PROMOTIONS MANAGER (FIXED TERM) at Te Papa, Wellington - Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Te Papa stands proud as an iconic national building housing the treasures of the nation and is a vibrant destination for both national and international visitors. Biculturalism is a founding philosophy and practice of Te Papa designed to explore the contribution of Māori language and culture to the life, culture and activities of the museum in small and large ways. Te Papa fosters and nurtures cross-cultural capability, the ability of people of different cultural backgrounds to interact with one another in positive and uplifting ways.

We are looking for a self-motivated, high energy candidate, used to delivering within tight timeframes who can demonstrate their ability to develop business opportunities through the creation, planning and delivery of sales and promotional campaigns to ensure our strategic objectives are met.  You'll maintain, develop and deliver the commercial client and promotional management systems and processes across two directorates to ensure consistency, accuracy and intelligence that supports a high level of professionalism and relationship management and work closely with the Marketing and Communications teams to provide services across the two directorates. You will also manage external stakeholder marketing relationships with a specific focus on Tākina Events in the lead up to the opening of Tākina, the new Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre that Te Papa will be managing from mid-2023.

The position will be filled on a fixed term basis for up to one year to replace a parental leave absence.

To be successful in the role, you'll bring:

• 5+ years' experience in sales promotion, campaign management and marketing
• A tertiary qualification in relevant discipline and/or similar work experience.
• Excellent presentation, communication and writing skills.
• Proven strategy development and planning skills.
• An understanding of Te Papa's bicultural philosophy and the partnership approach set out in Te Tirirtī o Waitangi.
• Inherent understanding of professional business conduct and relationship management.
• Working knowledge of sales management systems and processes, including CRMs, preferably Salesforce
• Experience in promotional, marketing and social media platforms
• Experience in budget and financial management

The salary for this position will likely be between $75,000 to $85,000pa.  Offers will be made within the range to reflect the skills and experience offered by the candidate and those required of the role, and internal relativities with other employees.

Applications close on Sunday 21^st of August 2022.

Applicants must have the ability to obtain and maintain the legal right to work in New Zealand.

Appointment to a position at Te Papa will require a declaration of Vaccination Status (confirmation that you are currently ‘up to date' with vaccination against COVID 19 or, you are not currently vaccinated or ‘up to date' with vaccination against COVID-19). Future appointees will also need to agree to comply with any future Government or Te Papa mandates or requirements relating to vaccination against COVID-19.

Prior to Te Papa confirming any offer of employment, pre-employment checks will be undertaken including criminal conviction history and reference checking as a minimum.