Project Administrator - Child Safety Project

Te Kura Pounamu; Wellington; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Te Kura Pounamu in Wellington is seeking a proactive Project Administrator to support the Child Safety Project team and coordinate critical safeguarding initiatives.

The role focuses on confidential administration, record-keeping, and timely reporting to ensure project milestones are met, with close collaboration to the Safeguarding Lead and Project Manager.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating projects and managing competing priorities.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality around sensitive information.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support programme and project activities.
• Maintain accurate records and filing systems.
• Track progress and report on deliverables to ensure on-time completion.

Skills

Project coordination

Time management

Communication

Confidentiality

Tools

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Teams

Excel

Job description

Job Description

1 x position

Fixed Term (November 2026 – December 2027)

Full time FTE 1.0 (40 Hours per week)

Based in our Wellington tari.

Ko wai mātou | About Us

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu (Te Kura) is New Zealand's largest school. We provide personalised and authentic learning programmes through distance education from early childhood level to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners.

Our vision is to enable our ākonga to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities.

Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this position

We're looking for an enthusiastic Project Administrator to join our Child Safety Project team and play a pivotal role in supporting the initiatives that strengthen safeguarding practices and deliver meaningful outcomes within Te Kura.

The Project Administrator is responsible for providing confidential, comprehensive and proactive coordination and administrative support to ensure the smooth execution of assigned programme and/or project related workstreams within Ākonga Hauora. This role involves coordinating and supporting programme and project activities, maintaining accurate records and filing systems, tracking and reporting on progress to help ensure that all deliverables are met and delivered on time.

This is an exciting opportunity for an organised and proactive administrator who enjoys bringing structure, coordination, and momentum to important mahi.

Working closely with the Safeguarding Lead, Project Manager, and project team members within the Ākonga Hauora wāhanga, you will enable the collaboration, and reporting that contributes to the overall success of this important project.

Ko koe tēnei | About you

• A demonstrated ability to hold a high level of professionalism and discretion and maintain confidentiality around sensitive information.
• A positive, team-focussed and can-do attitude.
• Experience coordinating projects, managing competing priorities, and keeping multiple Projects on track.
• Solid organisational and time management skills, with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with ability to maintain accurate and comprehensive project documentation.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency across the Microsoft 365 suite, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams, and Outlook.

Ngā Uara o Te Kura | Our Values

At Te Kura, we live by our values:

• Manaaki — showing respect, generosity, and care
• Whanaungatanga — building relationships and belonging
• Tika — acting fairly and honestly
• Ākonga at the Centre — guiding every decision we make

Hei whakautu | In return

Te Kura will provide you with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment and work in a team that offers genuine work flexibility as part of an organisation that makes a difference to ākonga (students) across New Zealand.

Applications close at 11:59pm Thursday 12 November 2026