Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Tui tui hono tangata, whenua me te moana.
Auckland War Memorial Museum: Connecting through sharing stories of people, lands and seas
Auckland Museum is a much-loved culture and heritage organisation at the heart of Auckland's identity, committed to outstanding management of its world-class collections, developing and sharing engaging content through its galleries, exhibition, events, educational programmes and the permanent and volunteer staff who tell the Museum's stories. We are Auckland's home of commemoration as well as the country’s oldest research institution and a major tourist destination.
Job Description
Work alongside a passionate and close-knit team of 6, within the Tourism and Commercial Events department at Auckland Museum. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Tourism & Commercial Events, this full time, permanent role is critical to support the team to continue to successfully achieve the Museums commercial events revenue and profitability targets.
You will have the ability to deliver the following role requirements confidently and autonomously:
Coordinate event logistics for our clients, their preferred suppliers and associated businesses into and out of the venues, to agreed quality standards.
Ensure all events are delivered to the highest operational standards, ensuring the client's needs and outcomes are met, without compromising health and safety requirements and to ensure the care of the building and collections is not compromised.
Desired Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will have:
3-year minimum experience in event coordination or management.
Exceptional communication, customer service and problem-solving skills
Ability to think laterally and to make sound decisions, quickly
Ability to remain calm, focused, and effective in challenging situations
Exceptional planning / project management skills
Ability to work outside of normal business hours, including weekends, evenings, and Public Holidays
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Closing Date: 5.00 pm Sunday 19 May 2024
You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
Previous applicants need not re-apply.
Auckland Museum offers a rich and fulfilling work life where we embrace diversity and nurture our bicultural capability as demonstrated in our Teu le Va and He Korahi Maori strategies. We also offer a range of great benefits such as flexible work and leave and an award-winning wellbeing programme.
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to be part of a fabulous New Zealand organisation committed to telling our national and Auckland stories, reflecting our unique place in the South Pacific.
