Technology Group 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 Technology Group is responsible for the effective delivery, management and services of all technology disciplines within the air navigation services environment - engineering design, software design and development, technology architecture and infrastructure, asset management, installation and maintenance, technical training, workload planning, maintenance program development, project management, and logistics support.

The Business Support Group is responsible for the provision of administrative, program administrator and reception support to key management positions and teams across Airways.

About the Role:
Due to internal mobility, we have an opportunity for someone to step into the Technology Group Business Support role (prior known as Technology Administrator) on a permanent full-time basis at our Christchurch campus.  

Reporting to the Senior EA Technology, you’ll provide business support for the Technology Group. This role also provides reception cover on a rostered basis and contributes to Airways wider Business Support Group.

Key responsibilities:

• Providing high quality administrative support for managers, staff and visitors of Airways, including travel bookings, meeting arrangements, minutes, printing, document collation, courier/mailing, and stationery.
• Supporting the administration of our Learning Management System.
• Providing technology support for the business team in key Microsoft 365 tools (such as Word, Excel, PPT, SharePoint and Teams), core administrative processes (such as finance processing in Dynamics and TGAir purchase orders and invoicing) and document management.
• Meeting and greeting visitors.
• Managing one-off projects and events.
• Providing cover for the Senior Executive Assistant during periods of leave.
• Onboarding new staff and contractors e.g. project managers, and also supporting with offboarding when required.
• Completing travel and financial administration and associated tasks for the Technology Group.
• Processing monthly timesheets/invoices for all Project Managers and associated project delivery & project staff.
  

For a full list of responsibilities and additional insights, refer to the attached position description.

About You:
To be successful in the role, you will have:

• At least two years prior experience in administration with the role including travel bookings, document management and reporting.
• Advanced IT skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high standards of accuracy.
• A proactive nature with the ability to take initiative, effectively prioritise and deliver to deadlines.
  

Beneficial:

• Previous experience in aviation, engineering or other technology-based industries.
• Prior experience related to finance processing including the creation of purchase orders and processing of invoicing.
  

To Apply:
If you’re proactive, have a safety led mindset, is quality focused and enjoy interacting with a wide variety of stakeholders, please submit your application (CV and cover letter) via the Airways careers site or Seek.

Please note that you must be legally eligible to work in New Zealand to be considered.

This role will require the successful candidate to undergo pre-employment background checks including but not limited to references, drug and alcohol screening and criminal conviction.

Application closing date is Friday, 10 October 2025, however all applications will be reviewed as they are received and progressed accordingly – don’t delay!

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.