Business Specialist

Korero mo te turanga - About the role

Business Support Specialist

Toitu Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand

As part of the Customer Delivery Business Support team, you'll provide seamless, professional administrative support in a fast-paced and collaborative environment.

Reporting to the Leader – Business Support, you'll be part of a central pool of Business Specialists who work flexibly across the organisation.

We're looking for an experienced Coordinator (known internally as a Business Specialist) to support two key projects within our Location Information business group at Toitu Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand.

No two days will be the same.

You'll work closely with senior business leaders and contribute to a knowledgeable and supportive admin team.

This role also connects with our Business Support Community of Practice, offering opportunities to share expertise and grow your skills.

You'll use a range of business systems and tools to help deliver efficient support and contribute to the success of our projects and wider operations.

He pukenga tou - Skills & Experience

To thrive in this role, you will have :

• Ability to work on varied tasks in a dynamic and often ambiguous environment with shifting priorities, showing flexibility and adaptability.
• Strong organisational skills while exercising sound judgment in managing competing demands and complex issues, sometimes with limited direction.
• Exceptional relationship management skills with the confidence to liaise with senior leaders, customers and stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Impeccable attention to detail when creating and reviewing material while also being able to work at pace.
• Strengths in thinking ahead and taking the initiative to deliver practical solutions.
• Ability and confidence to proactively identify and resolve issues / risks that may impact the Business Group, Projects from being able to deliver on their commitments and their responsibilities.
• Good understanding of operations and governance in large organisations, ideally with experience in the public sector.
• Knowledge of machinery of government would be a bonus

The annual full-time salary range for this role is between $65,000 to $75, 000 depending on skills and experience.

Nga mea e tukuna ana e tatau – What we offer our employees

Te Takinatanga - Our Story

Toitu Te Whenua plays a vital role in understanding, developing, and caring for New Zealand's whenua, moana and arawai (land, sea and waterways).

Whether you're developing our products and services to support our customers, managing the Crown estate, engaging with our iwi partners, or helping us be an effective regulator, your contribution can make a difference.

Our mahi helps New Zealanders have confidence that the development of our land, communities and country is being planned from an informed and expert position that balances environmental, social, cultural, and economic considerations, now and for future generations.

Our Kia Toipoto Intentions - Public Service Gender, Maori, Pacific and Ethnic Pay Gap Action Plan

Toitu Te Whenua is a diverse team of individuals with different experience and perspectives.

This drives our culture and high performance.

We know that people from underrepresented groups and women in particular don't apply for roles if they're not a 100% match, but we're not looking for perfection, we're looking for potential.

As an inclusive and supportive employer, we value difference and want to encourage anyone interested to apply, regardless of whether you tick all the boxes or not.

As an organisation we embrace diversity, encourage work life balance and have a flexible approach to the way we work which means you will quickly feel connected and valued.

Tono mai - How to Apply

If you're eyeing up this role and believe you've got what it takes, please apply, or get in touch with the team.

To apply, please click "Apply Online."

You'll be taken through to our Toitu Te Whenua Careers Centre where you'll be able to review further information about the responsibilities and accountabilities of this role in the Position Description.

You'll be able to complete your online application form and upload a copy of your CV / Cover Letter.

Please note, while applications close on Friday, 14th November

Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process.

You must have the legal right to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible for this position.

You may notice that the Position Description title for this role (Business Specialist- Level Tahi / one) doesn't match the advertised title.

At Toitu Te Whenua we design our roles around shared capabilities (rather than focusing on tasks).

This means our position descriptions are broad, one position description can cover many roles, this is known as Broad Based Role (BBR).

Using BBR allows us to be responsive to our customers and to strengthen the connections across our organisation.

It also gives us the flexibility to provide wider opportunities to our people, to further their careers.

If you have any questions about this role or working at Toitu Te Whenua, please email