Executive Assistant

• Full Time
• Application Closes 17 Mar 2026
• Wellington - Wellington City
• Executive Secretary and Administrative Assistant

About the role

As part of our Senior Leadership team, you’ll provide professional, executive-level support to the Chief Executive and work closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to ensure the smooth and effective running of the Bank. This is a pivotal role where your ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities and exercise sound judgement will enable our leaders to focus on delivering strategic outcomes.

You’ll be responsible for end-to-end diary and engagement management for the Chief Executive, executive-level administration, and governance support for SLT (and the Board where required). You’ll also provide leadership and day-to-day oversight of the Office Coordinator, helping to ensure high-quality, well-aligned head office administration services.

This is a full-time, permanent opportunity based at our Wellington Head Office, overlooking the waterfront.

 You’ll bring the following experience to the table:

• Proven experience (3+ years) as an Executive Assistant supporting a senior executive, ideally within a complex or governance-focused environment.
• Exceptional diary, calendar and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to anticipate needs and manage competing priorities.
• Experience coordinating executive and governance meetings, including agendas, papers, minutes and follow-up actions.
• Strong relationship-building skills, discretion, sound judgement and a high level of attention to detail.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Outlook and Word, with working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Teams.
• Previous experience leading or supporting another staff member is desirable, but not essential.

Experience Better with Us

We’re a small and mighty Bank driven by the shared goal of helping New Zealanders bank better. As a proudly customer-owned Bank and Certified B Corporation, not only will you be helping Kiwis achieve their goals, but you’ll also experience better simply by working here: 

• Purpose: As a smaller bank, your impact is bigger, you’ll see how your work makes a real difference in delivering exceptional customer experiences and financial outcomes, every single day. 
• Career Growth: Expand your skills, take on new challenges and tap into a range of areas across the Bank. 
• Support: We support you to balance life and work through generous benefits including Wellbeing Leave, Parental Leave Benefits, Life and Critical Illness insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Banking Benefits, Profit Share and Workride. 
• Belonging: You will feel like part of the team from day one. From the way we work together, our commitment to Pride Pledge, and focus on diversity and inclusion, you’ll be part of a team that’s making banking better for New Zealanders, together. 

We’ve been operating for nearly 100 years and support over 180,000 customers across New Zealand.  If you’re looking for a role where we work together to make an impact, and you can build a career you’re proud of, you’ve found the right place. 

We understand that no candidate is a perfect match for every qualification listed. So, if you are passionate about helping people to bank better and possess some of the key skills, we encourage you to submit your application. For any questions, please contact recruitmenthelp@co-operativebank.co.nz.

We will be assessing and interviewing suitable applicants as they come in.

Applications Close: 17 March 2026.