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Receptionist/Export Documentation Advisor

Christchurch, Canterbury 8013, New Zealand • Full-time

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Associate

Description

Join a fast-paced, transformative environment where your front line, multitasking and customer service skills shine!

 

About Us

As the home and voice of Canterbury business, Business Canterbury’s purpose is to be the best business partner, to help businesses and their people thrive.

 

With over 2,700 members who are at the heart of everything we do, it is an exciting time to be part of Business Canterbury. We are fiercely focused on what’s best for our members and customers and our vibrant team thrives on collaboration, innovation, and making a real difference to our members and customers.

 

Business Canterbury fosters an inclusive business environment, making it easier for businesses and their people to thrive, by developing their capability and ensuring their voices have influence.

 

About the Role

We are looking for someone to join our team as our front-line receptionist and export documentation advisor. This role will be the first impression for members visiting and calling Business Canterbury and help position Business Canterbury as the largest and most influential voice for business in New Zealand.

 

This role’s focus will be:

·Providing the first impression of Business Canterbury through front line reception duties

·Certifying export documentation on behalf of our export community

·Supporting exporters with their export documentation queries

·General administration support for the wider team.

 

The successful candidate will:

·Be fiercely focused on what’s best for our members and customers

·Have a passion for providing excellent customer service and support

·Have previous reception or administration experience

·Ideally have exporting and/or export documentation knowledge and a general understanding of business, however full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

·Be structured and process driven and have excellent attention to detail

·Multi-tasking goes without saying

·Able to operate in a fast-paced, agile environment

·Being the best business partner to support our members and customers and our internal team

 

In return, we’ll offer you:

A fantastic opportunity to join a small and ambitious team in a progressive purpose-led organisation as the home and voice of Canterbury business offering:

·A supportive and empowering culture – we love to see our people excel and their ideas come to life through our values: Lead the charge and the change; be the best business partner; fiercely focused on what’s best for our customers; commercially driven for impact and authenticity matters.

·The opportunity to be part of an organisation that is a key part of Canterbury’s business future.

·A flexible environment that focuses on impact and outcomes.

·Great learning and development opportunities through our comprehensive training and event programme.

·The opportunity to develop and deliver on your own ideas.

 

If you have the skills, curiosity, and drive to provide strong support for businesses to succeed, we want to hear from you. 

 

Please submit your cover letter and CV to apply. Applications will remain open until Friday 10 July 2026.