Zeal Kāpiti is looking for a local leader who can lead the Zeal team to achieve Zeal’s vision, mission and values and provide a central place of connection and belonging for all Kāpiti young people.
Zeal is a New Zealand youth organisation full of passionate staff who believe all young people in Aotearoa deserve to live a full life of meaning and purpose. We dedicate our lives to supporting rangatahi. Our heart is to see young people connected to their identity and self-worth, deeply connected to a healthy community of belonging and purpose.
Key responsibilities
- Manage staff: team leadership, supervision, accountability, culture setting
- Partnerships: Establish, maintain and identify new strong and positive relationships with local partners and networks. including Council, local trusts, Police, and other community youth providers
- Facility Management: Oversee the management, maintenance and hiring of the Zeal facility in a professional manner ensuring that people’s safety and Health and Safety legislation is observed at all times.
- Programmes: oversee the delivery of safe, supportive youth development programmes that meet the needs and aspirations of young people while also meeting funder requirements.
- Youth Development & Street Youth Work: Oversee all youth development practice, ensuring best practice is delivered by staff, interns and volunteers.
- Finance & funding: manage overall finances of centre with support from Zeal Finance Manager including preparing annual budget and managing expenses.
- Zeal National: contribute to wider Zeal National leadership team, contributing to overall mission, vision and values of Zeal.
- Marketing & Communications: In conjunction with the Communications Manager, promote Zeal's activities through Zeal’s main communication channels ie. Website, social media and email newsletters and ensure that Zeal is profiled positively in local community groups and spaces including schools and other youth facilities.
- Policies & Procedures: ensure Zeal policies and procedures are adhered to, current and adopted by staff including Health and Safety.
- Evaluation, Reporting & Business Systems: Ensure business systems are maintained to a high standard.
Skills and experience
- You know your stuff. You've got a relevant tertiary qualification and 3-5 years' experience in youth or community development, managing a team or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
- You've got experience and ability in managing and keeping to budgets.
- You value our Christian whakapapa and are ready to join us on our journey of bi-culturalism and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- You're looking to dive into a mission-oriented, all-encompassing dream.
- You're ready to live our values (see below)
- And finally, you've got a current clean driver's license.
Our Vision
All young people in Aotearoa living full lives of meaning and purpose
Our Mission
To make transformative spaces and experiences accessible to ALL young people in Aotearoa
Our Impact
All rangatahi in Aotearoa feel seen, valued, safe, empowered and have an equitable shot to thrive
Who is Zeal?
Zeal is a leading New Zealand youth organisation whose mission is to make transformative spaces and experiences accessible to all young people in Aotearoa.
Our values
Aroha
Whanaungatanga
Manaakitanga
Rangatiratanga
Ngākau Māhaki
Where's the job?
This role is a permanent position based at Zeal in Kāpiti.
Apply for this role
Applications close at midnight 1st August
