Personal Assistant

JobSpace; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Subsidised health insurance

Income protection insurance

22 days annual leave

Social events

Well-being focus

Sustainability focus

Job summary

Deloitte New Zealand in Christchurch is seeking a dedicated Personal Assistant to join the team on a full-time, permanent basis. You will provide high-quality, end-to-end executive support across both Technology & Transformation and Strategy, Risk & Transactions, working closely with three Partners, and you will manage diaries, travel, meeting arrangements and a range of administrative tasks.

In addition, you will help coordinate office-wide events, support systems and client deliverables, and

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar Personal Assistant role.
• Strong organizational skills and multitasking.
• Excellent attention to detail and initiative.
• Strong client focus and stakeholder communication.
• Ability to build internal and external working relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Commitment to continuous learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end executive support across diary and inbox management.
• Coordinate key initiatives and partner travel and meeting arrangements.
• Deliver efficient administrative support to Partners.
• Support office-wide events and activities in Christchurch.
• Manage systems and ensure CRM, timekeeping and billing tools are up to date.
• Prepare client deliverables with high-quality formatting in PowerPoint and Word.

Skills

Organisational skills

Multitasking

Attention to detail

Client focus

Stakeholder communication

Relationship building

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Our Christchurch office is seeking a Personal Assistant to join the team in a full-time, permanent position. This role will provide dedicated support across both our Technology & Transformation (T&T) and Strategy, Risk & Transactions (SR&T) teams, working closely with three Partners.

Reporting directly to the Partners, you will provide high-quality, end-to-end executive support across a broad range of activities. This includes diary and inbox management, coordinating key initiatives, managing travel and meeting arrangements, and delivering efficient administrative support to the Partners. In addition, you will play a key role in supporting office-wide events and activities within the Christchurch office, helping to foster a professional, well-connected, and collaborative working environment.

Job Description

The impact you'll make:

• Travel and Event Coordination: Anticipating and coordinating travel logistics, accommodations, and meeting arrangements, with added support for internal and external events.
• Financial Administration: Handling expenses, processing of invoicing for Partners, and supporting the wider team with financial processes.
• Diary Management: Proactively managing schedules, ensuring efficient meeting arrangements, and swiftly resolving any potential conflicts.
• Systems Management: Updating and maintaining vital business applications such as CRM, time management, and billing systems.
• Document Excellence: Preparing, formatting, and quality assuring high-calibre client deliverables. Ensuring consistency, accuracy, and alignment with firm standards using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and other business applications.
• Culture Leader: Actively contributing to office culture development, driving initiatives, and assisting in effective communication management.
• Efficiency Enhancement: Developing and maintaining streamlined office systems to optimize productivity.
• Communication Liaison: Proactively managing correspondence and inquiries with professionalism and accuracy, ensuring prompt responses.
• Collaborative Integration: Collaborating seamlessly with fellow support team members across the organization.
• Events and Meeting Management Support; this may include supporting Partners with logistics, material and content and ensuring the event/meeting is a success.
• Office-wide Support: Providing delivery support to the broader office administration group, such as providing support for full office events.

Qualifications

Your expertise:

• Previous experience in a similar role, with a professional but also personable character.
• Strong organisational skills, seasoned at multitasking, prioritisation and juggling competing priorities.
• Exceptional attention to detail and the creative use of initiative in forward planning.
• Strong client focus with the ability to communicate to a variety of stakeholders.
• The ability to build a network of strong working relationships both internally and externally.
• Proficiency across Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and development.

Additional Information

We are driven to create an impact that matters at every opportunity. Supported by a strong leadership team and member firms from over 150 countries across the globe, Deloitte New Zealand is in the business of solving complex problems.

Over our 175-year history, we have built a reputation for impactful delivery across audit and assurance, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, and technology services.

Deloitte in Aotearoa recognises the uniqueness of our country identified in our founding document, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We uphold our responsibility(s) to the founding document and acknowledge Māori as the Tangata Whenua/Indigenous people.

We are driven by our desire to create positive outcomes for our clients, communities, and people. Our purpose is to make an impact that matters. Everything we do is with intent - the intent to make a meaningful difference.

Our shared values are at the heart of everything we do. Living these values, including 'taking care of each other' and 'fostering inclusion', is essential to ensuring everyone feels included at work and able to reach their full potential.

For us to succeed and thrive as an organisation, we understand the importance of creating a culture where diverse perspectives matter and where everyone is given an equal opportunity to grow and develop.

We hold a simple belief - that our people's hard work should be recognised and rewarded beyond their remuneration. We have reimagined what 'work' looks like and how we can empower all our people to create a work experience that is distinct to their needs. Founded on concepts of trust, balance, wellbeing and the importance of personal connection, this is the Deloitte experience.

• Subsidised health insurance
• Income protection insurance
• 22 days annual leave
• Social events, social sports teams, and monthly firm drinks
• A focus on wellness and well-being
• A focus on the environment and sustainability
• And much more

We believe the strongest teams are made up of diverse individuals and we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognise that women and individuals from under-represented backgrounds may hesitate to apply if they don't meet all criteria.