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# Office Manager - Santa Monica at New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

- **Company:** New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-08-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/newzealandtradeandenterprise/9d25ead5-8f06-4645-a73b-3b505f517ece

## Job description

This role is based in Santa Monica, CA

A hybrid Office Management role that requires 4 days in-office minimum.

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 bigger, better, and faster around the world.  Our Santa Monica office is a diverse group of about 20 team members co-located with other New Zealand agencies. We are part of a regional team which includes offices in New York, San Francisco, Denver, Washington DC, and Vancouver, Canada.

What you’ll be doing: As Office Manager in our regional hub office, you'll keep the place running: the space, the systems, the processes, and the daily rhythm of a 20-person team. You'll be the first person people come to when they need to know how something works or where something lives. Supporting team culture, safety, and wellbeing sits at the center of the role, alongside a lighter but steady stream of bookkeeping, expense management, and facilities coordination. It's a strong fit if you take real ownership of your patch, enjoy looking after people, and can read a situation and make the call without waiting to be asked.

In addition to the day-to-day operations of the Santa Monica location, you will provide support for visitor management, budgeting, and supporting event management. This role also looks after two smaller teams located in remote WeWork offices based in San Francisco and Denver – with occasional travel (1-2 times per year).

You will help the North American region achieve operational excellence by helping to design, develop, and implement administrative systems, as well as be a champion and role-model for great culture and collaboration. In addition to the North American team members, you’ll also work with stakeholders in New Zealand Operations and across the globe.

What you’ll need to be successful: You’ll be an experienced Office Manager (or similar operations role) with three fundamental strengths: Ownership: you see problems coming before they land, handle them, and tell us afterward. Graciousness: you make the day smoother for thirty people without keeping score. Judgement: you know which decisions are yours to make and which need a five-minute chat first, and you don't often get those two mixed up. The shape of the role: You'll run the social side of the office: the social club monthly events, the whiteboard that everyone loves to post riddles on, and bringing a bit of buzz to the random dress-up day. This should sound fun to you rather than like a chore we've tacked on, because it's genuinely part of the job and we’d like you to be into it. You’d rather be ready than lucky. Office security and crisis management planning sit with you, and you’ll care about them because you care about the people in the building; not simply to have a policy document. Wellbeing means something to the organization, and you are one of its Santa Monica champions. You don't just fix things. You notice when you're fixing the same thing for the second time and do something about it. This role only works if you’re organized. Nothing goes missing on your watch. Not a document, not a delivery, and not a follow-up you said you’d make. You’re A.I. adventurous and find ways to elevate your work, your team, and your own curiosities about leveraging technology at work.

Why you’ll love working here: Our environment encourages experimentation and constant learning, intellectual challenge, and absolute honesty. We keep promises and honour commitments and we celebrate the mana (strength and dignity) of each other as being equal to or greater than our own. If this opportunity sounds like you, we'd like to hear from you.

What’s next: If this opportunity is of interest to you, please apply online by 11:59pm Pacific Wednesday 23 September. Please check out the position description here. Include a cover letter describing why you are interested and why think you are suited for this role.

The compensation package for this role is USD $107,000 - $117,000. This range represents a ‘total package’ approach to compensation and includes the value of a platinum medical insurance plan, including dental and vision coverage.You may enroll in this group medical plan (pre-tax benefit), and the per-pay-period cash value of compensation will be adjusted accordingly. Alternatively, if medical plan enrollment is not desired, its value may be taken as cash-in-lieu of coverage.

Applicants must have an existing authorization to work in the United States. Employment visa sponsorship is not available. We are managing this hire internally and are not accepting inquiries from third-party agencies.

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. 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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