Would you like to work at a place where we help people make positive changes through engagement with the Bible?

At Manna Christian Stores, our mission is to help make the Bible accessible to everyone and encourage interaction with it. Bring your skills and passion into a work that makes a difference in other people’s lives through the Bible.

Bible Society New Zealand – Executive Assistant

We might be one of New Zealand’s oldest charities, but we believe the best is yet to come!

Bible Society New Zealand Group is New Zealand’s premier supplier of Bibles and Christian resources through its Mission programmes and accessibility through Manna Christian Stores. Bible Society also partners with donors to support Bible mission in New Zealand and around the world. We are a values-driven organisation that cares about the Bible, people and Bible Society’s purpose and mission.

We are looking to appoint a full time Executive Assistant to support our CEO and Boards. By joining us you will have the opportunity to be part of an organisation that has been helping change lives for good for over 177 years!

To be right for the role you will:

Have relevant experience in an Executive Assistant role supporting a busy executive.
Demonstrate exceptional communication skills and be able to engage professionally with board members and key stakeholders.
Be proactive and have the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
Demonstrate exceptional prioritisation, organisation, and time management skills, with a strong eye for detail.
Have proven experience providing efficient and effective office administration and support.
Have working knowledge of Microsoft applications, e.g. Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Be a team player, willing to work with others to make good things happen.
Be willing to invest your skills and experience in Bible Society and Manna Christian Store's mission.

In return we offer:

A busy, exciting and challenging role with plenty of variety.
A friendly and supportive work environment.
Free parking!
The opportunity to work in a key role in a globally connected organisation making a difference in the world.

This is a permanent, 37.5 hours per week, salaried position based in Wiri, Auckland

To be considered for this role you must be currently living in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand. If this new opportunity appeals to you, and you would like to find out more, please request a Job Description and Position Application Questionnaire from Jeanine at [email protected]

Retail Shop Manager – Lower Hutt

Manna Christian Stores is New Zealand’s premier supplier of Bibles and Christian resources, providing Bibles, Christian books, digital resources and gifts through its web store, fourteen street front stores and its business-to-business operation. Manna Christian Stores is a part of Bible Society New Zealand – New Zealand’s largest and longest serving Bible mission organisation.

We are now looking to appoint a new member to our team. As Retail Shop Manager, you will be responsible to grow Manna Christian Stores’ mission and business by managing the branch and leading team members to provide excellent retail service to Manna’s customers.

Key responsibilities for the role are:

Communicating with and engaging customers, church leaders and the Christian community.
Valuing and providing great service to the local community.
Managing inventory, growing sales, meeting targets and budgets.
Leading, rostering, coordinating, mentoring and motivating your team.

Key requirements are:

Experience in retail management, growing sales, handling cash and managing inventory.
An ability to get to know customers and let them feel welcome and valued.
A love for books and reading and a good knowledge of the types of Bibles, Christian books and other resources.
A love for people and a desire to see them grow in their faith.

This is a paid position and you would be required to work each Monday to Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm (37.5 hours per week).

If this new opportunity in Lower Hutt appeals to you, and you would like to find out more, please request a Job Description and Position Application Questionnaire from Jeanine at [email protected]

To be considered for this role you must be currently living in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

2 x Casual Sales Assistant Positions – Manukau

We are now looking to appoint a new member to our team. As Sales Assistant, your role will be to help our customers find and buy the right resources for them from among our amazing range of Bibles, books, digital media and gifts.

This is a paid casual position. You will need to be able to work on an ‘as available/as required’ basis.

To be right for this role you will:

Be comfortable engaging with customers and helping them with their purchases
Like Christian books and have some understanding of what our customers want
Have retail experience
Be able to operate (or learn how to operate) a point-of-sale system
Enjoy working with a great team of likeminded people making a difference in the world

Additional training will be available if required. Most of all you need to be enthusiastic about what inspires us, which is equipping Christians with resources to help them grow in their faith and service!

If this new opportunity appeals to you, and you would like to find out more, please request a Job Description and Position Application Questionnaire from Jeanine at [email protected]

To be considered for this role you must be currently living in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand.

Casual Sales Assistant Position – Christchurch

Manna Christian Stores is New Zealand’s premier supplier of Bibles and Christian resources, providing Bibles, Christian books, digital resources, and gifts through its web store, fourteen street front stores, and its business-to-business operation. Manna Christian Stores is part of Bible Society New Zealand – New Zealand’s largest and longest-serving Bible mission organisation.

This is a paid casual position. You will need to be able to work on an ‘as available/as required’ basis.

To be right for this role you will:

•   Be comfortable engaging with customers and helping them with their purchases
•   Like Christian books and have some understanding of what our customers want
•   Have retail experience
•   Be able to operate (or learn how to operate) a point-of-sale system
•   Enjoy working with a great team of likeminded people making a difference in the world

If this new opportunity appeals to you, and you would like to find out more, please request a Job Description and Position Application Questionnaire from Jeanine at [email protected]

To be considered for this role you must be currently living in and legally entitled to work in New Zealand.