Kia ora!
We’re looking for a confident and highly organised Personal Assistant to support four senior leaders in Air New Zealand’s Sustainability and Corporate Affairs group, based in Auckland. This full-time, permanent role is hands-on and varied; you’ll need to be proactive, calm under pressure and great at keeping things moving in a fast-paced environment.
About the Role:
Busy, Varied Workload: you’ll manage diaries, inboxes, travel and meetings for four leaders across the full Corporate Affairs portfolio. This includes communications, government relations, internal engagement and more. The team works at pace and there are always moving parts to juggle, so strong coordination skills and attention to detail are key.
Stakeholder Coordination: you’ll be working closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, including senior leaders across the business and government agencies. You’ll help prepare briefs, manage key documents and be confident chasing timelines and getting meetings locked in.
Communication: clear, timely comms are critical in this space. You’ll help manage busy inboxes, prioritise messages and ensure nothing slips through the cracks (particularly in times of pressure or competing deadlines).
Supporting the Team to Succeed: this team values a someone who can manage expectations, ask the right questions and encourage good planning. This role would suit someone who’s confident managing up, knows how to hustle when needed and can encourage leaders to be clear with their priorities.
What will you bring?
Proven Personal Assistant experience, ideally supporting multiple senior leaders.
Confident communication skills and the ability to manage up.
Strong organisation and time management, especially when juggling competing demands.
Experience working with senior or external stakeholders (e.g. government, media, etc.).
A proactive, calm and mature approach, you're someone who’s not afraid to pick up the phone and get things done.
Proficiency in the MS Office Suite, especially Outlook and Teams.
We’re moving quickly on this one and will review applications as they come in. If it sounds like the right fit, apply now!
Additional Information
At Air New Zealand, we are proudly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in creating a truly inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves and thrive. Our people are our greatest asset – because while everything else we do in our operation can be replicated by our competitors, it is our people that truly set us apart. We are firm believers in celebrating the differences and diversity of thought our people bring to their roles. We encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds, including those with a disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or are neurodiverse to apply for our roles.
If you have encountered any accessibility barriers and require further information or reasonable accommodations to our recruitment process, please reach out to the recruiter listed on this job advert so they are able to support you to freely participate equitably in our recruitment and selection process.
Whāia te pae tawhiti kia tata. Ko te pae tata whakamaua, kia tina.
"Seek to bring distant horizons closer. Once near, seize them and make them your reality."
