Senior Transport and Travel Coordinator

New Zealand Government; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 71,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Wellington Regional Hospital is seeking a Senior Transport & Travel Coordinator to oversee transport, travel and fleet administration services, ensuring efficient, customer-focused operations across the region.

Based mainly at Wellington Regional Hospital with occasional work at Hutt and Kenepuru Hospitals, you will lead a small team, coordinate priorities, and maintain records using Excel; a NZ Class 1 licence is required.

Qualifications

• At least two years' experience in a senior administration, coordinator, or similar role with responsibility for overseeing workloads, priorities, and day-to-day operations.
• Experience leading a team is desirable.
• Strong organisational and communication skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate transport, travel, and fleet administration services to support staff and services.
• Provide day-to-day guidance and oversight to the Transport Administration team.
• Lead prioritisation and workload management to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Maintain records and produce reports using Microsoft Excel.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project coordination

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Location: Wellington Regional HospitalContract: Permanent, Full TimeHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

As the Senior Transport & Travel Coordinator, you will provide day-to-day guidance and oversight to the Transport Administration team. You will coordinate transport, travel, and fleet administration services to ensure efficient, customer-focused operations that support staff and services across the region.

This role is predominantly based at Wellington Regional Hospital. There will also be occasions where you will work from Hutt Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital to support service delivery across the district.

The salary band for this role is $71,196 - $81,600, depending on experience.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The Transport and Travel team is a diverse but close-knit team who take pride in getting the job done properly. We work well together and are a mix of longstanding and new faces to the DHB's. We take pride in the work we deliver across the various sites.

About you

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive professional with proven experience in coordinating complex administrative operations and supporting service delivery in a fast-paced environment. To be successful in this role, you will bring:

At least two years' experience in a senior administration, coordinator, or similar role with responsibility for overseeing workloads, priorities, and day-to-day operations. Ideally you will have had experience leading a team.

Proven leadership and organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate teams, manage competing priorities, and deliver high-quality outcomes.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build effective relationships with staff, suppliers, and service users across the organisation.

Advanced Microsoft Office capability, particularly in Excel, with confidence in maintaining records, producing reports, and managing administrative systems.

A full New Zealand Class 1 driver's licence and the ability to drive manual vehicles, with flexibility to work across Wellington, Hutt, and Kenepuru Hospital sites as required.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.