We’re looking for Trainee Customs Officers for intakes in March/April 2024. Don’t miss this opportunity to start a career with purpose! Apply now to become a Customs Officer and join us in protecting Aotearoa’s borders, facilitating trade, and making a real difference. A career at Te Mana Ārai | Customs could take you anywhere.
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Te Mana Ārai | Customs is the government agency responsible for ensuring the security of Aotearoa’s borders, regulating international trade, upholding Customs, Immigration and Excise laws. We operate at the forefront of the Aotearoa’s security and economic activities.
We believe it’s our people that make the difference. Te Mana Ārai | Customs is a welcome home and a welcome here. People are at the heart of what we do. We believe compliance should be easy to do and hard to avoid. We are here to protect and promote Aotearoa New Zealand through world class border management.
He aha tāu e mahi ana | What you’ll do
As a Customs Officer working in deployment* your base salary will be $56,318 per annum. An additional allowance for working across a range of shifts including weekends, nights and public holidays (on a 6 on and 3 days off roster) is paid per annum of $15,024.
(*) Deployment Trainee Customs Officers: are rotated through different operational areas of Customs including airports, marine, client services and inspections over a period of 7 years. You’ll spend a year in each operational area. Throughout your career in Customs, you’ll be continually expanding your technical and leadership skills. Learning opportunities include specialist technical skills through to university level study in security and border management.
You will know your shift pattern in advance, so you can plan your life around work, not work around your life.
We will train you for the role – which includes both on the job and classroom training including Officer Safety Tactics (self-defence) training. We’ll also provide you with a full uniform.
Mahi ki te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa | Working for Customs …
To join Te Mana Ārai in any role you must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident*.
(*) A New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 5 years and resided here continuously 5 years ago from the date of this application. You must also be residing in New Zealand at the time of this application.
OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who:
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 need to hold a full NZ Drivers’ licence.
Customs does not currently require new employees to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Customs may however reintroduce a requirement to be vaccinated if our health and safety risk assessment or government requirements change.
Ko wai koe | About you…
We’re looking for people with…
Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa | New Zealand Customs Service 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.
Why Join Us?
Interested?
Check out our video below for a tour around Border Operations which highlights some of the areas you’ll work in as a Customs Officer in our deployment teams.
Me pehea te whakauru | How to apply
Please apply online – we cannot accept applications directly – you must apply via the link provided.
Please note, we are recruiting for an intake commencing on 3rd March 2024.
Applications* close on 26th October 2023. We will be holding assessment centres during the week commencing 30th October 2023 at Custom House, Anzac Avenue, Auckland.
(*) Please apply as soon as you can as we process applications as they are received and will fill places on our assessment centre, so this opportunity may close earlier. Note that if you are unable to attend an assessment centre we will be unable to progress your application at this time.
Don’t miss this opportunity to start your career. Apply now to become a Customs Officer and join us in protecting Aotearoa’s borders, facilitating trade, and making a real difference.
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