Calling all good sorts and great sports: if you're keen to move into a role that'll get your career into great shape while doing something awesome for your community, we've got just the thing. Our Recreation, Sports and Events teams are hiring now for an Event Planning Advisor at Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre, our newest facility.

Are you a great fit to join our supportive team of fun-loving good sorts? He inoi tenei ki a koe ki te tono i tetahi tunga ki te Kaunihera o Otautahi - This is an invitation to you to apply for a position at CCC.

About the role - Ko te mahi nei

In this role, you'll significantly contribute to our vision of being the preferred city, venue and event hosting partner of choice for the New Zealand sporting whanau (players, officials, organisations and spectators).

Some of the key responsibilities are:

• working alongside event owners and Recreation Sport and Event staff to support the delivery of exceptional events for participants, officials and spectators - it's your job to make it easy
• liaising across teams to ensure staff and other facility users are aware of, and excited to have high calibre events at Parakiore
• offering best practice event planning advice including customer flow, access management, health and safety planning, technology requirements and post-event debriefs to ensure safe and seamless event delivery
• providing expertise with event bidding when required
• attracting and encouraging retention of events by providing high-value, end-to-end solutions to event hirers, including national and regional sporting partners
• delivering a branded customer experience that is actively engaging, inspires confidence and a can-do attitude.

About you - Ko Koe Tenei

Here are just a few of the things you'll need to be successful in this role:

• You will have previous experience in event planning at complex facilities - preferably in the recreation and sport industry
• You will be well versed in the event eco system and bring those learnings to Otautahi
• Ideally, you'll have practical knowledge of customer flow and traffic management to ensure solid plans are established with event owners
• Your exceptional customer service will deliver a warm and friendly face of the Recreation, Sport and Event unit at the Christchurch City Council
• You will have strong interpersonal skills to ensure relationships established and maintained are mutually beneficial
• A sporting background is required, along with a comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of sports and recreational activities
• Collaboration within the team and fostering a culture of unity across the facility are essential to ensuring smooth operations
• A meticulous approach to planning and a process-driven mindset are key - from event run sheets to post-event evaluations

Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre

E ka mauka whakahi e tu nei, e ka awa kopikopiko e rere nei i te nuku o te whenua, nei ra te reo maioha ki a koutou katoa. Nau mai, tauti mai ki te whare o Parakiore - The name Parakiore has been gifted by Te Ngai Tuahuriri Runanga and fits perfectly as the name of the Christchurch City Council's newest facility, the Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre. Parakiore was a Ngai Tuahuriri hero renowned for his resilience, determination and agility.

Additional information - Ko etahi atu korero:

• Hours of work - Monday to Friday, with some weekend work required as needed
• Position - Permanent, full-time
• Salary -The salary range for this position is $81,227 - $90,252 per annum, based on a 40-hour work week. Starting salaries will be based on the knowledge, skills and experience the successful candidate brings to the role
• Location - This role will be based at Parakiore Recreation and Sports Centre, 50 St Asaph Street. However, during the establishment phase, you will work from Te Hononga Civic Offices, 53 Hereford Street and across our network of facilities

View the position description here.

Feeling excited and ready to make your move? We can't wait to hear from you, so apply today. Join us and you'll be gaining plenty of opportunity with a great team, who love what they do and where they do it.