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Regional Director, UK & Europe

Kea
London
United Kingdom
Not for Profit/Social Enterprise
Full Time
Partial remote, time in workplace
Applications close:
Posted 5 months ago

Are you a well-networked, commercially proven, self-starter with a passion for helping New Zealand businesses make connections to help drive the country’s export growth? This is a unique opportunity to help move the dial for New Zealand by contributing to Kea’s global strategy and driving its implementation in the UK & Europe. In return you will receive an excellent compensation package in addition to the opportunity of supporting and connecting the very best people and ideas from New Zealand. This is an amazing career opportunity for someone looking to build New Zealand's success on the world stage.

About:

Kea was established over 20 years ago to engage, support and catalyse the contribution of the more than one million Kiwi who live outside New Zealand. To date, we have an engaged global community of around 500,000 spanning 185 countries, encompassing many of our most talented and successful people who are leading industries and driving growth and innovation across the globe. From this talent pool, we focus on brokering high impact connections for New Zealand.

The role:

As Regional Director, you will be a voice and advocate for Kea in the UK & European markets, lead local delivery of Kea’s global strategy, drive revenue and dealmaking, and manage key relationships. This is a full time role working from the NZ High Commission and from home where appropriate.

Key responsibilities:

  • Proactive engagement & relationship management with NZ Inc partners (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise).
  • Identify and lead new opportunities to drive revenue in-market from sponsorships, events and services.
  • Create opportunities to represent and advocate for Kea at events.
  • Actively engage with the Kea community on an ongoing basis and grow this community.
  • Demonstrably connect NZ businesses with the in-market expertise they seek from within the Kea community and networks.
  • Foster wider stakeholder relationships in-market of benefit to Kea’s mission.
  • Meet revenue generation targets, report and communicate success.
  • Administration and financial management of the UK operation.

Our ideal candidate has:

  • Passion for Aotearoa New Zealand and its place in the world.
  • Demonstrable commercial background, with proven ability to identify and close deals.
  • Strong corporate networks within the UK and Europe.
  • Strong community-building and networking abilities.
  • Established connections within the KEA network/community.
  • Strong communication and advocacy skills.
  • Sound understanding of New Zealand’s economic, political and business landscape.

For further details about this unique opportunity, please contact Peter Gillingwater at [email protected]  for further information.
 

Contact details:
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