The General Manager/Pou Whirinaki is responsible for leading the Marlborough Centre and overseeing its services, fundraising, and community engagement.
This is a hands-on leadership role that requires someone who can drive fundraising and events, manage a small but dedicated team, and build strong relationships within the Marlborough community.
Key focus areas include:
- Leading fundraising and event strategy, ensuring sustainable revenue streams to support services.
- Developing strategic plans, and budgets to ensure the continued, sustainable operation of the Marlborough Centre and its services.
- Overseeing the delivery of support services and programmes tailored to the specific needs of the Marlborough region.
- Taking a holistic approach to establishing and leading successful partnerships with Māori through a te ao Māori lens to further the Society’s service plan for Māori and Equity Charter
- Managing, supporting, and developing a small team while working closely with volunteers across all areas of the Centre’s work.
- developing and implementing a full range of services, programmes and activities within the local community, recognising the specific needs and requirements of the Marlborough region.
- Overseeing financial management, including payroll, payments, and reporting.
- Representing the Centre at Marlborough Executive Board committee meetings.
About you
We are looking for a passionate and driven leader who thrives in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will have a background in fundraising, health, community engagement, or cancer support and will be able to juggle multiple responsibilities with ease.
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Proven leadership qualities including flexibility, maturity of judgement and the ability to make sound decisions, including being competent to achieve results over a range of projects and activities.
- A strong equity focus, including knowledge of Te reo Māori or a desire to learn, and a working knowledge of community and voluntary activities and services.
- Relevant professional qualification(s).
- A strong interest in fundraising, events, and health promotion.
- Sound financial management skills.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with the ability to empathise and engage with a diverse range of people including cancer patients and their whānau, donors, volunteers and a range of stakeholders.
- A valid, full, clean New Zealand driver's licence.
We can offer you:
A supportive work environment with a valued commitment to employee wellbeing including:
- Comprehensive sick leave and wellbeing policy.
- 4 days additional well-being leave per year, plus an annual wellbeing allowance
- Professional development opportunities
If you would like the opportunity to be part of an organisation making a real difference in people’s lives every day, then we would love to hear from you.
Please apply on-line with a copy of your CV and a cover letter telling us what makes you perfect for this role.
For a full job description and any questions regarding the role please get in contact with Julius Borines (julius.borines@cancersoc.org.nz).
Applications close on 28 March 2025 - apply today!