Work Broker - Wellington

Ministry of Social Development; Wellington; On-site; NZD 79,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great team environment

Support for NZ job seekers to work

Inclusive whānau culture

Job summary

The Ministry of Social Development is seeking a full-time Work Broker in the Wellington Region, NZ. You will identify vacancies, match job seekers to roles, and provide resume and interview preparation to help clients move into sustainable employment.

Join a people-centred organisation focused on wellbeing and independence, working with diverse communities and employers across Wellington, Hutt, and Porirua regions. A proactive, data‑driven approach and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Identify and find the right employment opportunities / vacancies for our candidates – across the Wellington region.
• Experience in matching candidates to jobs through skills-based matching, experience alignment, or broader life knowledge that might match vacancies.
• Deliver candidate management engagement by having conversations that support resumes, interviews, and confidence-building.

Responsibilities

• Identify and find suitable vacancies for job seeker candidates across Wellington region.
• Match candidates to jobs using skills or experience alignment.
• Support candidates with resumes, interview prep, and confidence building.
• Build connections with employers and labour market partners to source opportunities.

Skills

Recruitment experience

Candidate engagement

Networking

Data entry / reporting

Communication skills

Job description

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Full time (40hours/week), Permanent and/or Fixed Term

Location: Wellington Region, NewZealand
Salary Range: NZ$79,200 – NZ$95,873 per annum pro-rata, dependent on skills and experience

• 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.

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.
• 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.

Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $79,200.00 - $95,873.00

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.

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.

Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.

We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. You can find out more about our values here.

If you have any support or accessibility requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.