Administrator - Maintenance

Te whiwhinga mahi - Our opportunity

As our newest Maintenance Administrator based in our Christchurch office, you'll leverage your strong administrative and organisational skills to provide excellent support to the Assets and Maintenance team.

You'll be responsible for triaging and managing our busy inbox and will thrive in this fast-paced environment working to tight timeframes.

Your knowledge base in building maintenance, codes, and standards will help you hit the ground running in this critical role.

You'll be responsible for ensuring maintenance and minor capital work is accurately processed in a timely manner, and maintenance administrative support is delivered to the regional teams.

You will also work collaboratively with other Kainga Ora teams to ensure that maintenance is delivered to agreed standards, and that customer satisfaction and other maintenance operational performance targets are achieved.

Nga pumanawatanga ou - What you will bring

If you have some prior experience in residential maintenance and building codes, strong administrative and organisation skills and a driven attitude, then we would love to hear from you.

Here's what we'd love for you to bring to the role :

• Proven experience of working in fast-paced, interactive environment
• Experience in triaging and assessing work orders, applying critical analysis to prioritise work orders and repair work
• Demonstrated ability to be highly organised
• Ability to understand and apply processes
• Proven time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Agile and responsive to customers' needs on a case-by-case basis

Nou te rourou - What's in it for you?

We offer competitive salaries, five weeks' annual leave, and flexible working arrangements.As a Kainga Ora - Homes and Communities employee, we want to make sure that you have all the tools and support you need.

We want to ensure you are healthy and have work-life balance.

Mo matou - Our Organisation

At Kainga Ora, ours is the important responsibility of transforming New Zealand's housing choices, outcomes and the entire housing sector by creating homes and communities that allow New Zealanders to thrive.

What is exciting about working for Kainga Ora is getting the chance to make a real and positive impact on New Zealanders' lives.

With skills, planning and purposeful action, our people are creating the homes and neighbourhoods that will build the future of Aotearoa.

We are passionate about transforming New Zealand for the better.

That includes being a trusted partner for Maori and iwi, protecting and enabling their rights, interests and aspirations under the guidance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

O tatou uara - Our values

Our values were developed by us, for us.

They unite us as an organisation and guide how we work every day.

Our values are :

• Manaakitanga - People at the Heart
• Mahi Tahi - Better Together
• Whanake - Be Bold

Tuhono mai - Join us

To view the position description and apply for this role, please follow the online process via If you have any questions about this role, please contact

Applications close on Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11 : 55pm.

We value diversity and are committed to working with each other and our customers in an inclusive and respectful way.

We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your point of difference brings to the organisation.