Interested in building the movement to transform the economic system to one designed around the wellbeing of people, planet and future generations? The Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Aotearoa is looking for an Event & Administration Lead to join our small team to deliver an exciting and transformative programme of work.
We are looking for a smart, organised and dynamic team player who is passionate about economic systems change, intergenerational fairness and prepared to get stuck-in organising events and supporting the wider WEAll Aotearoa team with administrative tasks. You will be committed to the aims and objectives of WEAll and to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
The primary purpose would be supporting the WEAll team to deliver high-quality events and undertake general administrative tasks. WEAll Aotearoa organises regular in-person and online events, community of practises for elected and staff members working in local government, webinars, workshops, a popular book club and conferences. You will assist the organisation of these events and use our CRM and calendar platform to update attendees. You would assist WEAll’s Aotearoa mahi by processing membership, donations, volunteers; keeping track of our outreach activities; organising flights and travel; and undertaking general administrative tasks.
The other part of the role is supporting our rangatahi-led Tomorrow Together campaign. This is a movement for intergenerational fairness, grounded in the belief that the choices we make today should ensure a thriving future for generations to come. At the centre of the campaign is our Tomorrow Together Charter and a discussion document looking at a possible Future Generations Act for Aotearoa.
This position is 2 days a week and there is the opportunity to combine with the Communications Specialist role also advertised for a fulltime position.
Key Responsibilities
Working alongside the WEAll Aotearoa team to deliver our strategy for the next 12 months.
Support our rangatahi-led Tomorrow Together campaign by facilitating meetings, conducting outreach and organising events.
Help organise WEAll Aotearoa’s events including booking speakers and facilities, sending updates and post-event follow-up.
Manage WEAll Aotearoa’s event calendar and proactively plan a work plan to deliver our schedule of high-quality events.
Undertake general administrative tasks such as processing membership, donations, volunteers; keeping track of our outreach activities; organisation flights and travel and undertake general administrative tasks.
Work with the team to drive campaigns and events.
Support evaluation and monitoring across our projects.
Contribute to strategic planning and setting goals for WEAll Aotearoa’s work.
Key Skills and Experience
Knowledge of wellbeing economy ideas and concepts, and a willingness to learn more in this space.
Excellent event organising and communications skills, ideally with a background in youth-led campaigning.
Experience undertaking administrative tasks in a timely and accurate manner.
Excellent self-organisation, time and project management skills.
An understanding of diversity and inclusion work, and a commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression and exclusion.
An understanding of the relationship between the economy and planetary boundaries.
Working arrangements:
The contractor will work remotely at their own location. If based in Wellington, the team co-works two days a week in the CBD and in Auckland there exists the opportunity to co-work alongside the Communications Lead
The contractor will provide their own laptop/computer and phone, for the purposes of WEAll work
Location: Hybrid/Remote with ability to co-work in Auckland and or Wellington
Contract type: Self Employed Contract
Remuneration & Hours: $67,000 pro rated to 2 days a week (16 hours)
Contract length: Fixed term contract for twelve months with extension subject to review
Reporting to: Director (with some direction provided by Knowledge and Engagement Lead)
Manages: No management responsibility
Applications close: 25 May
Email a cover letter and CV to Gareth@weall.org.nz by 5pm 25 May
Our mission is to redesign the economy of Aotearoa New Zealand around the wellbeing of our people and te taiao.
WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand is a registered charity and Te-Tiriti-led, non-partisan, people-powered movement to transform the economic system to a Wellbeing Economy.
We are part of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) the leading global collaboration that brings together organisations, individuals and governments to transform the economic system into one that prioritises dignity, purpose, nature, fairness and participation.
We define a Wellbeing Economy as an economy designed to serve people and the planet, not the other way around. Rather than treating economic growth as an end in and of itself and pursuing it at all costs, a Wellbeing Economy puts our human and planetary needs at the centre of its activities, ensuring that these needs are all equally met, by default.
Wellbeing Economy approaches encourage a greater purpose than just growth: preventing environmental and social damage from occurring in the first place; increasing community resilience in managing shocks; asking the economy to do more of the pre-distribution of resources and opportunities; incorporating greater public participation; and centre on people and place.
In Aotearoa we work in a non-partisan way to reshape our economic system through:
sharing and creating new knowledge and policy to influence change,
spreading and amplifying powerful narratives of hope to change the debate and inspire New Zealanders from all walks of life,
strengthening and connecting existing mahi to build a movement for a Wellbeing Economy.
Advocating for Wellbeing Economy tools such as Community Wealth Building, participatory approaches, intergenerational thinking and for-purpose business.