Strategic Programme Coordinator – Regulation & Governance

Transpower New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Transpower New Zealand is seeking a capable administrator to cover 13 months of parental leave, providing business and financial support to the Grid Pricing team within the SRG division. You will help coordinate meetings, travel, reporting, and onboarding, while supporting procurement and budget processes.

You will liaise across Transpower and with external partners, driving continuous improvements to administrative practices and ensuring accurate documentation and information management

Qualifications

• Proven experience in administration, business or office support roles (ideally 5+ years).
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a structured and methodical way.
• Strong attention to detail while working at pace.
• Experience supporting managers and teams, with the ability to assist with project schedules and progress updates.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills and stakeholder engagement.
• Experience using Microsoft Office and business systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administration and business support, including coordinating meetings, workshops, travel, and team events; distributing papers and taking minutes; and supporting reporting, onboarding and offboarding.
• Support financial administration, including purchase orders, invoices, vendor set-up, monthly accruals, and budget information.
• Manage information, communications, and documentation accurately and confidentially, while leading or supporting improvements to processes, tools and ways of working.
• Coordinate business projects by maintaining plans and schedules, tracking progress, preparing updates and reporting, and supporting project leads and decision-making.
• Support pricing reviews and consultations, including coordinating customer input and responses.

Skills

Administration & business support

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft Office

Organised & detail-oriented

Written & verbal communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Transpower New Zealand is seeking a capable administrator to cover 13 months of parental leave, providing business and financial support to the Grid Pricing team within the SRG division. You will help coordinate meetings, travel, reporting, and onboarding, while supporting procurement and budget processes.

You will liaise across Transpower and with external partners, driving continuous improvements to administrative practices and ensuring accurate documentation and information management