Mai te hiku ki te taurapa, whitikina e te rā

From the tail of the fish to the tail of the waka, shines the sun

Meridian is Aotearoa’s largest producer of renewable electricity, generating power from 100% renewable resources – wind, water, and sun, because we believe that’s the best for our planet and our communities. We strive to deliver clean energy for a fairer and healthier world, helping reduce carbon emissions and supporting our communities. We also retail electricity to more than 400,000 homes, businesses, and farms across New Zealand through our Meridian and Powershop brands.

Mō te tūranga | About the role
We are looking for an Executive Assistant, Generation for a three year fixed term contract to cover a secondment. You will provide high quality, proactive executive support to our General Manager Generation and play a critical role in enabling the effective operation of our Generation portfolio.

Generation operates across the breadth of Aotearoa New Zealand, with leaders and teams dispersed nationwide. In this role, you will be a trusted partner to the GM and the Generation Leadership Team, managing complex diaries, coordinating travel across multiple locations, and ensuring meetings and governance processes run smoothly despite competing priorities and geographic constraints.

This is a fast paced, reactive and dynamic role. You will act as a guardian of the GM’s time, energy and reputation, anticipating needs, exercising sound judgement and discretion, and adapting quickly as priorities shift in response to operational and business challenges that can change daily.

Āu mahi | What you’ll be doing

• Providing high level executive support to the GM Generation, including proactive diary and travel management, meeting coordination, and day to day priority management
• Anticipating, understanding and managing the GM’s priorities in an environment where demands and challenges can change quickly
• Coordinating complex diaries and meetings across a nationally dispersed Generation Leadership Team, balancing multiple calendars, time constraints and competing commitments
• Arranging and coordinating travel for the GM and GLT, ensuring efficient and well planned logistics for leaders based across the country
• Preparing, collating and managing meeting materials, and actively tracking actions and commitments to support effective delivery across the GLT
• Providing coordination and administrative support to the GLT, including attending WIPs and monthly meetings, capturing actions, and supporting timely follow through
• Supporting resource planning activities across the Generation team where required
• Ensuring Board, Executive and Investment Committee papers are prepared, quality checked and submitted on time
• Building strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders across the business, including the Executive Assistant community
• Managing the Generation team’s discretionary expenditure, including monitoring spend, coding and reconciliation
• Coordinating Generation events and celebrations within budget, contributing to a positive and supportive team environment

Ngā painga ki a mātou | What we can offer

We value work/life balance, so our WFH and flexible work options (where possible) make things easier for you and your whānau. We also offer:

• An attractive and competitive salary package that’s reviewed annually, plus discounts from several partnerships.
• Southern Cross Healthcare – Wellbeing One insurance, a funded scheme for eligible employees to give you that extra peace of mind.
• Enhanced leave provisions, including three company‑paid days over the holiday period, enhanced parental leave, and options to buy up to 12 days of additional leave.
• Life, trauma, and income protection insurance.
• Enhanced KiwiSaver contributions.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities, we want you to be the best version of yourself and we’ll help you get there.
• Award‑winning wellbeing programme that provides support whenever and wherever you need it.
• Employee discounts on your power with Meridian.
• A one‑off $400 payment to support your work‑from‑home set‑up if needed.

Ngā pukenga kei a koe mō tēnei tūranga | What you’ll bring

• Proven experience providing high level executive support in a complex, fast paced environment.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage effectively at executive and senior leadership level.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across a geographically dispersed leadership team.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple competing priorities, anticipate needs, use initiative and adapt quickly as priorities change.
• Highly developed organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail and follow through.
• Excellent time management and multitasking capability, including coordinating complex diaries across multiple calendars and locations.
• High level of computer literacy, including advanced proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite and the ability to quickly learn new systems and tools.

Tono mai ināianei tonu | Apply now    

All in all, we’re a genuinely great place to work, with meaningful projects, supportive teams, and a clear purpose. If this role sounds like a fit and you're keen to make a real impact, apply today and tell us what you’ll bring to the role.

 If you’ve got any questions, please email [email protected]. We're committed to becoming more accessible and providing support if needed. Please get in touch if there are parts of our process you would like assistance with (process found here meridianenergy.co.nz/careers), we’re more than happy to help. 

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