Early Childhood Council, Wellington New Zealand is hiring Chief Executive Officer

Early Childhood Council represents the interests of independently owned early childhood centres throughout New Zealand, and promotes the provision of quality early childhood education services.

Chief Executive Officer Job Vacancy at Early Childhood Council, Wellington New Zealand

Post Name: Chief Executive Officer

• Provide a strong voice for the sector
• Dynamic senior leadership role
• Wellington base – national focus

This is an opportunity for you to demonstrate your strong, energetic leadership, for an organization that is highly respected and a leading voice in its sector.

You’ll be leading a membership based organization in the education sector, which has seen a tremendous growth in that membership due to focused and determined mahi. As the Chief Executive Officer you will lead a small and committed team to continue to represent, support and inspire the membership, and wider sector.

Given this is a small organization with a broad and topical reach, you’ll be both strategic and operationally minded – so you’ll need to demonstrate that agility of working with the Board at the strategic level, as well as being able to operationalise strategy and play an active part in that operation, whilst ensuring the organization is well managed, with the best interests of your staff and membership always in mind.

We are seeking applications for this Chief Executive Office role, from those that can clearly demonstrate:

• Senior leadership experience within a membership organization, or an NGO
• Extensive and excellent relationship management skills, including the ability to engage with all, from the Minister to our Members
• Strong and demonstrable advocacy experience
• Proven and strong strategic and organizational management, including financial acumen
• Political and media nous.

Experience and understanding of the education sector is a bonus. As this role is the face, the voice, of its membership and indeed the sector, you must have a high level of comfort, confidence and ability as an excellent communicator and advocate. You will travel regularly to engage with Members and deliver expert guidance in key areas.

This role represents an inspiring opportunity for a contemporary and forward-thinking leader to not only take their career to the next level, but to showcase their strong advocacy skills and make a difference to a sector with a nationwide membership, who look to you for support.

If this sounds like the role for you, please apply without delay.

Applications close Saturday 31 July 2021.

For the position description, or to apply, visit our website www.peopleandco.nz and search on the keyword 19820 under the Jobs tab.

For further information contact
Jacaleen Williams on (04) 931 9450 or
Michele Walls on (04) 931 9448
quoting job number 19820
people&co.

Website: https://www.ecc.org.nz