Project Coordinator

Ministry of Justice - New Zealand; 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

online professional development portal

networks and inclusive communities

Job summary

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

Key elements include financial management of projects, governance documentation, scheduling and planning activities, and contributing to risk management, with an emphasis on building strong

Qualifications

• Experience in a project or ICT environment delivering digital or technology initiatives in a structured governance-driven setting.
• Ability to prepare governance and project documentation.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting for projects.
• Strong collaboration and relationship-building across digital teams.
• PRINCE2 qualification is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manage project finances including budgeting, forecasting and invoicing.
• Assist in preparing governance and project documents.
• Assist with project scheduling and overall planning activities.
• Contribute to project issue and risk management processes.
• Build and maintain effective relationships across digital teams.

Skills

Project coordination

Budgeting

Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Governance

Customer-focused service

Education

PRINCE2 (desirable)

Job description

Job Description

Te Haeata/The Opportunity

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.

Ō Pūkenga/Skills And Experience

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.
• A PRINCE2 qualification (desirable).

Mō mātou/

About us

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.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

Benefits

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.

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

Utu ā-tau/

Salary

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

Applications close on 02 October 2026; however, we will be reviewing CVs as they come in and inviting successful candidates to interview before the close date.

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