National Business Events Manager

DairyNZ; Otago; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DairyNZ is seeking a senior events leader to shape and deliver national and multi-region business events from design through to execution, based at the Newstead office. The role requires strategic oversight, cross-team leadership and the ability to coordinate with regional delivery while maintaining brand standards and high-quality DairyNZ experiences for farmers and partners.

You will lead the Events Marketing Specialist and guide a community of event practitioners, ensuring governance, risk

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of event management experience, including leadership of large-scale events.
• Experience establishing event frameworks, standards and governance to improve consistency and quality.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to influence senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, design and end-to-end delivery of corporate, national and multi-region events.
• Lead, coach and develop the Events Marketing Specialist and guide a wider community of event practitioners.
• Build strong, collaborative relationships across DairyNZ and with external partners, suppliers and venues.
• Lead a community of practice for events to champion best practice, brand standards and data capture.
• Oversee event planning, logistics, marketing coordination, registrations, budgets, health and safety, risk management and reporting.
• Use event KPIs, attendee data and post-event insights to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate impact.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Project management

Team leadership

Budget oversight

Relationship building

Education

Tertiary qualification in events management or related field

Job description

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This is a rare opportunity to shape how DairyNZ's most important business events come to life. Based at our Newstead office and reporting to the Head of Communications & Marketing, you willalsoprovide national leadership for our event frameworks,standardsand deliverynationally and regionally. You will ensurebusiness,nationaland multi-region events are strategically aligned, consistentlydeliveredand create high-qualityDairyNZexperiences for farmers, ruralprofessionalsand sector partners.

Owning core national business events from design through to execution, you will bring together teams from across DairyNZ, strengthen regional delivery through practical tools and guidance, and use event insights to continually lift impact. You will also lead and developanEvents Marketing Specialist and guide a wider community of event practitioners across the business.

In this role, you will:

Lead the strategy,designand end-to-end delivery of corporate,nationaland multi-region business events.

Lead,coachand develop the Events Marketing Specialist, building capability,confidenceand accountabilityto deliver high-impact outcomes

Build strong, collaborativerelationships across DairyNZ and with external partners,suppliersand venues to deliver events that meet business and audience needs.

Lead a community of practicefor eventsthat champions best practice, brandstandardsand quality data capture.

Oversee event planning,logistics, marketing coordination, registrations, budgets, health and safety, riskmanagementand reporting.

On owned events, use event KPIs, attendee data and post-event insights to drive continuous improvement anddemonstrateimpact.

Aboutyou

You are an experiencedseniorevents leader who can see both the big picture and the detailrequiredto deliver exceptional experiences. Strategic, collaborative and commercially astute, you are confidentcollaborating with andinfluencing senior stakeholders and coordinating delivery through regional or matrixed teams. You combine strong planning and project management with creativity, soundjudgementand a commitment to continuous improvement.

We’dlove to hear from you if you have:

A relevant tertiary qualification in Events Management, Marketing, Communications,Business or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level practical experience.

At least 10 years of event management experience, including leadership of large-scale corporate,nationalor multi-region events.

Proven experience leading end-to-end event strategy,designand delivery, beyondlogisticsexecution.

Experienceestablishingevent frameworks,standardsand governance to improve consistency and quality.

Strong stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior leaders and peopleoutside your direct reporting line.

Demonstrated people leadership and coaching experience, with the ability to build capability and accountability.

Strong commercial acumen, including budget oversight, suppliernegotiationand value-for-investment decisions.

Experience managing complex portfolios, competing priorities, event risk, compliance and health and safety requirements.

Experience in agriculture, the primary sector, a membership-basedorganisationor a not-for-profit environment.

Sound good to you? Come join ourteam who together, are making a difference.

Applications close 5th October 2026 at 5pm.