Executive Assistant Cultivate location Auckland.

Bring better health and brighter futures for New Zealand children. Grafton based / access to onsite staff car parking. Hybrid model – a mix of office and work from home.

The Starship (Starship Child Health) is New Zealand’s national children’s hospital firmly focused on accelerating world class healthcare for all New Zealand children. The Starship both delivers care, and empowers care providers across the country, ensuring our children receive the best possible care.

Starship Foundation is one of New Zealand’s highest profile charities. The Foundation provides additional funding to the Starship enabling it to invest in innovation and research that would otherwise not be possible, including pilot programmes, trials, and specialist teams and personnel. Since 1992 the Foundation has invested more than $150 million into the Starship which has made a measurable impact on New Zealand children.

About the role this Executive Assistant position will see you supporting and partnering with the Chief Executive and the wider senior leadership team.  The key purpose is to ensure the Chief Executive is always one step ahead through your proactive, passionate and seamless support.

You will also be a key and trusted liaison to the Board, providing continuous support to meetings, members and relationship engagement. Key duties encompass diary, email, meeting, and communication support to the Chief Executive.

Board meeting coordination, documentation, and minutes. Liaison point and executive support for the wider Senior Leadership Team. Drive and support people and culture goals through demonstration and administrative human resources assistance.

Internally you will hold key relationships with the Chief Executive and her leadership team, board members, and the wider Starship community, being a liaison point for all staff in the organisation. Externally, you will help foster and grow key relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and partners to help reach operational goals.

It’s very rare such an opportunity comes available. The work you do everyday will have both a short and long term impact on the lives of Tamariki across Aotearoa and their wider communities, whilst furthering growing your Executive Assistant skills and career.

I’d love to connect with you if you have previous Executive Assistant experience at C-Suite or Senior Leadership level. Have a people and team focused mindset with trusting relationship building being a key strength of yours. Have a growth mindset - can bring ideas and suggestions from your previous experience to help accomplish business objectives.

Experience in and an understanding of board procedures including meetings and governance. Strong overall administrative skills and adept to technology to successfully thrive in your role. A bit about Nicola (Nic), who's recruiting this role.

Nic has a ridiculous number of years recruiting within the Auckland market! She has many long standing relationships with employers and has helped hiring managers build capability in their teams whilst mutually assisting hundreds of individuals take the next step.