Safety and Assurance Business Support

About Airways:
Our people manage New Zealand's 30 million square kms of airspace, providing air traffic control, surveillance, communication, flight inspection, mapping and airspace design services. We work with government, regulatory authorities, airlines, airports and the general aviation community to ensure pilots, passengers and goods reach their destination - safely. At Airways, our values underpin all that we do. We value Safety, One Airways, Excellence and Success in all that we do.

Our organisation is made up of operational business groups that are supported by governance and corporate services functions. To learn more about our people and organisational structure, check out www.airways.co.nz/about.

About the Team:
The Safety and Assurance Group is responsible for the governance and assurance of operational and organisational safety, security, risk, crisis management and business continuity planning across Airways.

About the Role:
We’re seeking an experienced administrator to join us on a permanent part-time basis at 24 hours per week at our Christchurch based campus.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Assistance Safety and Assurance, you’ll provide administrative support for the Safety and Assurance Group. In addition, this role contributes to the Airways wider administration network.

Key tasks include:

• Arranging meetings, meeting room setup, travel, and catering arrangements
• Drafting and maintaining documentation, spreadsheets, and systems
• Arranging, coordinating and reporting related to drug and alcohol testing
• Assist with on- and offboarding of employees and contractors
• Processing and/or allocation of invoices and associated tasks
• Supporting and assisting with projects and events.
• Maintaining a healthy and vibrant office environment.

For a full list of tasks and responsibilities, please refer to the position description attached to the advert on our careers site.

About You:
For success you’ll be proactive, an effective communicator and able to work in confidence.

Additionally, you’ll hold:

• Proven experience in administration, travel management, reporting and prioritising both time and varied work tasks
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
  

Highly beneficial:

• Experience with Teams, Dynamics and SharePoint
• Experience gained within the aviation, engineering or other technology-based industries.

To Apply:
If you are attentive to detail, appreciate the safety and security requirements of the aviation industry, are looking for an opportunity to expand your skills and learn in a dynamic high integrity safety focussed business, please submit your application (CV and Cover Letter) via the Airways careers website or Seek.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including references, drug and alcohol screening, criminal conviction, and related checks.

Application closing date is Friday, 24 April 2026.

At Airways, our people are at the heart of what we do to keep NZ skies safe. We are committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where people feel they belong and can bring their whole self to work. We currently hold the Rainbow Tick and NQTick (neurodiversity) and are working towards Gender Tick. We make our recruitment decisions based on the best candidate for the job and therefore encourage applications from diverse candidates.

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