New Zealand Customs Service Looking for Assistant Customs Officers – ACO2023-24 – Auckland (Permanent Full Time) at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

• Interested in being part of the team that helps protect New Zealand’s border?
• Good with people and have great interpersonal skills?

We’re looking for full time Assistant Customs Officers based at Auckland International Airport for our 6th November 2023 intake.

About this role | Mō tēnei tūranga mahi

At New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, it’s our people that make the difference.

The New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa protects and promotes New Zealand through world class border management. We promote New Zealand’s international trade, collect Crown revenue, and enforce the law by identifying and seizing prohibited imports and exports.

We also make sure that lawful travellers and items can move across our border as smoothly and efficiently as possible. Our Māori name – Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa – translates as “the authority that screens and protects New Zealand”.

What you’ll be doing | He aha tāu e mahi ana

As An Assistant Customs Officer You Will

• Work at Auckland International airport on a full time roster (8 hours per day) on a 6 days on, 3 days off shift rotation
• Interact with passengers, process passports, providing advice and assistance
• Process goods in/out of Aotearoa which includes note taking, writing reports and data entry
• Ensure passengers are meeting Immigration requirements

The commencing salary for an Assistant Customs Officer is $49,192 per annum and an additional allowance of $11,660 per annum.

Working for Customs | Mahi ki te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa…

To work for the New Zealand Customs service, you must be:

A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resided in New Zealand 5 years ago from the date of this application. You also need to be residing in New Zealand at time of application;

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 5 years, and 5 years ago from the date of this application, and resides in NZ currently, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of 6-9 months within the past five years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. You will be required to provide overseas police certificates for these periods spent outside of New Zealand.

You must have a background history that is verifiable and can be assessed as appropriate by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service towards a recommendation of suitability for security clearance at a higher level.

Due to the nature of Customs work, you must have a clear Police record. Successful applicants are also required to pass a medical assessment and drug test and must hold a full NZ Driver’s licence.

About you | Ko wai koe…

We Look For People Who

• Have high levels of integrity, honesty and discretion
• Have good communication skills and enjoy interacting with people
• Enjoy working in a team environment

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is a member of Diversity Works New Zealand and is committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities and welcome applications from everyone who can meet the requirements of the role.

Interested?

How to apply | Me pehea te whakauru…

Check out our video to see what it’s like to work at Customs and apply via the link below.

Please note we cannot accept applications directly, they must be submitted online via our careers site.

Note applications close on 23rd July 2023. Please apply as soon as you can. We fill places on assessment centres as applications are received, so these roles may close early. We will be holding assessment centres on Thursday 27th and Monday 31st of July if you are successful.