Project Coordinator, Economic Futures — Community Growth

Queenstown Lakes District Council; Queenstown; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Southern Cross Wellbeing One Plan

Discounted health facility membership

Training and career development

Job summary

Queenstown Lakes District Council in Queenstown, South Island, is seeking a Project Coordinator in Economic Development to drive delivery of programs, manage budgets, and coordinate workshops while building partnerships to boost local growth.

You’ll bring 5+ years in government or business support, knowledge of Agile, and a collaborative mindset. We offer a competitive benefits package and opportunities to contribute to community wellbeing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in business, business support or local government environments.
• Project and budget management experience, ideally including Agile.
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills with the ability to work confidently across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Excellent communication and digital literacy, ideally with experience using Microsoft suite.
• A process-improvement mindset with strong attention to detail and confidence managing systems.
• High motivation and adaptability, with proven ability to manage changing priorities and deliver quality outcomes.
• Strong appetite to contribute to community wellbeing and support positive outcomes for the district.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to workshops and events that shape the district’s economic direction.
• Coordinating and tracking a portfolio of complex projects to ensure delivery on time and within budget.
• Administering budgets and funding, including government funding sources and external funding applications.
• Managing procurement and contract processes, including MOUs, supplier agreements and accountability reporting.
• Building strong stakeholder relationships across QLDC, industry partners, government agencies and the business community.
• Supporting Agile ways of working amongst the team and identifying opportunities to improve systems and processes.
• Representing QLDC at sector and industry events and supporting occasional out-of-hours activities when required.

Skills

Project coordination

Budget management

Agile

Stakeholder management

Communication

Microsoft Office

Process improvement

Adaptability

Community wellbeing

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Queenstown Lakes District Council in Queenstown, South Island, is seeking a Project Coordinator in Economic Development to drive delivery of programs, manage budgets, and coordinate workshops while building partnerships to boost local growth.

You’ll bring 5+ years in government or business support, knowledge of Agile, and a collaborative mindset. We offer a competitive benefits package and opportunities to contribute to community wellbeing.