Senior Ranger & Field Operations Lead

Department Of Conservation (Doc); Southland; Remote; NZD 34,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-based

Flexible hours

Home office tools provided

Job summary

The Department Of Conservation (Doc) in Southland seeks a Senior Business Administrator for a permanent part-time role (25 hours per week). The position is largely remote with 1-2 days per month in Southland and offers a competitive hourly rate based on experience.

You will own a broad range of business support tasks, including property administration, financial processing, payroll support, farm compliance, records management and Microsoft 365 administration.

Qualifications

• Senior administration or executive support experience.
• Strong organisational and diary management skills.
• Ability to work independently with confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Property administration including leases, rent reviews, insurance and compliance.
• Financial admin: invoicing, coding, reconciliations and payroll support.
• Farm compliance and environmental reporting documentation.
• Managing business records and Microsoft 365 administration.
• Coordinating vehicle, equipment and housing maintenance.
• Executive support: travel bookings, meetings, email management.
• Improve systems and processes across the business.

Skills

Organised

Commercial mindset

Communication

Prioritisation

Discretion

Microsoft 365

Tools

Microsoft 365

Document management

Job description

Senior Business Administrator

Permanent part time role with broad range of responsibility

Southland

Permanent Part-Time | 25 Hours Per Week

Remote-based with 1-2 days per month in Southland

Leading hourly rate depending on experience

Our client is a large Southland farming business with a growing commercial property portfolio. We're looking for an experienced and highly organised administrator to take ownership of a broad range of business support, compliance, property and executive administration functions.

About the Role

• Commercial property administration, including leases, rent reviews, insurance, maintenance, compliance and key dates
• Financial administration, invoice processing, coding, reconciliations and payroll support
• Farm compliance and consent administration, including environmental reporting and documentation
• Managing business records, document systems and Microsoft 365 administration
• Coordinating vehicle, equipment and farm housing maintenance schedules
• Providing executive support including email management, travel bookings, meeting co-ordination and follow-up actions
• Improving systems, processes and technology across the wider business

The role is largely remote, with attendance in rural Southland typically required 1-2 days per month around monthly accounts meetings.

About You

You’ll have a background in senior administration, office management, executive support, property administration or accounting support and be:

• Exceptionally organised and self-managing
• Practical, commercial and solutions-focused
• Strong verbal communication and relationship building skills
• Confident managing competing priorities
• Discreet and trustworthy with confidential information
• Strong with Microsoft 365, spreadsheets and document management systems
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of output and outcomes

Experience in the agricultural sector a bonus, but if you have a bookkeeping or property administration background it would be well suited to the position.

What's on Offer

• Flexible part‑time hours at market leading rates
• Primarily remote working arrangement
• Senior, trusted position with significant autonomy
• Opportunity to help build systems and support a growing business
• Home office tools of the trade provided