Date: 25 Jul 2025
Location: Wellington, NZ
Company: Ministry of Social Development
About us
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, whanau and communities.
As a Te Tiriti o Waitangi partner we are committed to supporting and enabling Maori, whanau, hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
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.
Work Broker, Wellington Region
- Full time, Fixed Term until December 2025
- Salary Range: NZ$79,200 to NZ$95,873 dependent on skills and experience
- Passionate about connecting people with sustainable employment
- Driven by sales and employer relationship building
- Ready to travel across Wellington to source great job opportunities for our candidates/job seekers
About us | Mo matou
The Employment Services within Ministry of Social Development is focused on people and supporting New Zealanders into work. We are committed to strengthening the wellbeing, independence, and capability of individuals, whanau, families and communities across New Zealand.
About the role | Mo te tunga
As a Work Broker, you will:
- Bring a solid understanding of employment/recruitment - where you will proactively build and maintain professional relationships with Wellington employers across multiple sectors/industry.
- Identify and find the right employment opportunities / vacancies for our Candidates - this means you will have experience in matching jobs to skills/experience, knowledge, and attitude to open and current vacancies. You will do this through cold calling, networking, and using platforms to identify the right jobs for our candidates across Wellington.
- Advocate for our candidates and promote their skills to potential employers - supporting both the candidate into sustainable employment through coaching and confidence while also supporting our Employers with additional employment services products to strengthen long-term placements.
- Work collaboratively with our Employment Case Managers and Service Centre colleagues to ensure seamless and efficient transition of candidates towards sustainable employment.
- Travel across the greater Wellington Region as required (clean driver's licence essential).
About you | Mou
What we're looking for:
- A positive, proactive, and results driven person who enjoys engaging with new Employers to support with filling their vacancies.
- This is a very busy role and requires someone who is well organised and comfortable with managing a workload that has new business (lead generation with Employers), candidate management and coaching building confidence, along with completion of operational system updates.
- Demonstrated ability to build genuine connections and promote and sell candidates into employers and businesses.
- A background in sales, ideally in recruitment or employment services.
- Proactive and creative mindset bringing innovative ideas on how to identify labour market trends and opportunities.
- Excellent communicator-strong verbal and written skills with attention to detail.
- Able to engage effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
What We Offer | Ta matou e tuku ana
- Comprehensive onboarding and regular coaching.
- Great team environment where we work together to get great outcomes.
- An opportunity to support New Zealanders into work - where you will make a real difference in community outcomes and individual lives.
- Career development pathways, internal secondment options, and mentorship.
- A collaborative and inclusive "whanau" culture with strong values around manaakitanga and integrity.
Position Description
https://www.msd.govt.nz/hr/documents/position-descriptions/dce-service-delivery/client-service-delivery/work-broker.docx
How to apply
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 skills, experience and motivations align with this role
- ; an example of your success in connecting candidates to employers or in sales/recruitment context
- ; your ability to work proactively in a fast paced environment
All applications must be made online. If this is not possible or if you have any queries, please contact us at [email protected]
Internal MSD Employees - please apply through your myHR portal at work. This will ensure that your myHR employee profile is visible as internal candidate.
Closing date: 3 August 2025
Joining us
Joining MSD means being part of a whanau 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. We are a Treaty partner committed to strengthening relationships with Maori, Hapu, Iwi and communities to realise their own potential and aspirations.
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.
MSD has a COVID-19 vaccination policy that encourages, but does not require, employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and its variants, unless the role is identified as requiring vaccination at the time.
