Advisor Governance

• Provide advice and support to a small, high performing governance and secretariat team
• Build positive relationships across Tiaki Wai
• Petone, Wellington

This is a full time, permanent position of 40 hours per week.

The remuneration range for this role is $96,543 to $136,296 (including KiwiSaver) depending on skills and experience.

The opportunity

This is a great opportunity for an Advisor who has governance experience to further expand their skills and capabilities within the governance and secretariat arena. As an Advisor, you'll provide advice and administrative support ensuring Board and Committee meetings are effectively planned and all documentation prepared in advance. Your proactive approach will ensure confidence and consistency across the team.

• Provide administrative support including the preparation of Board and Committee papers, agendas and minutes.
• Maintain effective document control systems, processes and records management.
• Proactively support governance audit and assurance activities.
• Build effective working relationships to enhance service delivery in a positive and timely manner.
• Maintain high standards of governance across Tiaki Wai.

About you

You will be an experienced Administrator who has gained experience in a governance and secretariat role and keen to bring your professionalism to a new role.

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• Proven experience in governance, board secretariate or committee roles.
• Excellent administrative skills with high attention to detail and expertise in Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrated professionalism, discretion, confidentiality and sound judgement.
• The ability to quickly build trusted stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to produce accurate, well presented documents.

Benefits

At Tiaki Wai, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Our benefits include:

• Flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service

For a full list of our employee benefits click here.

About us

Tiaki Wai is a council-owned organisation responsible for managing the delivery of drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater services across Hutt Valley, Porirua, and Wellington.

We manage public-owned extensive water infrastructure and oversee the delivery of safe and reliable services for our communities. We focus on long-term investment, asset management, maintenance, and delivering major infrastructure projects that support public health, environmental protection, and regional growth.

Water is a precious taonga. At Tiaki Wai, we put care into every drop and are guided by our values of Integrity, Care, and Leadership. We work directly with water consumers and in partnership with councils and mana whenua to deliver better water outcomes for current and future generations.

Applications close on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here.

To apply for the role, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Tiaki Wai Careers site, if you are a Tiaki Wai employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email: [email protected]

Applicants for safety sensitive roles will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Tiaki Wai. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand or eligible to obtain a working visa.