The Role
We’re looking for a results-driven, experienced events professional to provide expertise and coordination to Wellington’s Regional Events portfolio. You will manage the enquires for the Wellington Regional Events Fund, process enquiries and applications and ensure successful event organisers have the support they need to successfully deliver their events in the Wellington region.
This role is fixed term for six months whilst we assess the long-term resourcing requirements for the coordination of the Wellington Regional Events Fund.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Processing expressions of interest and applications for the Wellington Regional Events Fund to identify applications that best align with the criteria.
- Coordinating feasibility studies and market research services for successful events.
- Providing ongoing contract and relationship management for successful Wellington Regional Event Fund recipients.
- Developing key relationships across the Wellington region to provide clear and accurate advice for a variety of stakeholders.
- Maintaining the Regional Event Fund Stakeholder Register and relevant databases as required, including completing necessary internal and external reporting.
- Assisting the wider Major Events team in developing an event-friendly environment by assisting across all key stakeholder events and activity.
Our team works across sponsorship, marketing and promotion, logistical and venue support, feasibility studies and event bids, planning, management and risk management, coordination and facilitation of major events. The Regional Events Advisor role will sit within the Major Events team.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone with a background in the coordination and facilitation of large-scale consumer facing events. You will ideally have expertise in event evaluation, conducting feasibility studies and providing support for the development of events. You will be an excellent communicator with extensive experience in contract and stakeholder management.
The ideal person will bring to the role and team:
- Previous experience working within the major or consumer facing events industry at an international or national level
- Excellent communication skills and be able to communicate information clearly to a wide range of stakeholders including both verbal and written abilities
- Relationship management skills with a strong customer focus, proactively meeting customer /clients' needs
- Be highly organised to ensure all aspects of work are carried out in a timely and high-quality manner
- Be solutions focused and a keen problem solver with the ability to think outside the box
- An understanding of the challenges faced by different types of organisations and promoters running events
WellingtonNZ
WellingtonNZ is the agency tasked with making the Wellington region wildly famous. Our organisation is shamelessly passionate about this wild and wonderful region we call home, and want to make it famous as the most creative place in New Zealand to live, work, visit and play.
As an equal opportunity employer, WellingtonNZ truly values its people and is committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive, have fun and make a difference.
We have flexible working options that can be tailor made for you, wellbeing programmes, relaxed working environments, encouragement to be yourself and a collaborative culture.
If this sounds like you and you want to be part of a diverse organisation all about making the Wellington region wildly famous, then apply via seek with your CV and cover letter.
Applications close at 5pm, Wednesday 31 March 2021 and we’ll be in touch soon after the closing date with an update on your application. For more information on this exciting opportunity, please email [email protected] A copy of the job description can be found here.
Please note that only applicants with the right to live and work in NZ will be considered.
