Executive Assistant

Create meaningful impact as an Executive Assistant.

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role 

We are seeking a dynamic and proactive Executive Assistant to support one of our Executive General Managers who has experience providing outstanding support; intuitive enough to pre-empt issues and remaining one step ahead of the game.

As an EA, you’ll partner with the EGM to provide efficient and proactive administration support, including complex diary and inbox management, reporting, meeting agendas and minutes, leave management, travel management and coordination of correspondence.

Each day will be varied and fast paced, but with your solid experience of providing support at a similar level, you'll take it in your stride and excel at developing the role and making it your own.

This is a full-time permanent role, based in Auckland.  Your role will be mainly office-based, with some work from home flexibility.

Ōu Pūkenga | About You

To be successful in this role, you’ll be a highly experienced Personal Assistant looking for the next step in your career or perhaps you are a seasoned EA seeking a change of scene. Either way, you will be a high performer, agile, logical and relish working in a fast-paced work environment.

You’ll be a superstar at multi-tasking with a skill for creating order and structure amongst the buzz of a busy team. With great communication skills you will be able to build and maintain key relationships with internal and external stakeholders with a high level of professionalism. You will be known for your ability to anticipate the needs of your EGM and the leadership team ahead of time. You will also demonstrate:

• Proven senior experience providing support to Executives in a corporate environment.
• Experience of carrying out a wide range of administrative tasks and functions within an office environment
• Strong word processing, presentation and spreadsheet skills as well as proficiency with the Microsoft suite of office products
• Effective workload management and timely delivery of commitments
• High degree of confidentiality
• Proactive thinking and confident to make decisions

Applications close on Wednesday, 8 May 2024 at 23:59pm.

Mō Mātou | About Us  

IAG is the largest general insurance group in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia. We’re also a tech and research facility, a hub for climate change experts and a centre of resilience design. We chat over coffee with customers, advocate for them in the corridors of Parliament and back them up in the community when life’s moments hit hardest. ​  

You’ll know our brands – AMI, NZI, State Insurance, NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI and ROLLiN’ to name a few. Together they turn our IAG purpose of making your world safer into action by helping, supporting ambitions and making insurance accessible.  

We acknowledge Tāngata Whenua in Aotearoa and are committed to growing Māori prosperity and well-being in Aotearoa through He Rautaki Māori (IAG’s Māori Strategy).   

We celebrate unique viewpoints shaped by life experiences, cultures and passions. We expand careers, genuinely connect with community, lead with a powerful purpose and celebrate what makes you individual.   

We're passionate about social issues, walk the talk on sustainability and strive to do more than standard on things that matter, including women in senior leadership, Indigenous empowerment and creating inclusive environments. We’re proud to be an accredited family-friendly workplace and are committed to being a safe and supportive space for all our employees.  We do this because we’re ready for you.

All this shows up in what we offer:   

• Up to 50% off personal insurance, including home and motor insurance 
• Flexibility through our MyFlex program - supporting you to live life to the full 
• Grow your skills and career development with the IAG Academy program 
• Partner discounts on every day and special occasion items  

We’re ready for you. Apply today.   

Learn more about who IAG is here.