No two days will be the same in this multifaceted business coordinator role within the dynamic, agile team of Local Government New Zealand.

About LGNZ

Local Government New Zealand’s (LGNZ) vision is to create the most active and inclusive local democracy in the world. To achieve that, they champion, connect and support local government.

LGNZ represents the national interest of councils across New Zealand, advocates for local government on critical issues, decodes policy, makes submissions and develops thought leadership. They connect members through networks, sector events and a must-attend annual conference that brings everyone together, as well as promoting best practice.

About the role

Reporting to the Business Services Manager, this role encompasses a wide range of administrative and coordination duties aimed at enhancing the organisation’s overall operational effectiveness.

A key aspect of the role involves supporting the Finance Manager with general financial administrative tasks, including:

• Preparing accounts payable and receivable.
• Administering in-house expense accounts.
• Providing general financial administration support.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Offering administrative support to the Deputy Chief Executive and Consultants as needed.
• Coordinating meeting logistics.
• Booking travel and accommodation.
• Providing administrative support for a variety of programmes.
• Managing the external enquiries inbox.

As a busy, office support role, the scope of responsibilities may evolve as new projects and opportunities come up.

About you

The skills and experience we are looking for include:

• Proven administration and coordination experience.
• Previous experience in finance administration.
• Excellent communication and relationship management skills.
• High level of technical competence. Experience with financial management systems is an advantage; LGNZ uses Xero.
• An enjoyment of working with and for people.

We anticipate you may come from an accounts administration background and be seeking an opportunity to broaden your skill set, or you might be an office manager for a small team looking to step up in your role.

The ideal candidate will be an organisational extraordinaire who thrives on variety! You will excel in an agile environment, proactively looking at new projects, opportunities that come up in the business and look for ways that your role could support its success.

What’s in it for you?

LGNZ takes the opinions and needs of their people seriously. LGNZ people say that they appreciate working in an environment that is supportive, flexible, creative, positive and fun. They’ve identified that success of the team depends on feeling connected, appreciated, inspired, curious, optimistic, and supported. These are real sentiments identified by the people who work for LGNZ.

Other benefits you will enjoy:

• 5 weeks of annual leave, plus 3 additional days per annum between Christmas and New Year.
• A flexible working environment.
• Modern offices in the Cuba Quarter.
• Subsidised health insurance.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been waiting for, do not delay click showcase your creative writing talents to us in a cover letter that excites us and hit the APPLY NOW with this letter and your CV. For more information contact Katie Kemp at Talent Aotearoa on 021 928 232 or Vaishali Thapliyal on 022 008 6479 on to discuss this opportunity further. Applications for this role will close when a suitable applicant is sourced, or at 9am on Wednesday 8^th of January 2025. All applications will be acknowledged electronically.

Opportunity knocks…

• This is a contract opportunity within a financial services organisation through to July 2025.
• You will be working on an Azure cloud migration project as this organisation looks to transition all applications from on-premise data centres in New Zealand and Australia.
• You will align existing business requirements, document future state processes and assist the technical team in facilitating design review sessions and capturing constructive feedback.

Why you’re special…

• You are a contract Business Analyst that ideally has financial services experience, insurance is preferred.
• You have worked on a project focused on transitioning applications from on-premise data centres to the Azure Cloud environment.
• You are experienced in tools such as Visio, Jira and Confluence.

What’s in it for you?

• Long-term contract potential
• Strategic project
• Payroll fortnightly
• Access to our Engage platform which gives additional benefits to our contractors

Please apply now to register interest.

This is a contract position so only those candidates with the right to live and work in NZ can be considered.

The role

The International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) will be undertaking a full-scope Universal Safety Oversight Programme (USOAP) safety audit of New Zealand in 2025. The scope of the audit is wide ranging, covering the New Zealand civil aviation system as a whole. The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) is the workstream lead for Audit Technical Area 6 – Accident and Investigation (AIG), within the wider safety audit programme, with the technical area relating to ICAO Annex 13.

We’re therefore seeking a Senior Aviation Advisor to lead this important piece of work.

The project will be divided into three phases: audit preparation, audit participation, and post-audit follow up.

In this role you will:

• take the lead on this project as TAIC’s primary ICAO safety audit programme subject matter expert (SME) and co-ordinate a comprehensive review of TAIC, covering the 84 Protocol Questions relating to Annex 13, AIG audit technical area 6,
• in collaboration with aviation investigation leaders, play a key role as the SME in delivering to the ICAO audit team,
• co-ordinate the post-audit follow up actions.

In addition, you’ll provide SME input to support TAIC investigations on request.

This is a fixed term position of 12 months, and we’re able to consider applications for a public sector secondment.

About you – skills and experience

Key to this role is experience within aviation investigation and ICAO aviation safety audit programmes.

In addition, you’ll have:

• tertiary and/or industry qualifications in an aviation area
• excellent project management skills
• a very high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• the ability to anticipate and identify issues and risks
• excellent communication skills including very strong technical writing capabilities
• the ability to collaborate with a wide range of people to meet objectives.

This role is based in our central Wellington office.

About the organisation

The Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) investigates significant aviation, rail, and marine accidents and incidents with a view to avoiding similar occurrences in the future. Multi-disciplinary teams investigate and analyse the circumstances of these occurrences, supporting the Commission to consider the facts, and make findings and recommendations to improve transport safety, rather than to ascribe blame.

The Commission has set a visionary goal of “No Repeat Accidents – Ever!”

Apply now

This is an excellent and infrequent opportunity to lead a vital piece of work to support TAIC’s responsibility as the New Zealand workstream lead for Audit Technical Area 6 – AIG within the wider safety audit programme.

If you believe you have the skills, experience and energy to lead this piece of work, we’d like to hear from you, apply now!

For more information and a detailed job description please contact Jacaleen Williams on 021 732 996 or Nicci McQueen on 07 297 8075 at Talent International.

Do note that we may review applications as they come in and begin shortlisting, so we do encourage early applications.

Applications close 5pm Friday 29 November 2024.

Please note, applicants must already have the ability to live and work in New Zealand to be eligible.

Are you ready to be part of a transformative journey in the financial services sector? Our client is on a mission to enhance their digital capabilities, with a strong focus on improving the digitization of their portals, enhancing connectivity & API platforms, and advancing internal technologies. They are seeking talented individuals to join their team and drive innovation in this exciting digital transformation.

This opportunity is a 12 months fixed term contract.

Why you’re a legend:

• Extensive practical knowledge of client-server and n-tier systems.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor team members effectively.
• Comprehensive understanding of software development life cycle processes.
• Proficiency in .NET, SQL, REST APIs, Security practices for APIs, and Design Patterns.
• Desirable experience in Cloud, Agile methodologies, and Blazor.

If you’re passionate about making a real impact and shaping the future of digital capabilities in the financial services sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join our client’s dynamic team and be part of a journey that will redefine the digital landscape in financial services.

Exciting opportunity for an Integration Architect
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Type: Full-time, Permanent – hybrid working

We are seeking an Integration Architect to join a Government organisation on their journey of integrating their enterprise ecosystem consisting of 15-20 applications alongside a variety of projects within both technical and business.

The successful candidate will comfortably understand the practices of integration and been part of their role for the last 5+ years. This is not suitable for a cloud, infrastructure or network focused architect.

Key Responsibilities:

• Convert business requirements into comprehensive architecture and solution designs.
• Collaborate with the team to align technology solutions with business strategies.
• Review projects for compliance with architectural frameworks and standards.
• Serve as a technical liaison between digital services and business teams.
• Provide technical consulting on multi-platform IT environments.
• Identify opportunities to leverage emerging technologies for cost-effective solutions.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of existing and emerging digital technologies.
• Create architecture documentation and artefacts as required for projects.
• Participate in Post Implementation Reviews.
• Advocate for enterprise solution designs and act as a coordinator for the Technology/Architecture Review Board.

Key Skills:

• Strong experience in Azure cloud
• In-depth understanding across API management
• Experienced in integration in terms of applications, function apps, logic apps
• Strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills including communicating openly and clearly with both technical and non-technical.
• Good exposure to cyber security practices and remediation
• Have an understanding of Network and Infrastructure components of an end to end solution
• Experience in Salesforce CRM is a huge plus
• Keen to be part of a team, have fun and want to collaborate

Interested? Apply now!

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, savvy, forward-thinking financial professional to take ownership of the overall financial management reporting for The Racing Integrity Board (RIB). As the “go-to” financial expert, you will provide critical insights and advice to the Executive and Board, directly contributing to the organisation’s overall effectiveness and efficiency.

In this newly created position, you’ll play a pivotal part in bringing the finance function in-house, establishing robust and efficient financial systems and processes that will drive success for both you and the wider team.

About us

The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is the independent regulator for thoroughbred, harness, and greyhound racing in New Zealand. The RIB has the responsibility to promote and ensure compliance with high standards of animal welfare, integrity and professionalism by participants in the racing industry.

Established under the Racing Industry Act 2020, the RIB has a national presence working across the three racing codes. Our race day teams attend nearly one thousand race meetings across 59 tracks each year. We work to ensure racing is safe, fair and high standards of animal welfare are maintained.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Corporate Services, the Finance Manager is responsible for leading all financial functions for the Racing Integrity Board (RIB), providing financial leadership, and ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.

Your initial focus will be to review existing systems and processes, working collaboratively across the team to successfully bring the finance function in-house.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage Financial processes, including budgets, forecasting, and preparing monthly accounts.
• Risk mitigation and management.
• Financial reporting.
• Cash flow management.
• Payroll management.
• Providing accurate, timely financial advice to the CEO and Board.
• Overseeing financial technology and systems, driving continuous improvement across platforms.

About you

We’re looking for a highly motivated finance professional with an inquiring mind and a strong drive to enhance financial effectiveness and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have:

• A bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or a related field.
• CA/CPA qualification.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in a financial management role.
• Expertise in financial and management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis.
• Proven experience in setting up, developing, and/or enhancing finance systems and processes.
• High proficiency in MS Excel, financial software, and payroll systems (RIB uses Xero and Smartly Payroll).

While experience in the public sector is advantageous, we encourage all interested candidates to apply.

In return for your expertise, this is an opportunity to make a real impact within an organisation contributing to the sporting sector. Working within a small, agile team, you’ll have the support of an invested and committed leadership team.

This is a Wellington-based role with centrally located offices.

How to apply

For a copy of the full position description or to chat about this role please contact Katie Kemp on 021 928 232, or email: katie.kemp@talentinternational.com or Nicci McQueen on 027 297 8075, or email: nicci.mcqueen@talentinternationl.com at Talent Aotearoa.

We are committed to completing this recruitment before Christmas, if you are interested, please do not delay in submitting your application. We will be reviewing applications daily. Applications will close at 9am Monday 25th of November, or earlier if a short list of successful applicants is identified before that date.

To make your application, please prepare your CV and cover letter and click the APPLY NOW link.
Only people with the right to work in New Zealand may apply for this position. For advice on obtaining a New Zealand work or residence visa visit www.immigration.govt.nz.