Programme Coordinator - Strategy, Regulation & Governance

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible start times

Meaningful work

Job summary

Transpower is seeking a proactive administrator to provide business and financial support within the Grid Pricing team. This 13-month fixed-term role involves coordinating meetings, processing invoices, budgets, and reporting, with a focus on improving processes and ensuring smooth operations.

You will collaborate across the SRG division, support project coordination, travel and governance activities, and contribute to a reliable electricity system as New Zealand moves toward a net-zero future.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administration, business or office support roles (ideally 5+ years).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities with structured, methodical approaches.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills with stakeholder engagement.
• Experience supporting managers and teams, with project scheduling and progress updates.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and business systems.

Responsibilities

• Providing day-to-day administration and business support, including coordinating meetings, workshops, travel, and team events; distributing papers and taking minutes; and supporting reporting, onboarding and offboarding.
• Supporting financial administration, including purchase orders, invoices, vendor set-up, monthly accruals, and budget information.
• Managing information, communications, and documentation accurately and confidentially, while leading or supporting improvements to processes, tools and ways of working.
• Coordinating business projects by maintaining plans and schedules, tracking progress, preparing updates and reporting, and supporting project leads and decision-making.
• Supporting pricing reviews and consultations, including coordinating customer input and responses.

Skills

Administration experience

Project coordination

Budgeting / financial support

Stakeholder engagement

MS Office / business systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Business systems

Job description

13-month fixed-term role providing business and financial administration support

• Varied work including project coordination, scheduling and progress updates
• Keep activities running smoothly and improve processes and ways of working

Our purpose is to empower the energy future for New Zealand - a future that delivers a net-zero carbon economy and a reliable, secure electricity system. At the forefront of the energy sector, Transpower owns and operates the national electricity transmission system and fulfils the System Operator role. Our work supports homes, communities, industries, and the transition to a low-emissions future.

Role context

This role sits within our Grid Pricing team in the Strategy, Regulation & Governance (SRG) division, reporting to the Head of Grid Pricing. You'll provide professional administration and business support across the team and wider division. Your focus will be anticipating day-to-day needs, keeping activities organised and supporting financial processes, reporting and project coordination. You'll work with people across the division to coordinate meetings and travel, manage information and identify practical improvements to everyday administration.

About the team

The Grid Pricing team is a small, high-performing, and influential group responsible for administering how Transpower's grid costs (approximately $1B annually) are recovered from customers. Within the broader SRG division, the team contributes to ensuring Transpower meets its commercial, regulatory, and strategic obligations.

The division provides leadership and coordination across:

• Business strategy and strategic initiatives
• Regulatory and legal advice
• Sustainability programmes and delivery
• Governance and secretariat support to the Transpower Board and Executive Leadership Team

The opportunity - 13-month parental leave cover

Provide high-quality administration, business, and financial support to both the Grid Pricing team and the wider SRG division, with your time expected to be split roughly equally between them as needs change. You'll liaise across Transpower and with external partners where required. Working with initiative and sound judgement, you'll keep day-to-day activities running smoothly while supporting projects, financial processes, and continuous improvement.

Varied work includes:

• Providing day-to-day administration and business support, including coordinating meetings, workshops, travel, and team events; distributing papers and taking minutes; and supporting reporting, onboarding and offboarding
• Supporting financial administration, including purchase orders, invoices, vendor set-up, monthly accruals, and budget information
• Managing information, communications, and documentation accurately and confidentially, while leading or supporting improvements to processes, tools and ways of working
• Coordinating business projects by maintaining plans and schedules, tracking progress, preparing updates and reporting, and supporting project leads and decision-making
• Supporting pricing reviews and consultations, including coordinating customer input and responses

What will you bring?

You'll bring sound judgement, a practical approach and proven experience providing administration and business support to managers and teams. You'll communicate confidently, build effective stakeholder relationships and provide practical project coordination support when required. Organised, detail-focused and proactive, you'll enjoy managing a myriad of priorities while maintaining high standards of accuracy and service.

Your CV and cover letter will demonstrate:

• Proven experience in administration, business or office support roles (ideally 5+ years)
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a structured and methodical way
• Strong attention to detail while working at pace
• Experience supporting managers and teams, with the ability to assist with project schedules and progress updates
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills and stakeholder engagement
• Experience using Microsoft Office and business systems

Also advantageous:

• Experience working in a regulated or infrastructure environment
• Exposure to financial or procurement processes
• Experience supporting governance, reporting or compliance-related activities
• Understanding of the electricity sector or pricing / regulatory environments

Join us at Transpower!

Aotearoa is powered by the people who work here. With over 28 nationalities, our people bring diverse perspectives, knowledge and experience that they love to share. Build your knowledge of a growing and important sector in a supportive environment offering meaningful work, and flexible start and finish times.

Next steps

Build enduring relationships and contribute to work that supports how Transpower meets its regulatory obligations and operates critical national infrastructure.

Applications close Thursday 5 November. We will review applications as they are received and may begin screening conversations before the closing date.