We’re hiring! Techweek’18 Operations Manager wanted

We’re looking for an awesome Operations Manager to project manage the delivery of Techweek’18, working alongside a passionate and engaged project team.

Overview

Following the success of the nationwide Techweek’17 event, we’re now planning for an even bigger and better Techweek festival in 2018 to inspire NZ’s bright minds and tackle global challenges with local ingenuity.

We’re looking for an awesome Operations Manager to project manage the delivery of Techweek’18, working alongside a passionate and engaged project team.

This is the perfect role for someone who:

• Is passionate about NZ ‘tech’, projects, people and events.
• Wants to be part of a team delivering something awesome for New Zealand.
• Wants the opportunity to showcase their outstanding organisational skills.
• Is proactive, optimistic and energetic.

Techweek (techweek.co.nz) is delivered by NZTech. Techweek exists to help build and promote the New Zealand technology and innovation ecosystem, both here in New Zealand and internationally, in order to help grow New Zealand’s innovative digital and hi-tech exports.

Key Responsibilities

The Operations Manager is responsible for:

• Project management – planning, budget tracking, data and reporting, meetings, resource management.
• Operations management – supplier and team contract and relationship management, stakeholder management, procurement processes, board secretariat, workflow tools, systems and processes.
• Other tasks associated with the design and delivery of a major project.

Success Factors

The ideal candidate is someone who is:

• Collaborative in their approach to working
• Able to manage a complex range of stakeholder relationships
• Really good when it comes to written communications
• Experienced working with virtual teams and the technologies that enable this
• An active member of the New Zealand technology eco system
• Passionate about technology and innovation
• Resourceful and a lateral problem solver
• A self-starter and manager
• Systematic, organised and process driven
• Professional in your interactions with stakeholders

The small print

• This is a full time contract role through to end June 2018, based in central Auckland.
• You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this job.
• You must be able to travel within New Zealand as required.
• You must be able to attend events and other off-site functions outside of normal business hours, as required.
• You must hold a valid driver’s license.

How to apply

Please send a cover letter and resume to: jackie.clark@nztech.org.nz by Sunday 13th August.  All applications will be treated in confidence.

Watch the highlights from Techweek’17