business.
• Proficient with accounting software.
• Strong spreadsheet skills.

Responsibilities

• Keep the office and admin running (AP/AR, payroll, supplier/contractor paperwork, expenses).
• Support the board and investor cycle (scheduling, papers, minutes, records).
• Handle people admin (employment agreements, onboarding, leave, health and safety records).
• Organise research paperwork (trial records, ethics approvals, grant and funding deadlines).

Skills

Accounting software

Spreadsheet proficiency

Job description

Office Manager, part time, 20 hours a week. Christchurch.

This role is at a Deep Technology startup. They have about six people, one office, and a lot going on at once. They are raising capital, running trials on farm, and developing hardware. What they do not have is anyone whose job is to keep the place running properly.

What you would do

• Keep the office and the admin working. Accounts payable and receivable with our accountants, payroll administration, supplier and contractor paperwork, and expenses.
• Support the board and investor cycle. Scheduling, papers out on time, minutes, and keeping the records straight.
• Help with people admin. Employment agreements, onboarding, leave records, and health and safety documentation.
• Keep the research side organised. Trial paperwork, animal ethics approval records, grant and funding application deadlines, and the general job of making sure nothing with a due date gets missed.

What would suit

Someone who has run the back office of a small business or a busy team and enjoys it. Confident with accounting software and a spreadsheet. Organised enough to hold several threads at once, and comfortable working out how something should be done rather than being told.

You do not need agritech experience. An interest in farming or science would not hurt.

The practical bits

20 hours a week, worked flexibly across the week, based at our Christchurch office. Some weeks will be busier than others, particularly around board meetings and the capital raise.

$33-$35 per hour. Start immediately