Kaituitui | Project Coordinator 

• Auckland based

• Fixed term for two years

• Part-time position, 20 hours per week across 4 to 5 days

• Salary range: $64,748 – $87,600 (pro-rated for part-time hours)

We are looking for a (part-time) Kaituitui | Project Coordinator to join Te Kahui Tika Tangata | Human Rights Commission.

We are:

• A small team with a wide mandate doing meaningful and impactful work

• A values based Te Tiriti-based organisation

• A collaborative and supportive team that provides opportunity to develop and grow your skills

• An employer that provides very favourable working conditions focused on employee experience, flexibility, wellbeing and living our values.

Ō mātau uara / Our Values are:

• Mana Tangata – Human Dignity

• Māia, Tika, Pono – Courage and Integrity

• Whanaungatanga – Relationships

Te Kahui Tika Tangata | About the Commission

Te Kāhui Tika Tangata is Aotearoa New Zealand’s national human rights institution. The Commission was created to provide better protection of human rights in Aotearoa. We are committed to supporting a life of dignity for all, and to becoming a Te Tiriti based organisation tauira and human rights exemplar.

The Human Rights Commission was created to provide better protection of human rights in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Commission was formed in 1977 and works under the Human Rights Act 1993.

We are funded through the Ministry of Justice but operate independently of the New Zealand Government as an independent Crown Entity.

Kōrero mō te tūranga | About the role

We have a part-time Project Coordinator role available that is Auckland-based.

The Project Coordinator is a key member of cross-Commission project teams developing and implementing systems to support the successful delivery of Human Rights projects. The role works across a range of large and small-scale projects assisting with project processes, internal and external stakeholder management, document management, logistics, and planning and reporting. The Project Coordinator also proactively assists, or may be directed when there is capacity, with administrative support within their team and rōpū and wider Commission.

Our ideal candidates are quick thinking, forward planning and proactive, and has experience providing support to multiple projects and project teams. You will be able to juggle competing demands and multi-task in a busy environment and can build and maintain relationships with a wide range of external project stakeholders and communities.

• Provide project administration and planning support

• Establishing and managing document filing systems

• Project team communications

• Meeting planning and administration

• Assisting with communications and engagement strategies

• Supports stakeholder relationships

• Assist Project Managers to develop project planning documents, budgets, and other key project documentation

• Monitor project actions and deliverables

Understanding and/or interest in human rights and community engagement would be valuable for the role.

Duration: this contract is expected to be for a period of 24 months.

To view the position description for this role please click here.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• Professional qualification or equivalent experience in business/public sector administration/management
• Formal training in project management methodology is desirable, but not essential
• 2-3 years’ practical experience in a project administrator/programme administrator role and a minimum of 1 year in project co-ordination
• Solid experience in project management processes and procedures
• Excellent self-organisation skills, detailed oriented and outcome-focused
• Familiarity in the Human Rights environment and/or knowledge of health or housing systems and issues is desirable, but not essential
• Experience providing secretarial support to project teams and meetings, and supporting multiple projects
• Commitment to and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, including a demonstrated commitment to working in a Te Tiriti context
• The ability to organise and prioritise workloads to produce high quality results within designated timeframes
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite
• Experience in facilitating online meetings and workshops through video-conferencing platforms (Zoom, Teams)
• Demonstrated success in building relationships

We are open to applicants with a broad range of relevant experience.

We celebrate diversity. To build a strong and representative workforce, we actively seek applications from disabled people, and from people with diverse ethnic, cultural and religious backgrounds.

Please let us know, if any of our processes pose a barrier for you, or there is any support or assistance that would facilitate your participation in the application process. The position description and this advertisement are available in alternative formats and can be provided on request.

To apply – please complete the application form and click “apply now”. Please ensure you include the completed application form, your cover letter and CV in your application. If you would like to get in touch with the People and Culture Team at the Human Rights Commission, please email humanresources@hrc.co.nz.

Please note that we will require referee details when a preferred candidate has been selected.

Applications close Friday 19 September at 5pm.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in Aotearoa New Zealand.