Join the team

Looking for an opportunity to be part of a collaborative team that supports the delivery of Wellington’s events and ensures guests have an unforgettable experience whilst in our venues?

We’re looking for a collaborative team player who comes with plenty of experience in customer service training and development, people leadership and has a passion for events.

You’ll need to have proven leadership expertise with a strong focus on ensuring our guests have an unforgettable experience whilst in our venues. You will be responsible for ensuring a pool of approximately 70 casual Hosts are fully trained, rostered and carry out their role to deliver an exceptional guest experience.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Work in collaboration with the wider Events and Experiences Team and supply partners (e.g. Caterers) to deliver an excellent experience to all guests to the venues.
• Manage and roster approximately 70 casual staff members to various events across multiple venues each week
• Provide leadership, support and supervision to the Hosts in the form of training and development as well as pre-event briefs and on the floor leadership
• Assisting in providing a health and safety conscious event environment, including mitigating risks to you, your team and guests.
   

About you

Our ideal person will be a natural people leader with a strong customer focus and the ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders. Your background will be in a customer service or rostering role, and we’re after someone who is solutions focused with an ability to think outside the box.  

The attributes and experience you will bring to the role and team:

• Previous experience managing a large pool of casual staff, including experience in leadership, training and development.
• Experience in rostering casual staff across multiple sites
• A strong background in customer service with excellent relationship management skills and the proven ability to meet customer/client needs.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate information clearly including both verbal and written abilities
• Be highly organised to ensure all aspects of work are carried out in a timely and high-quality manner
• Knowledge of EBMS, Humanforce or another event/rostering system is desirable.

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.

Venues Wellington is a business unit of WellingtonNZ and responsible for securing, managing and delivering extraordinary events in the Michael Fowler Centre, The Opera House, TSB Arena, Shed 6 and Academy Galleries.  

Why people love it here
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, a wellbeing programme, 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 that's all about making the Wellington region wildly famous, then please apply via seek with your CV and cover letter.

Applications close at 5pm, Sunday 10 January 2021, we will be processing applications as they come in and will be in touch shortly after applications close. For more information on this exciting opportunity, please email us. 

You can find a full job description here

Please note only applicants with the right to live and work in NZ will be considered.

• Do you want to be part of a diverse and supportive organisation helping businesses in the Wellington Region grow?  
• Do you have an interest in and understanding of new technology development, and associated business challenges?

The WellingtonNZ Business Growth Team works with a broad range of businesses throughout the Greater Wellington Region.  We have a coordinated suite of high value programmes and services to help these businesses increase their capability and develop their innovation potential to grow revenue and employee bases, attract investment for growth, and expand their export value, so we can grow our region's prosperity for the benefit of all. 

The Innovation Specialist role focuses on supporting new and established businesses with their R&D and new product development. The role covers a range of sectors, from software to manufacturing, electronics, food tech, health tech, etc. A key part of the role is the delivery of services from Callaghan Innovation: R&D grants, Innovation Programmes, and connections to Technical Services.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Actively managing a portfolio of 40-60 R&D-focused businesses and facilitating access to the right service at the right time.
• Assessing R&D activity within a business or project using set criteria, covering technical stretch, ability to deliver, return on investment and path to market.
• Delivering grants, innovation advice and technical services to help businesses accelerate the commercialisation of their ideas. This includes helping customers with the Callaghan Innovation grant application process and writing cases for investment to support decision-making.
• Managing R&D support opportunities and relationships with a portfolio of technical and innovation service providers; identifying and canvassing new service providers.

About you

You will be a highly collaborative team player, willing to work across a range of industries in this client-facing role. You will need to understand the drivers for successful new product development and the mechanisms through which this can be achieved. The experience and skills you will bring to the team are:

• Excellent listening and communication skills (written and verbal).
• The confidence to interact with senior business and technology leaders, and the ability to write and champion cases for investment.
• An interest in, and understanding of, new technology development, backed by a relevant qualification and experience.
• The ability to understand business financial information.

Why people love it here

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, a wellbeing programme, relaxed working environments, encouragement to be yourself and a collaborative culture. Check out some of the varied things we do in the video below.

Please apply with your cover letter and CV via Seek, answering the key questions below in your cover letter:

• How do you think you can make a difference in this role, working with businesses that have innovation and creativity at their heart and operate in a dynamic business environment?
• How have your experiences in the workplace demonstrated an ability to work with customers to identify opportunities that you have helped them realise?

Applications close at 5pm, Sunday 17 January 2021.  We will be processing applications on our return from the Christmas/New Year closedown and will be in touch shortly after applications close.  For more information on this exciting opportunity, please email [email protected]. You can find the job description here.

Please note only applicants with the right to live and work in NZ will be considered.

• Provide accounts administration for Venues Wellington
• 24 hours per week, opportunity for work life balance
• Varied workload and help to contribute to the success of the wider organisation
   

We are looking for an Accounts Assistant to provide part-time, high level administration support to the Accountant – Venues, and Finance Lead – WellingtonNZ.

You will be a switched on, numbers person which includes having excellent attention to detail. This role primarily works with the Venues Finance team; however, you will contribute to the success of the wider organisation so bringing your strong interpersonal and relationship skills is a must.
 

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Accounts receivable, event revenue accounting and debt management
• Purchasing and accounts payable
• Cash and bank administration
• Assisting with monthly management accounting processes
• Payroll processing, including back up to the Accountant– WellingtonNZ.

About you

Our ideal person will have strong numerical, written and spoken communication skills and the ability to interact at all levels of the organisation.  You will have the ability to work methodically and with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

The ideal person will bring to the role:

• 3+ years’ experience in computerised Accounts Payable and Receivable (ideally where Purchase Orders are used)
• Sound knowledge of payroll, reconciliations, accruals, accounts payable and financial analysis
• Good Excel skills and accurate data entry skills
• An understanding of NZ Holidays Act and ACC legislation
• TechOne and Humanforce experience is beneficial

We think the role can comfortably be performed in 24 hours a week; however, some flexibility in peak times would be appreciated. 

About us 

Venues Wellington is a business unit of WellingtonNZ and is responsible for securing, managing and delivering extraordinary events in the Michael Fowler Centre, St James Theatre (currently closed), The Opera House, TSB Arena, Shed 6 and Academy Galleries. 

Why people love it here 

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, a wellbeing programme, relaxed working environments, encouragement to be yourself and a collaborative culture. Check out some of the varied things we do in the video below. 

What next? 

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 by Sunday 17th January at 5pm. For more information on this exciting opportunity, please contact us at [email protected].  A copy of the job description can be found here.

Please note only applicants with the right to live and work in NZ will be considered.

• Join a tight-knit, passionate team working to attract business events to the Wellington region
• Position Wellington in the Business Events market as a great location for conferences

Looking for an opportunity to be part of the team responsible for bringing conferences to the Wellington region?

We are looking for a seasoned Business Development Manager who can effectively attract and secure business events for the Wellington region – not only for today but in preparation for Tākina, the new Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre due for completion in 2023.

With a background in sales, you will be making proactive sales calls for new potential conference opportunities and preparing presentations and bids as required. This includes bidding for conferences and contributing to the overall BEW business plan.

This role is fixed term, covering parental leave for approximately 12 months.

You will be responsible for:

• Identifying, attracting and securing conferences for Wellington, working with local partners and Tourism New Zealand. 
• Supporting the conference bidding process for Wellington and our partners for conferences with/outside the Conference Assistance Programme.
• Carrying out attraction and sales activity in the business events sector that relate to bidding for- and hosting conferences.
• Representing the Business Events Wellington team to actively promote Wellington as a business events destination in the New Zealand market, along with participating in tradeshow activities.

About you

Our ideal person will be a team player and have proven experience in business development and strong stakeholder engagement abilities.

The experience and attributes you will bring are:

• Proven experience in a business development role, ideally in the business events, conference or convention sector.
• Proven record of meeting sales targets and managing a client and events portfolio.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate information clearly to a wide range of stakeholders. 
• Relationship management skills with a strong customer focus, proactively meeting customer/clients' needs. 

Why people love it here 

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, a wellbeing programme, relaxed working environments, encouragement to be yourself and a collaborative culture. Check out some of the varied things we do in the video below. 

What next? 

If this sounds like you and you’d like to be part of a diverse organisation all about making the Wellington region wildly famous, then please apply via seek with your CV and cover letter.  For more information on this exciting opportunity please email [email protected]  You can find the job description here.

Applications close at 5pm, Wednesday 20 January 2021.  We will be processing applications as they come in and will be in touch shortly after applications close. 

Please note only applicants with the right to live and work in NZ will be considered.