Chief Executive Officer

Great South, Southland’s regional development agency, is looking for a Chief Executive to lead the organisation.  

Committed to driving economic, social and cultural growth, Great South has a clear mandate to leverage opportunities for Southland in the areas of economic and business development, tourism and events.

About the Role

Reporting to the Board, the Chief Executive will be responsible for leading the organisation and team to achieve the mission of creating ‘even better lives through sustainable development’ for the Southland region.

Providing strategic direction, the Chief Executive will be a catalyst in ongoing development, communication and implementation of Great South’s plans and goals.   Ensuring the strategic priorities and objectives are effectively communicated and understood by all stakeholders is a critical aspect of the role.

The Chief Executive will have skills across the broad range of management competencies including financial management, communications, human resources, research, advocacy, contractual and stakeholder management.

About You

As the successful candidate you will have significant leadership experience and proven success working at a senior executive or chief executive level.  As an innovative thinker, you will have a strong understanding of economic and tourism development and promotion. 

An ability to lead bold transformational change with diverse shareholders and often conflicting priorities is a key element of the role.  Therefore, you will have highly developed and influential communication skills with the ability to engage, collaborate, build and maintain good relationships with a range of stakeholders, agencies and Tangata Whenua.

An understanding of the public and local government sector is also a requirement.  Along with a relevant business qualification at degree/masters level you must be able to demonstrate strong personal integrity, a high level of energy drive and enthusiasm as well as a commitment to the Southland region.

Please contact [email protected] ph 02108334633 for a confidential discussion and more information about this exciting executive opportunity. 

For more about Great South go to www.greatsouth.nz  and for stories about Southland and the people who work, live and play in this unique part of the country check out https://www.mysouthlandstory.com/

Applications close:  7 June 2022