New Zealand Customs Service Looking for Senior Customs Officers, Grade 2 – Maritime Group – Auckland at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

• Leave the ordinary behind – join the team that travels Aotearoa to protect our coast.
• An Exciting Opportunity to join the MAritime Group as a Senior Customs Officer, G2

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa is looking for a person to join our maritime team based in Auckland, as Senior Customs Officers Grade 2.

The Customs Maritime Unit (CMU) is seeking motivated individuals to join their flexible, highly trained and high performing team in Auckland.

Successful applicants are required to work well within a small team in a variety of sea, land and air environments. It is essential the incumbent can demonstrate the ability to self-manage, to work/live for extended periods in close proximity to other team members and contribute to the high performance of the team.

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the role…

The key activity for the Customs Maritime Unit is to respond to any risk to the New Zealand maritime border. This involves; patrol; surveillance; and searching, detecting offences and preparing prosecution files. Regularly working alongside other agencies such as the NZ Police, MPI and the NZDF.

The Customs Maritime Unit provides coverage 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

This is not a nine-to-five job. You’ll be on the water for long periods and you’ll work on a roster, which means weekend work and odd hours when required. We understand the importance of life outside of work.

The salary range for this role is $75,971 – $96,013 plus an allowance of $15,640.

Ko wai koe | About you…

• The holder of, or the ability to attain the following maritime certificates, Inshore Launch Master, Skipper Restricted Limits or Skipper Coastal Offshore.
• Have knowledge of the risks to the border, which New Zealand Customs is responsible for managing, together with an understanding of the relevant legislative and regulatory processes and a commitment to maintaining compliance.
• Confident problem-solving capability, including the ability to identify problems, manage or mitigate risks and implement innovative solution based outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to work to high professional and ethical standards consistent with Customs’ values and those of the New Zealand Public Service.
• Able to work flexible hours, to work up to 120 days away from home per year, and to work and travel at short notice and be on call.
• Achieve and maintain a level of fitness and physical ability to enable you to undertake the full range of duties.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing to a wide range of audiences.
• A proven track record of building and sustaining a range of strong relationships and providing a high quality service to customers and stakeholders
• Sound computer skills including word processing and the ability to make effective use of computer systems.
• Hold a “Secret” security clearance or the ability to obtain one.

What’s Involved…

As part of the recruitment process, short listed candidates will be required to successfully pass a comprehensive medical and the CMU fitness test. Only those candidates who pass these tests will proceed to a panel interview.

• Successful applicants will be required to undergo drug testing as part of the selection process.
• Applicants must be available to attend fitness testing in Auckland. Fitness testing will be held on the 30 Nov – 1 December 2023.

Medical And Fitness Testing

On an annual basis, Customs Maritime Officers are required to pass a comprehensive medical assessment and pass a fitness test to the following standard;

• Beep test to 5.1 standard and 10 press-ups
• 50-metre swim in overalls, tread water for 3 minutes.

Security Clearances

You will need to obtain Secret level national security clearance. In order to obtain this clearance you need to be a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided continuously in New Zealand for the last 10 years and resides in NZ at time of application;

OR a New Zealand Citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident who has resided in New Zealand for the last 10 years and resides in NZ at time of application, but may have been absent from New Zealand for periods of six or more months within the past 5 years, preferably in one or more of the following countries: *either Australia, Canada, UK or the USA. Small periods (3 months or less) of absence from New Zealand over the 10 years may still be acceptable however you must be able to provide police certificates for time spent in other countries*.

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. Already having Secret clearance is a benefit, but not a requirement.

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 Drivers’ licence.

Hours Of Work

This position is a full-time position (2088 hours per annum) worked flexibly, within a rostered work pattern, or flexible hours, to enable coverage for 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Me pehea te whakauru | How to apply…

Please apply online. Please submit a cover letter which outlines your suitability and motivation for this role as well as a current CV. You will be asked to outline your relevant skills and experience in maritime along with why you are interested in the role and some competency based questions. The online application process takes a bit of time and requires you to provide examples of previous work – specific questions are asked in the online process. It’s best to set aside some time when you won’t be interrupted.

If shortlisted, you will be asked to complete online psychometric testing as part of the process.

If you have any queries, please contact [email protected]

Applications close on Sunday 5th November at 5pm.

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. We also support flexible working arrangements.