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MP Support Advisor | Kaitohutohu Ratonga Tautoko MP
If you are someone who enjoys connecting with your community, read on!
About the role | Mō te tūnga:
Hon Judith Collins KC MP is looking for an MP Support Advisor to join her team in the Electorate/Community office in Papakura, for 30-40 hours per week. This is a wide and varied position providing community engagement and constituent services. You’ll be providing information and support to constituents, helping your MP engage with the community, and supporting your MP’s activities in the community. The ability to build strong and trusted relationships is key to being successful in this role.
What you will bring to the role | Tō kete:
You’ll need to have strong relationship management and interpersonal skills along with the ability to work with a diverse range of people and organisations. You’ll bring strong, administrative, organisational and technical skills. You’ll be a key player in the MP’s support team based out of the Papakura office, although at times will be required to work autonomously.
You are community-minded, technologically savvy, proactive, highly organised and willing to roll up your sleeves and get things done! You have a high level of empathy and cultural sensitivity and no matter who you’re engaging with, you leave them feeling supported and valued. You’ll be well known for your proactive, driven, and resilient character. You are a team player.
As an employee of Parliamentary Service, you will be politically impartial in your role. Your MP will expect you to have an awareness of the political landscape to better support her.
In your application, please clearly outline how your experience and knowledge make you the right candidate for the role.
Responsibilities | Ngā haepapa:
- Liaise between the MP and the community, representing the MP where required.
- Develop and maintain relationships with local groups and networks, to understand and respond to their needs.
- Receive and investigate constituents’ concerns and issues, meeting with constituents for further information where required.
- Advocate for constituents at Ministerial level, with Government agencies, e.g. Work and Income, Immigration New Zealand, New Zealand Police, Health NZ, and with other business and community organisations where required.
- Undertake office administration and create and maintain information databases.
- Work in with the MP and other staff to keep the office staffed and constituents’ needs addressed.
- A willingness to become a Justice of the Peace is preferred.
Why work for Parliamentary Service? |He aha te pai o te mahi ki Te Ratonga Whare Pāremata?
- We offer a range of benefits including 5 weeks’ annual leave, an eye and hearing subsidy, and an annual well-being payment.
- You will receive an induction from Parliamentary Service to set you up to succeed, as well as having access to ongoing learning, development, and professional networking opportunities.
- We are proud of He Ao Takitaki (our Te Ao Māori strategy); we offer karakia, waiata, and reo Māori opportunities along with opportunities through other staff networks.
- Our core values are at the heart of how we work: Integrity, Manaakitanga, Accountability, Whanaungatanga, and Empowerment.
The pay band for the role starts at $72,100 per annum and appointments will be based on skills and experience. All employees who work for MPs are employed on an ‘events-based’ agreement, with your employment linked to your MP. This role is based in the Papakura Electorate/Community office, for 30-40 hours per week.
Please indicate in your application how many hours you prefer to work.
If you want to work in a role and environment unlike any other—one that is hugely rewarding and exciting, with the chance to make a difference—please apply now.
Applications close midnight, 30th June 2025.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]
If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process.
The Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk appoint on merit and are committed to diversity and inclusion and good employer principles. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and value the experience that your point of difference brings.
