Careers Ngā Aramahi

As the Project Manager/Team Leader within the PMO, you’ll bring your strong project management skills to work closely with scientists to recommend and establish best practice project management methodology and tools, providing advice and direction across the full suite of project management functions. 

You will also take on people leadership responsibilities, providing mentoring and guidance to a team of project management professionals. You’ll work with the PMO Manager to foster a collaborative culture and maintain a high-performance team environment.

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT leader to join our Digital, Systems and Information (DS&I) team. You will be one of four new roles to join the newly established leadership team that will implement a Digital Transformation Strategy that informs the future design and delivery of digital services at GNS. Reporting to the DS&I Transformation Executive you will play a key leadership role in a significant change programme to ensure we have technology and systems that enable our critical science delivery. You will have a clear focus on taking your people along with you on the change journey.

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We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT leader to join our Digital, Systems and Information (DS&I) team. You will be one of four new roles to join the newly established leadership team that will implement a Digital Transformation Strategy that informs the future design and delivery of digital services at GNS. Reporting to the DS&I Transformation Executive you will play a key leadership role in a significant change programme to ensure we have technology and systems that enable our critical science delivery. You will have a clear focus on taking your people along with you on the change journey.

The Information Manager is responsible for leading an integrated data, library and records management service that meets the needs of GNS Science. You’ll lead a team of professionals who work with scientists and staff across the organisation to enable excellent science research, as well as advising on strategic information management. You’ll play a key role in developing, leading and embedding an Information Management Strategy for the organisation.

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We are seeking a full-time Administration Specialist to join our Administration Team at the Wairakei Research Centre in Taupō. The Administration team work closely together across our Lower Hutt and Wairakei campuses to provide reception, administration, and business support services to a wide range of people across the organisation. You will also support the Property and Facilities Maintenance Supervisor at Wairakei by assisting with visiting contractors and other facilities and fleet management activities as required.

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The Accounts Administrator plays an important role at GNS Science by ensuring the accurate and timely processing of financial transactions. You’ll be part of a small team who look after the breadth of accounts admin duties, spanning across purchasing, payables and receivables. Tasks are split across the team and rotated periodically to give variety and ensure solid back-up and cover.

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The Project Administrator plays an important role in contract management at GNS Science. This includes a mix of government funding bids and commercial contracts. You’ll work closely with teams across Finance, Research & Contracts, and Project Management Office (PMO) to ensure projects are correctly set up and maintained in the Workday system.

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The purpose of this position is to undertake social science research and consultancy work on knowledge exchange about hazard and risk science to empower informed decision-making by our stakeholders and grow community resilience. The position will have a focus on using quantitative and/or qualitative social science research methods and be able to initiate and develop opportunities for research and consultancy in hazard and risk both in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.

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Careers at GNS and ESR(external link)

The Platforms and Infrastructure Manager is responsible for overseeing the strategic and operational management and delivery of GNS' digital platform services and IT infrastructure, including on-premises and cloud environments. The role ensures the reliability, security, and scalability of all digital services, overseeing network operations, cloud services, and security operations. This position plays a critical role in supporting GNS’ research activities by providing a robust and secure digital foundation.

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Careers at GNS and ESR(external link)

A great opportunity for an experienced IT leader. Oversee the delivery of all digital and data support activities, and lead IT asset management.

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Careers at GNS and ESR(external link)

Drive the enhancement of financial systems, protect the integrity of financial data, and promote effective data management.

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Careers at GNS and ESR(external link)

Join GNS Science and lead the charge in product development and innovation.

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Careers at GNS and ESR(external link)

Lead the Accounts and Financial Accounting functions, ensuring robust financial controls, compliance, and the delivery of high-quality reporting.

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Careers at GNS and ESR(external link)

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• We love to discover and learn. And because we want our people to be able to deliver transformational science, we invest in their life-long learning.
• We promote connections across the science network.
• We grow great leaders through our Tūhono Leadership Development Programme.
• We support innovation, enquiry, input and engagement. Communication is a two-way street at GNS Science.
• We recruit for now and the future. Our recruitment programmes include early-career, Māori Internships and summer student programmes. 
• Organisations work best when they reflect the diversity within their communities. We actively seek to create and promote a diverse and inclusive environment(external link) and our efforts are guided by our Diversity and Inclusivity Committee, which ensures all GNS voices and viewpoints are heard, respected and considered.
• We celebrate success. And because so many of our people contribute so much to science and society, there’s quite a bit of celebrating that goes on around here!

When it comes to the health, safety and wellbeing of our people, GNS Science starts with the basic premise that everyone has the right to come home from work healthy and safe.

We do everything we can to ensure this happens for all of our people, every day.

We start with a meaningful and effective Health and Safety Policy, which outlines our deep commitment to H&S procedures, actions and measures. H&S is built into our culture – it’s part of our induction programme, it gets talked about at team meetings, it is planned, shared, discussed and reported on when we’re working in the office, analysing material in the lab, ice drilling in Antarctica, or monitoring geothermal activity out in the field.  

As one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s leading environmental research agencies, GNS Science is committed to acting in an environmentally ethical and responsible manner and supporting an environmentally conscious culture. We ‘walk the talk’ in all that we do - and we’re careful about minimising and mitigating the impact of our operations on the environment.

We actively promote care for the environment through our Environmental Policy, site-specific environmental initiatives and by engaging our people via representation on our Environmental Sustainability Committee.

Our labs and facilities not only foster amazing ideas and transformational science, they’re also a big part of our efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Our goal is a year-on-year reduction of 4%, with a cumulative target of 20% by 2025.

In 2018, GNS signed up to Toitū carbonreduce(external link)(external link), a world-leading certification scheme which helps businesses accurately measure their direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.

We publish an annual Toitū Carbon Reduce Emissions Summary’ which demonstrates our efforts and progress towards meeting these targets. You can access the latest report here.

The land we live on now is the land on which future generations will live. It’s our responsibility, our kaitiakitanga, to ensure it’s safe and sustainable.

The Early Career Staff Network (ECSN) aims to empower Early Career Staff (ECS) and support their connection and career development. We focus on empowering GNS Science to grow as a diverse, inclusive, innovative and agile organization.