Executive Assistant
Location: Christchurch Central, Canterbury
Job Type: Contract/Temp
Salary: $80,000 – $90,000 per year
Support senior leadership across a broad range of functions
Immediate start 6-month contract with potential to become permanent
Global, growing organisation with a tight knit team
Ready for an EA role that gives you more than just diary and travel management? This is a great opportunity for an EA wanting broader exposure across a business and its leadership team.
Reporting to the Senior Leadership Team, this is an initial 6-month fixed-term, full-time role providing parental leave cover, with strong potential to become permanent for the right person. As Executive Assistant, you'll provide professional and proactive administrative support across the business, working closely with members of the Senior Leadership Team and supporting key functions across People & Culture, Health & Safety, Finance, and General Management.
This is a highly varied role where you'll coordinate travel, meetings, events, office operations, and a wide range of business administration activities — a great opportunity to build breadth across HR, Health & Safety and Finance while working closely with senior stakeholders.
About the role
Our client is a well-established, New Zealand based company with a growing international footprint across several markets.
Key responsibilities:
Coordinating travel, meetings, events, and office operations
Supporting recruitment, onboarding, and employee initiatives
Assisting with Health & Safety administration
Supporting the Finance team with expense processing, reconciliations, reporting, and supplier documentation
Providing wider business administration support to the Senior Leadership Team
About you
You'll be immediately available to get stuck in and have:
Previous experience as an Executive Assistant or in a similar executive business support role
Strong organisational and administrative skills, with excellent attention to detail
Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business needs
Strong Microsoft Office skills
Experience coordinating travel, meetings, events, and business documentation
Able to manage competing priorities and maintain confidentiality
A proactive, customer-focused approach with a willingness to support across a variety of business functions
What’s on offer?
Competitive remuneration and an immediate start
The chance to broaden your EA experience across HR, Finance and Health & Safety
A great team environment
The opportunity to be part of a progressive, growing, and successful global organisation
6-month FTC with the opportunity to go permanent for the right candidate
If you're an experienced EA looking for broader exposure and real variety in your next role, we'd love to hear from you. For a confidential discussion, contact Kelly Scammell at ••••@grahamconsulting.co.nz.
Alternatively, apply via the Seek link.
Please note that all applications will be reviewed; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you have any questions regarding your application, please don't hesitate to contact the consultant listed above.