Project Administrator

Cultivate; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Jora New Zealand is seeking a proactive planner/coordinator to support senior leadership in planning and delivering niche nationwide projects. You will work closely with the Managing Director in a small, specialist team to keep projects organised and on track.

This role goes beyond admin tasks; you will own your projects, manage data, liaise with clients and the public, and help ensure high-quality outputs across reports, notices and materials.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinating relevant materials, from forms to public notices to reports
• Maintaining and checking data using Access and Excel
• Processing responses using dedicated management software
• Quality checking documents, data and materials before release
• Liaising directly with clients and (at times) the public
• Take full ownership of your work, seeing tasks through to completion
• Apply rigorous attention to detail when checking documents and materials
• Communicate professionally and maintain a neutral stance with all stakeholders
• Stay flexible and resilient, taking on extra tasks when workloads increase
• Enjoy working with systems and technology, and are confident picking up new software and processes as you go
• Are comfortable being proactive, following things up and escalating issues when needed
• Like having your own projects to run with, rather than doing the same thing every day
• Are genuinely interested in working with a small team on niche projects
• Have a sound geographical knowledge of New Zealand

Job description

Jora New Zealand will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Interested in working on niche nationwide projects? This is an opportunity to get involved in the planning and delivery of unique projects.

About the Role | Mō te Tūranga

Interested in working on niche nationwide projects? This is an opportunity to get involved in the planning and delivery of unique projects, while building specialist experience in an industry you may be keen to learn more about. You'll support senior leadership and work closely alongside the Managing Director in planning and delivering successful projects, working within a small, specialist team.

This isn’t a role where you’ll simply be ticking off a list of admin tasks. You’ll have your own projects and responsibilities to run with, while supporting the wider team to keep projects organised, accurate and on track.

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• Co-ordinating relevant materials, from forms to public notices to reports
• Maintaining and checking data using Access and Excel
• Processing responses using dedicated management software
• Quality checking documents, data and materials before release
• Liaising directly with clients and (at times) the public
• Take full ownership of your work, seeing tasks through to completion
• Apply rigorous attention to detail when checking documents and materials
• Communicate professionally and maintain a neutral stance with all stakeholders
• Stay flexible and resilient, taking on extra tasks when workloads increase
• Enjoy working with systems and technology, and are confident picking up new software and processes as you go
• Are comfortable being proactive, following things up and escalating issues when needed
• Like having your own projects to run with, rather than doing the same thing every day
• Are genuinely interested in working with a small team on niche projects
• Have a sound geographical knowledge of New Zealand