- Make a national impact in an organisation dedicated to health, equity, & support
- Use your strategic planning skills to deliver meaningful community value
- Wellington or Auckland based
Arthritis NZ is a well-established not-for-profit organisation with a clear and powerful mission: to improve the lives of every person affected by arthritis. As the leading voice supporting the over 750,000 New Zealanders living with arthritis. Arthritis NZ provides trusted information, advocacy, and research that empowers people to manage their condition and live well.
Reporting to the Chief Executive, this executive leadership role requires you to have proven experience contributing to organisational strategy, planning, and culture at a Senior Management level.
You will be a strategic and values-driven individual who will lead and grow the fundraising and communications programme at a national level.
The role is responsible for delivering new and sustainable income from various sources and developing and implementing a dynamic and purpose-led communications programme to a range of stakeholders.
Using your people management skills, you will lead a multidisciplinary and geographically distributed team that ensures Arthritis NZ continues to be the go-to organisation for arthritis information, advice, and advocacy.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Lead, support, and coach a talented team across fundraising, communications, digital marketing, social media, website and content creation roles
- Manage the development of fundraising strategies to grow income for Arthritis NZ; including trusts and grants, donor acquisition and retention, sponsorships, appeals, and bequests
- Lead the planning and delivery of all communication and marketing initiatives, ensuring messaging is consistent, evidence-based, and aligned with Arthritis NZ’s values
- Champion the public profile and reputation of Arthritis NZ as a trusted, respected national charity
- Manage the development of high-quality content and resources in accessible formats for diverse audiences
- Ensure consistency of the organisation’s brand across all communication channels
- Use data from various sources (including Microsoft Dynamics CRM) to drive decisions, analyse impact, and report on performance across fundraising, communications and marketing activities
- Contribute, as a member of the Senior Management Team, to the overall strategic leadership, organisational culture, operational planning and monitoring of the organisation.
You are an experienced leader with:
- Experience in, and ownership of, communications and marketing that build trust and brand alignment
- A proven track record in fundraising strategy and income generation across multiple channels
- Strong data and reporting skills, with experience using CRMs to inform fundraising and engagement strategies
- Excellent relationship-building skills with funders, donors, media, and internal teams
- Proven experience coaching, leading and developing teams, and the ability to align people and processes with strategic goals
- A genuine commitment to health equity, accessibility, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a focused and committed team that is striving to achieve their vision to improve the life of every person affected by arthritis.
Applications close Friday 27th June 2025
This search process is being managed by SWR Group on Arthritis NZ’s behalf. To apply for this role, please send your CV and covering letter to Graeme Sandri quoting reference no. 3927793. Alternatively, to find out more contact Graeme on 029 248 8502.
To be considered for this position you will have NZ citizenship/residency or a relevant working visa.
