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# Business Assurance Partner (9-month fixed term) at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

- **Company:** New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- **Location:** Auckland Wellington OR Christchurch, New Zealand
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-11
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/newzealandtradeandenterprise/5087a872-6932-4cab-8e42-448e85a94598

## Job description

This role can be based in our Wellington (preferred), Christchurch or Auckland offices.

## Who we are

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand’s international business development agency. We work with some of New Zealand’s most forward-thinking companies, helping them grow internationally—bigger, better, faster—for the benefit of New Zealand and the world.

## What you'll be doing

As the Business Assurance Partner, you will work alongside the Director of Business Assurance to enable NZTE achieve its goals through effectively managing its risks and supporting people to make good decisions.

You will provide internal audit and risk advisory services to keep us safe and improve our organisation's operations. You will be working across all our internal teams, domestically and internationally, up to senior leadership levels to perform audit work, provide risk advisory services and continue to build our risk maturity.

You will act as a trusted advisor by building and maintaining strong relationships with key leaders and experts across all NZTE groups including the Director Business Assurance, our Lead Team and the Board's Audit and Risk Committee.

## What you'll need to be successful

You will be a natural collaborator and a strong communicator, at all levels. As you will be accessible to all NZTE people around the globe, you will be someone who builds trusted relationships with ease across people with diverse backgrounds and cultures. You will be able to work in partnership with the organisation to enable effective and safe operations. Your ability to work positively and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders at multiple levels will be crucial to your success in the role.

You will have experience working in professional services or in an organisation's internal audit or risk management team and be confident to advise on complex risk and assurance matters to varied audiences.  You will have strong influencing skills at the senior management level, including the Lead Team, the Chief Executive and the Audit and Risk Committee, and be comfortable making decisions and working independently.  Ideally, you will possess a degree in a management or finance discipline with professional auditing or accounting qualifications (Institute of Internal Auditors, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand) or equivalent.

Being inquisitive and curious will set your application apart; it is important that you are someone who wants to understand how things work, why they work as they do and how they might be better.

Please note, this role is known internally as Business Assurance Manager.

## Why you'll love working here

We’re a fun bunch of driven people who are committed and connected to the purpose of NZTE to grow New Zealand companies internationally.  Our environment encourages experimentation and constant learning, intellectual challenge and honesty. There’s plenty of scope to look at how we do things and work together as a team to make positive and impactful changes.

We know that life isn’t all about work, so we offer a supportive flexible hybrid work environment (3 days a week in the office, 2 days from home).  We’ll encourage you, your wellbeing and your growth journey with us and we’ll challenge you to be ambitious for yourself and NZTE.

## What's next

Have a read of the position description Business_Assurance_Manager_PD and if you are interested, apply today with your cover letter and resume.

Applications close 11:59pm NZST on Monday 26th of October

This role is banded at NZ L16

You must have the right to work in NZ to apply for this role.

We believe New Zealand is good for the world. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is an equal opportunity employer. At NZTE it is all about our people and we seek diversity of thought; we welcome and encourage you to apply regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, neurodiversity or disability. We also welcome applications from Veterans.

If we need to make specific accommodations for you in any part of the recruitment process, please advise us.

## About New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the New Zealand Government's international business development agency, helping Kiwi businesses grow internationally through independent export advice, global networks, and tailored solutions.
- **Entity Type**: Government Agency (New Zealand Crown entity) — not publicly traded
- **Headquarters**: Auckland, New Zealand
- **Founded**: 2003 (established by the New Zealand Government; not founder-led)
- **Founders**: N/A — established as a government agency (formed from the merger of Trade New Zealand and Industry New Zealand)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: International trade and economic development; export advisory services
- **Target customers**: B2B — New Zealand businesses at various stages of international growth, ranging from first-time exporters to established global players; also works with the New Zealand Government and international partners
- **Mission / Purpose**: To help New Zealand businesses grow internationally, contributing to New Zealand's economic success — trade adds more than NZ$100 billion in export value to the New Zealand economy annually and supports 1 in 4 Kiwi jobs.

## Products & Services
- **Export Advice & Capability Building**: Free independent advice, workshops, and capability programmes for New Zealand businesses seeking to enter or expand in international markets.
- **Global Networks & Connections**: In-market teams across nearly 50 locations worldwide who connect businesses with local partners, distributors, customers, and mentors.
- **Market Intelligence & Insights**: Expert research, market reports, and sector insights to guide export strategy and decision-making.
- **Trade Missions & Events**: Facilitated in-market visits, trade delegations, and virtual/in-person events that put New Zealand businesses in front of buyers.
- **Government-to-Government Facilitation**: As a government agency, it opens doors through international diplomatic and trade relationships.
- **Māori Business Growth Support**: Dedicated Te Pora Māori network and Māori capability resources to grow Māori exporters.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not applicable (government agency)
- **Key Metric**: Approximately 693 employees; annual revenue estimated at NZ$100M–NZ$500M (LinkedIn estimate, unverified); funded through New Zealand Government appropriation
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: New Zealand Government; Champions for Change; Southern Cross Healthcare (employee benefits); operates 46-country footprint including New Zealand, United States, Australia, China, and India
- **Growth Signals**: Helps over 5,000 New Zealand businesses annually; operates in 37+ locations, 24 time zones, and 40+ languages; distributed workforce across 46 countries; ongoing expansion of in-market teams and digital export tools

## Competitive Advantages
- **Government Mandate & Credibility**: Authority and trust that come with being the official NZ Government trade and development agency.
- **Global Reach on the Ground**: Teams embedded in nearly 50 locations worldwide, offering on-the-ground market knowledge that competitors can't easily replicate.
- **Data & Relationship Depth**: Decades of accumulated export success/lessons and connections across 100+ markets.
- **Māori Cultural Framework**: Deep commitment to tikanga and te reo Māori, with dedicated full-time Māori Capability Lead and Te Pora Māori network — a unique differentiator in the global trade space.
- **No-Cost Services to Customers**: Independent export advice is free to New Zealand businesses, creating broad reach and a mission-driven brand.

## Strategic Focus
- Growing New Zealand's international export earnings through high-value, high-growth sectors (including food & beverage, agritech, manufacturing, digital/tech services).
- Accelerating Māori economic development and export capability.
- Driving sustainability: carbon reduction targets, waste audits across major offices, and a full-time Sustainability Lead.
- Strengthening digital tools and self-serve export resources (e.g., MyNZTE).
- Connecting businesses across 24 time zones as a "One Global Team" to support more than 100 markets.

## Why Work Here
- **Flexible by default**: Remote work, flexible hours, flexible return-to-work options after parental leave — arrangements that work for the individual, team, and NZTE.
- **Leave & wellbeing**: For NZ-based employees: 5 weeks' annual leave, 10 days' sick/wellbeing leave (rollover up to 20 days), 10 days' domestic violence leave, and free annual flu vaccinations. Access to a dedicated mental health hub and Employee Assistance Programme with up to 6 confidential counselling sessions per year (extends to immediate whānau).
- **Development culture**: Extensive in-house training (leadership, coaching, business acumen), a highly rated internal coaching programme, support for external study fees, and international/local secondment opportunities.
- **Inclusive workplace**: Winner of the Leadership Award (Medium-Large Organisation) at the Diversity Awards NZ; first in the Champions for Change group to reach gender balance at all levels of leadership (40% women / 40% men / 20% any gender).
- **Cultural grounding**: Kia Kaha — an overnight marae-based induction for new joiners — and a strong commitment to tikanga and te reo Māori.
- **Practical perks**: KiwiSaver employer matching (3% per Life at NZTE page; "up to 3.5%" per the Careers page — conflicting reports, both cited below), Microsoft Surface laptop, iPhone where needed, corporate gym discounts, and Southern Cross medical discount scheme.
- **Global mobility**: Nearly 50 locations mean real international career opportunities; annual 'Pounamu Awards' celebrate employee achievements.
- **Mission-driven work**: Directly contributes to New Zealand's economic prosperity, with a strong sustainability agenda and an active employee community leading green initiatives.

## Sources
1. [nzte.govt.nz — Careers at NZTE](https://www.nzte.govt.nz/page/careers-at-nzte)
2. [nzte.govt.nz — About NZTE](https://www.nzte.govt.nz/page/about-nzte)
3. [linkedin.com — New Zealand Trade and Enterprise](https://linkedin.com/company/new-zealand-trade-and-enterprise)
4. [nzte.govt.nz — Life at NZTE](https://www.nzte.govt.nz/page/life-at-nzte)
5. [jobs.lever.co — NZTE Jobs](https://jobs.lever.co/newzealandtradeandenterprise)

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