Prosecution Support Officer

New Zealand Police; Timaru; On-site; NZD 64,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

New Zealand Police invites applications for a Prosecution Support Officer based at Timaru Police Station. This part-time role (20 hours per week) provides administrative support to the Prosecution Service, handling prosecution files, data entry, and queries to enable PPS operations.

Join a team committed to preventing crime and enhancing community safety, with development opportunities and exposure to criminal justice processes within NZ Police.

Qualifications

• Experience providing administrative support to a government prosecution service.
• Proficiency with databases and spreadsheets.
• Strong communication with PPS colleagues and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Communication: effectively communicate with PPS colleagues, district and national staff, and external stakeholders.
• Decision making: apply critical thinking to identify problems early and pursue solutions.
• Planning and prioritising: manage time, priorities, and responsibilities.
• Committed to excellence: use office management, justice sector databases, and knowledge of NZ statutes.
• Individually responsible and accountable: take ownership of performance and development.
• Enabling through self-leadership: seek opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and experience.

Skills

Communication

Decision making

Planning

Self-leadership

Job description

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We’re working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver ‘Our Business’ and achieve long‑term change.

Prosecutions Support Officer – Timaru!

• Based atTimaru Police Station
• Band –C
• Police Employee
• NAV
• JR6043964

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Mō te tūnga | About the role

NZ Police are offering an opportunity to join the Police Prosecution Service (PPS) as a Prosecution Support Officer (PSO) based in Timaru Police station. This is a part‑time position working 20 hours per week. In your role you will provide administrative support to the PPS office, to enable its effective operation.

Responsibilities include working with, processing, and administratively managing prosecution files, including recording and extracting relevant information, checking accuracy and completeness, administering necessary follow ups (including as directed by PPS staff), use and management of databases and spreadsheets, and responding to and/or directing queries that come into the PPS office.

Through building an excellent knowledge of Police and Ministry of Justice processes, data bases, and operating procedures you will be an important part of the Criminal Justice Sector. Ultimately, if you want to take on a challenging but rewarding role that through your direct involvement will affect people’s lives by assisting them to be and feel safe, then this could be the opportunity that defines you and presents the opportunity to serve your community.

Key Accountabilities:

• Communication -Having the skills to effectively communicate withPPS colleagues, district and national office staff, and external stakeholders
• Decision Making - Having the critical thinking and problem‑solving skills to make sound decisions,identifyproblems early and pursue effective solutions.
• Planning and Prioritising – Having the skills to manage your time,prioritiesand responsibilities.
• Committed to excellence – Striving to be thevery bestin all that we do, using Office Management, Justice Sector databases and process, and your knowledge of key New Zealand Statutes.
• Individually Responsible and Accountable - Being accountable for your performance and taking responsibility for your contribution and development.
• Enabling through self‑leadership – Ability to seek opportunities to develop your own skills,knowledgeand experience

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

This role is Individual Contributor/Emerging Leader level. You can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/2026-07/Prosecution%20Support%20Officer%20%28PPS%29.pdf

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front‑line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well‑rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $64,161 and $73,547 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role and would be pro rata for a part time position.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 15th September 2026. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact **********@police.govt.nz