Senior Corporate Support & Contracts Lead

Nelson City Council; Nelson; Hybrid; NZD 94,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing leave

Fully subsidised health insurance

Hybrid working arrangements

Generous leave provisions

Professional development opportunities

Employee discounts

Access to community projects

Near nature – beaches and parks nearby

Job summary

Nelson City Council is seeking an organised and proactive Corporate Support Lead to provide high-quality business support and manage contracts and services across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of EPMO, you will play a key role in supporting governance, risk and operational delivery in a dynamic local government environment.

You will coordinate diverse contracts, maintain essential registers, support onboarding, and contribute to cross-Council activities.

Qualifications

• This role requires proven experience in business support or administration within a local government or public sector.
• Experience negotiating and managing contracts and agreements.
• Experience providing secretariat support to meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administrative and secretariat support to senior leadership and incident management when activated.
• Manage a diverse portfolio of contracts, SLAs, leases, subscriptions and licences across Council.
• Coordinate travel, office supplies, equipment and asset management.
• Maintain key registers and processes, including delegation, warrants and policies.
• Support staff onboarding and administer systems and applications within the area.
• Maintain confidentiality and handle commercially sensitive information with discretion.
• Contribute to the Administration Community of Practice and provide flexible support across the organisation.

Skills

Contract management

Secretariat support

Stakeholder management

Office administration

Organisational coordination

Education

Business administration qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Nelson City Council is seeking an organised and proactive Corporate Support Lead to provide high-quality business support and manage contracts and services across the organisation. Reporting to the Head of EPMO, you will play a key role in supporting governance, risk and operational delivery in a dynamic local government environment.

You will coordinate diverse contracts, maintain essential registers, support onboarding, and contribute to cross-Council activities.