Mayoral Support Officer

Whanganui - New Zealand

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This fast-paced varied role will see you coordinating mayoral events and engagements managing correspondence and stakeholder relationships and providing high-quality administrative and communications support.

Youll also assist with public communications including preparing and scheduling social media content and monitoring channels for emerging issues.

Key responsibilities:

Manage the Mayors inbox correspondence and customer records
Coordinate civic functions citizenship ceremonies workshops and official visits
Plan mayoral engagements including scheduling logistics briefings and follow-up
Maintain the stakeholder engagement schedule and constituent services
Prepare professional written communications and social media content
Identify and escalate urgent or sensitive matters

To be successful in this role youll be someone who has:

Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Able to manage competing priorities and use sound judgement
Professional discreet and politically aware
Flexible to work occasional evenings and weekends
Proficient with Microsoft Office suite and email management.

If youve always wanted to play a key role at the centre of local government and make a meaningful impact in your community this is your chance.

This is a part time fixed term role 20 hours per week which runs through until approximately November 2028.

How to apply

Please review the position description and apply via our careers site now: and enter Reference code

Please note only applications submitted via our careers page can be considered.

To find out more please contact Anna Palamountain at

Applications close 15 March 2026

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

We are looking for a highly organised and proactive professional to support the Executive Assistant to the Mayor and help continue to deliver a responsive well-run and community-focused mayoral office.This fast-paced varied role will see you coordinating mayoral events and engagements managing corre...