Work Broker - Wellington

New Zealand Government Joba; Wellington; On-site; NZD 79,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great team environment

Inclusive whānau culture

Job summary

Ministry of Social Development in Wellington is seeking a Work Broker to connect job seekers with vacancies across the region. You will match candidates to roles, support resumes and interview prep, and build trust through proactive engagement.

The role requires an employment background, excellent communication, and the ability to work across Wellington, Hutt, and Porirua/Kapiti to identify opportunities. The position offers a full-time arrangement, with a salary range NZ$79,200–NZ$95,873 per

Qualifications

• From an employment-focused background with strong time management.
• Comfortable entering data into our systems and reporting.
• Ability to build genuine connections to promote job seekers into sustainable employment.
• Proactive and creative about identifying employment opportunities for better labour market outcomes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Identify and find suitable employment opportunities for candidates across the Wellington region.
• Match candidates to jobs using skills-based matching or experience and life knowledge.
• Provide candidate management engagement: resume prep, interview prep, and confidence building.
• Leverage recruitment expertise to find vacancies for job seekers ready to work.
• Use Labour Market information to source vacancies and opportunities.
• Collaborate with Employers and partner with them to support candidates into sustainable employment.
• Co-work with local Employment teams to offer roles in Wellington, Hutt or Porirua/Kapiti.

Skills

Candidate engagement

Employment-focused background

Time management

Strong communication

Networking

Data entry

Adaptability

Diversity engagement

Tools

MS Excel

CRM systems

Job description

## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role**Full time (40 hours/week), Permanent and/or Fixed Term**Location: Wellington Region, New Zealand Salary Range: NZ$79,200 – NZ$95,873 per annum pro-rata, dependent on skills and experience* Passionate about connecting people into sustainable employment.* Confident sales/networker with experience with identifying new job vacancies for our job seeker candidates across the Wellington region.* Recruitment / employment experience as you will match our job seeker candidates with the employer vacancies.**About our team | Mō te tīma**The Employment Services within Ministry of Social Development is focused on people and supporting New Zealanders into work. We are committed to strengthening the wellbeing, independence, and capability of individuals, whānau, families and communities across New Zealand.Our purpose is to assist our job seekers in such a way as to improve employment outcomes - moving them closer to long-term sustainable employment. We know employment supports stronger whanau, communities and provides real independence and confidence.**Role Overview**As a Work Broker, you will:* Identify and find the right employment opportunities / vacancies for our candidates – this could be across a multitude of industries across the Wellington region.* Have experience in matching candidates to jobs through skills-based matching, experience alignment, or broader life knowledge that might match to open and current vacancies.* Deliver candidate management engagement by having great conversations that support our candidates with developing resumes, preparing them for interviews, and building trust and confidence in their journey to work.* Bring a solid understanding of recruitment / employment – know how to find the right vacancies for the job seeker candidates who are ready to work.* Hold a strong connection to the Labour Market team utilising intelligence and industry information to source vacancies* You will work with Employers from diverse sectors/industry and partner with them to support our job seekers candidates towards sustainable employment.* Work collaboratively with the Employment teams across the region to ensure our candidates have options to roles available in Wellington, the Hutt or Porirua/Kapiti.**What you bring | Ōu pūmanawatanga*** A positive, proactive, and results driven person who enjoys engaging with Job Seeker candidates and supporting them into employment.* This is a very busy role and requires someone who comes from an employment focused background – you will be well organised with great time management skills and comfortable with engaging with employers.* You will need to be confident with computers as this role requires you to enter data into our systems – updating candidate and employer information for reporting tracking.* Demonstrated ability to build genuine connections to promote job seekers candidates into sustainable employment.* Proactive and creative mindset bringing innovative ideas on how to identify employment opportunities that promote better labour market outcomes.* Excellent communicator—strong verbal and written skills with attention to detail.* You will be flexible and have the ability to work across the Wellington region* Able to engage effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.**What We Offer*** Great team environment where we work together to get great outcomes.* An opportunity to support New Zealanders into work – where you will make a real difference in community outcomes and individual lives.* A collaborative and inclusive “whānau” culture with strong values around manaakitanga and integrity.Apply online via the MSD careers portal and upload a resume/cv. We do not require a cover letter as prefer to have you tailor your resume summary to your “why” this would be a great fit for you. Things you might like to include are:* Why this role looks like a great match for you? Your motivation.* Details of the skills, experience and knowledge from previous roles that align well to this role.**Position Description | He Whakaahuatanga Tūnga**http://www.msd.govt.nz/hr/documents/position-descriptions/dce-service-delivery/client-service-delivery/work-broker.docxSalary | Utu-ā-tau: $79,200.00 - $95,873.00**Applications close | Ka kati ngā tono hei te: Sunday 4th October 2026****About us | Mō mātou**The Ministry of Social Development (MSD) is a people-centred organisation. We're in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.We provide social policy advice to government, and assistance including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner, we are committed to supporting and enabling Māori, whānau, hapū, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.**How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono**Before you submit your application, please take a moment to review our guidance to understand how AI can best support your application. Candidate Guidance - Responsible AI use in recruitmentTo apply, click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.Note: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process. Please highlight how your skills and experience relate to the key responsibilities listed in the position description and job advertisement.All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at [e-mail] MSD Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work. This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.