Programme Coordinator | Fixed Term or Secondment
Date: 27 Oct 2025
Location: Wellington, NZ
Company: Ministry of Social Development
- Fixed term or secondment opportunity until 30 June 2026
- Important mahi supporting the Disability Support Services Taskforce
- Wellington based role
Do you want to be part of a team that is committed to transforming the disability support system for disabled people, whānau and communities?
About our team | Mō te tīma:
The Disability Support Services Group (DSS) has been established to ensure fairer access to disability support services in New Zealand, ensuring those with the greatest needs receive quality support services.
The DSS Taskforce has been established to take actions to stabilise and strengthen DSS to:
- provide disabled people with certain and consistent access to DSS, no matter what their circumstances or where they live in New Zealand
- prioritise funding for disabled people with the highest needs, and those who would benefit most from early intervention support,
- ensure that Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles are put into practice
- ensure that the long-term sustainability of DSS is strengthened to provide disabled people and carers with services that are both fair and affordable.
About the role | Mō te tūnga:
As the Programme Coordinator, you’ll provide essential administrative and project support to the Disability Support Services Review Programme team.
This is a high-priority initiative focused on improving equity in disability support services across the country.
Key responsibilities include:
- Provide programme coordination to ensure effective management of projects and multi-faceted programmes of work
- Provide administrative support to the Programme team
- Ensure effective planning and scheduling of programme activities
- Assist with reporting to governance boards and steering committees
- Ensure effective documentation
- Offer best practice project advice and guidance
- Maintain visibility across the programme’s portfolio of work
- Support delivery of critical success factors for the DSS reform programme
We value diversity and welcome applications from disabled people and those who have lived experience with whānau, or the disability community.
Please contact us if there is any support that we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is accessible to you.
What you bring | Ōu pūmanawatanga:
- A strong background in a programme or project coordination role where you have used project and programme methodology to deliver.
- Experience using programme and project planning and scheduling tools.
- Excellent communication skills including excellent documentation skills.
- An understanding of the New Zealand Government sector.
- Experience of prioritising in an often busy and complex environment and applying sound judgement when dealing with competing deadlines.
- Experience in secretariat duties including paper preparation and minute taking.
- Strong working knowledge of how to use office software packages, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint as well as MS Teams.
- Highly effective organisation and planning skills, with the ability to prioritise in a busy and complex environment.
- Strong relationship management skills – able to establish, build and maintain relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
Position Description | He Whakaahuatanga Tūnga:
A copy of the postion description can be found here. Programme Coordinator position description.
Salary | Utu-ā-tau: $68,660.00 - $83,003.00
Applications close | Ka kati ngā tono hei te: Sunday 9th November 2025.
About us | Mō mātou:
The Ministry of Social Development is a people-centred organisation. We’re in communities across the motu, working with partners to help New Zealanders be safe, strong and independent.
We provide social policy and advice to government and assistance, including income, employment and housing support to people of all ages, families, whānau and communities.
Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. We care about the wellbeing and success of our people and provide a supportive and inclusive working environment where people can thrive and be who they are.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono:
To apply, click the 'Apply Now' button to upload your CV, cover letter and complete the online application form.
Note: Your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key responsibilities listed in the position description.
All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at jobs@msd.govt.nz
Internal MSD Employees – please apply through your myHR portal at work. This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.
Joining us | Ko te hono mai:
Joining MSD means being part of a whānau that celebrates the diversity each individual represents.
We show manaaki, we care about the wellbeing and success of people and want everyone to thrive and be who they are in a supportive and inclusive working environment. We work together to make a difference for communities while doing the right thing with integrity. You can find out more about our values here.
If you have any support or accessibility requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
