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New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Applications close:
28 Sep 2026
Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki is looking for a proactive and well-connected Visitor and Events Coordinator to join our high-performing Destination team.
This is a full-time, 32 hours per week, 12-month fixed term role.
This is an exciting and varied role working across business events, conferences, travel trade and major events, helping position Taranaki as a compelling place to visit, meet, and do business.
You’ll work closely with tourism operators, professional conference organisers, travel trade partners, venues and event organisers and industry partners to help generate new opportunities for the region and support a strong, connected visitor sector.
Specifically you will support bids and familliarisation visits, as well as attending travel trade shows and events. As a key member of our team, you’ll also help administer the Major Events Fund and contribute to wider Destination team activity.
We’re looking for someone with at least three years’ experience in tourism, marketing, conferences, events or a related field. You’ll be a strong communicator, confident building relationships, organised under pressure and comfortable managing multiple projects at once.
An understanding of the visitor sector, business events and tourism trade will be important, along with a practical, collaborative approach and a willingness to contribute across a small, high-performing team.
Overview
Ngā kawenga matua | Key responsibilities:
Business Events and Conferences
- Maintain a database of, and actively liaise with, national conference organisers and PCOs to encourage and grow over time MICE (Meetings Incentives Conferences and Events) in region.
- Liaising with relevant hotel, venue, and local authority personnel regarding conferences and bid opportunities
- Support and facilitate activities to bring conference and business events into the region including compiling bid documents, PowerPoint presentations, and promotional packs.
- Development, maintenance, and dissemination of conference collateral to promote the region to conference delegates.
- Support the development of exhibition stands and associated collateral in partnership with the Communications team, and attendance at relevant exhibitions promoting the region as a conference destination (e.g. MeetingsNZ trade show).
- Working with the Manager, support the organisation of and hosting conference familiarisations into the region, including follow-ups as required.
Travel Trade
- Support the growth and maintenance of ongoing relationships and communication with the travel trade across all identified strategic trade channels.
- Development of trade stands and associated collateral in partnership with the Communications team and attendance at relevant trade days and exhibitions, both here and overseas if required e.g. TRENZ, IBO days, Frontline training (Australia).
- Support the organization of and hosting trade familiarisations into the region, and any follow up as required.
Events
- Support the administration of the Major Event Fund (working with applicants, assessing applications, liaising with the admin team to prepare contracts, and supporting the Manager as required.
- Support any industry events or workshops as required.
General
- Support the Visitor and Events Manager to ensure an actively engaged visitor industry in Taranaki and beyond
Requirements
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience:
- A tertiary qualification in communications, marketing, tourism or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years’ experience within a marketing, tourism, conference or event role.
- Demonstrable understanding of the business events and conference sector, and events sector.
- Great at building connections and engaging stakeholders, with proven experience in building and maintaining relationships across a range of levels.
- Understanding of the visitor industry and how it works including tourism trade.
- Working knowledge and ability to manage projects and competing deadlines, including but not limited to database management
- Ability to adapt complex information for a range of different audiences.
- Advanced written communication skills.
- An understanding of the Taranaki economy and region
- Ability to work under time pressure and the ability to work under pressure, juggling multiple projects through to delivery.
- Flexibility, a drive to succeed, the ability to participate in a range of activities and contribute wherever required as part of a small high-performing team.
- Commitment to ongoing learning and observation within the relevant disciplines.
What we can offer you
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, growers, processors, manufacturers, and commercial partners to help strengthen market pathways, support stakeholder engagement, and increase visibility for emerging opportunities across Taranaki and beyond.
Who we are
As the Regional Development Agency for Taranaki, Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki is working to build a thriving region for all. We support local entrepreneurship and enterprises to grow, promote our region and attract visitation, talent and investment, and help to develop and establish our sectors.
If you are excited about the prospect of contributing to the success of Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki and possess the skills and passion for this role, we want to hear from you.
Please click on the Apply button to submit an application, including your CV and a cover letter.
Applications close 5pm Monday 28 September 2026, with interviews scheduled to take place week commencing 12 October 2026.
