Chief Executive Officer - Tauranga

Job summary

The Chief Executive Officer will lead the Hire Industry Association of New Zealand and the Elevating Work Platform of NZ, overseeing strategic planning, governance, and compliance. They will also manage the Silvercard training programme and EWPA operations, as well as financial and commercial stewardship.

Qualifications

• Proven senior leadership experience in a membership-based organization, training body or industry association.
• Strong knowledge of the NZ vocational training environment.
• Proven experience managing revenue-generating training or certification programs.
• Financial management experience across multi-entity operations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and advocacy capability, ideally including government/regulator liaison.

Responsibilities

• Strategic and Governance Leadership, working with the HIANZ and EWPA Boards to develop and implement strategic plans.
• Leading the strategy, design, delivery and commercial growth of Silvercard training programme.
• Management and support of the EWPA operations.
• Financial & Commercial Stewardship, preparing & managing budgets for HIANZ, Silvercard and EWPA.
• Member and Stakeholder Engagement, building strong relationships with members, industry partners, regulators and training bodies.
• Operational Leadership, managing and leading staff, contractors and trainers across HIANZ, Silvercard and EWPA.

Skills

• Proven people leadership & relationship-building skills.
• Personal Attributes that include, being a strategic thinker with a hands-on practical approach with strong commercial acumen and financial discipline.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration is offered, with flexibility to work from anywhere in New Zealand and regular travel required to members, training sites, and events.

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