Project Coordinator

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.4 weeks holiday leave

Flexible work hours where possible

Inclusive networks

Job summary

Ministry of Justice in Wellington is seeking a permanent, full-time Project Coordinator to support workstreams within Productivity & Collaboration Services. You will work with Project Managers to provide high-quality planning and coordination for customer-focused project delivery across the Ministry.

Key responsibilities include budgeting, forecasting, governance documentation, scheduling and planning activities, and contributing to risk management.

Qualifications

• Experience in a project or ICT delivery environment.
• Ability to support budgeting and financial reporting activities.
• Proactive, collaborative team member with problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable operating in governance-driven settings.

Responsibilities

• Financial management of projects through budgeting, forecasting, invoicing.
• Assist in the preparation of governance and project documentation.
• Assist with project scheduling and wider planning activities
• Contribute to project issue/risk management process.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across digital and the team.

Skills

Project coordination

Budgeting

Forecasting

Governance

Stakeholder management

Job description

If you are an experienced professional looking for your next challenge and you like to be part of a team that is focused on delivery of Collaboration and Productivity tools across the Ministry of Justice, then Shared Services is the right team.

Shared Services sits within Digital at the Ministry of Justice and provides collaboration and productivity tools across the organisation, including Microsoft 365 (Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive), Power Platform solutions and Microsoft Exchange services. Our teams develop, improve and support the digital services used by Courts and Tribunals. We are seeking a permanent, full-time Project Coordinator to support workstreams within Productivity & Collaboration Services.

Our Project Coordinators work closely with Project Managers and managers, providing high-quality planning and coordination to support customer-focused project delivery across the Ministry.

Key elements of the role include:

• Financial management of projects through budgeting, forecasting, invoicing.
• Assist in the preparation of governance and project documentation.
• Assist with project scheduling and wider planning activities
• Contribute to project issue/risk management process.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across digital and within the team.

We are looking for someone with previous experience working within a project and/or ICT environment, supporting the delivery of digital or technology initiatives in a structured, governance-driven setting.

You will be:

• A collaborative team member who thinks proactively and brings innovative, practical solutions to support effective project delivery.
• A fast learner who adapts quickly to changing priorities and is confident making sound decisions in dynamic environments.
• Positive, motivated and results-focused, with a strong commitment to delivering quality outcomes.
• Demonstrates cultural awareness and respect, with an understanding and appreciation of tikanga Māori and its application in the workplace.

To be successful in this role, you will bring experience in:

• Project coordination or a similar fast-paced delivery environment.
• Financial systems, budgeting processes, and supporting financial reporting activities.
• Providing customer-focused support, with a proactive and service-oriented approach.
• Working effectively within large, complex and evolving organisational environments.

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, New Zealand.

We are working with the judiciary and our justice sector colleagues to help make sure New Zealand is a safe and just society. The Ministry of Justice does this by delivering people-centred justice services to provide access to justice for all New Zealanders.

New Zealand's justice and legal system protects individual rights and freedoms, sets out what is unacceptable and the penalties for breaking the law, and enforces the rules around how our country is governed.

The Ministry strives to achieve 3 outcomes:

• Safer communities
• Increased trust in the justice system
• Maintain the integrity of our constitutional arrangements

We have more than 4000 people who work in around 100 different locations around the country delivering justice services.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

The appointing salary for this role will be between $70,050 and $94,348 based on skills and experience.