Join the Sport NZ Graduate Programme for 2022.
Mahia ngā mahi kei tamariki ana - Make the most of your opportunities as a youth

Are you passionate about improving the physical and mental health of New Zealanders, contributing to whānau, hapū, iwi, Māori wellbeing, creating social-connections and improving knowledge and skills through play, active recreation and sport?  If this sounds like you, nau mai haere mai ki Sport NZ Ihi Aotearoa.

Our Graduate Programme helps develop talented future leaders within the play, active recreation and sport sector. It's a unique opportunity to help you identify where you want to develop your potential, build professional relationships and work alongside leaders in the sector.

Each year we look for new graduates to join our team and start their full time Graduate Programme with us from mid-January the following year. The Programme is a paid, two-year fixed term programme, based in Wellington for the first year with the opportunity to gain experience within our partner organisations during the second year.

What we are looking for in a graduate is:

• Awareness of Sport NZ's commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Leadership potential
• Knowledgeable and passionate about the play, active recreation, and sport sector
• Knowledgeable and passionate about physical activity as Māori i.e. Kapa Haka, Mau Rākau, Waka Ama
• Possess the ability to and confidence to communicate and engage with a diverse range of people
• Fantastic initiative, self-motivator, open, ready to learn and act for impact in a fast-moving environment
• An academic qualification from a diverse range of degrees (from either a university of polytechnic).

When applying, please include your academic transcript within your CV, as well as a succinct one-pager outlining your why this programme is important to your leadership pathway, what and or who drives you to succeed.

For a more detail on our Graduate Programme and what to expect, please see more information here. We recommend you read the job description below to understand what we're looking for and what you can look forward to from this unique opportunity.

If the careers page and/or job description leave you with any unanswered questions, please email recruitment@sportnz.org.nz.

Applications close midday, Wednesday 26 May 2021. Due to the high volume of candidates applying, applications received after this date will be automatically declined.

Reference #20863

Posted on: 30 Apr 2021

Closes on: 26 May 2021 12:00

Location(s): Wellington

Expertise: Sport NZ vacancies

Job level(s): Graduate

Work type(s): Fixed term full-time

More details (document): Graduate Programme 2022-2023 - 2021.pdf

Article added: Monday 17 May 2021