Events Manager at Southern Cross Healthcare

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

08 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

10 Oct, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Event Management, Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Vendor Management, Creative Thinking, Agile Principles, Process Improvement, Marketing Strategy, Sales Strategy, Brand Experience, Logistics Management, Relationship Management, Industry Trends, Team Collaboration, Time Management, Communication Skills

Industry

Insurance

Description

About us We're a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to transform ourselves and empower New Zealanders to live their healthiest lives. With almost a million members in our care, we are New Zealand's leading health insurer. We have an unstoppable focus, delivering outstanding experiences to our members in their time of need. This is an exciting time to be part of our journey and in return for your extraordinary talent, we'll provide a high performing values-based team environment where people are at our heart. About the role As an Events Manager you will lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of internal and external brand experiences and events that bring our marketing and sales strategies to life — showcasing how our customers can live their healthiest lives. You’ll own the full events, sponsorship, and experiential program from strategy through to execution, ensuring every initiative reflects our brand, resonates with our audiences, and supports our business goals. Key accountabilities include: Strategic leadership: Own and manage the events and experiential portfolio, delivering memorable experiences that drive engagement and differentiation across customer, business, and provider segments. Operational excellence: Plan and execute events end-to-end — from concept and logistics to vendor management and on-site delivery — ensuring they’re on time, on budget, and high quality. Stakeholder engagement: Build strong relationships across Marketing, Sales, Legal, PR, and Brand to ensure collaboration, compliance, and impact. Innovation & improvement: Stay ahead of industry trends, explore new opportunities, and continuously improve processes to enhance event outcomes and efficiency. About you: Relevant business qualifications or equivalent marketing and events experience. Proven success managing diverse event portfolios in fast-paced, agile environments. Strong project and time management skills, with the ability to influence across teams. Experience managing agency, supplier, and partner relationships. Creative flair with a sharp focus on delivering exceptional brand experiences. Familiarity with Agile principles or flexible, adaptive ways of working. Experience with EventsAIR software is a bonus. Ngākau nui. Āhurutanga. Tikanga. Join a proud diverse team, that's always there, always real, always true. If you thrive in a caring, honest and open culture, we think you’ll love working with us. We know that it is our team’s culture and wellbeing that will drive us forward. That’s why we prioritise not only professional development opportunities but opportunities to thrive personally, too. We offer exceptional work/life balance and our employees are encouraged to – and rewarded for – living well. Southern Cross employee benefits include: five days of wellbeing leave per year health insurance for you and your immediate whānau life insurance cover and discounts on pet and travel insurance extra parental leave benefits and financial wellbeing support ability to participate in our workplace wellbeing programme That’s not all. Need more time to study, volunteer or support your whānau? You’ll have the opportunity to purchase flexi leave. Each year, you will also get to take part in a volunteer day, to contribute to a cause or community with your team. Our commitment to LGBTQIA+ and minority communities is reflected in our culture, and we run a regular Diversity and Inclusion Forum to help ensure this continues to flourish. If you share our commitment and passion, then apply now! About us We're a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to transform ourselves and empower New Zealanders to live their healthiest lives. With almost a million members in our care, we are New Zealand's leading health insurer. We have an unstoppable focus, delivering outstanding experiences to our members in their time of need. This is an exciting time to be part of our journey and in return for your extraordinary talent, we'll provide a high performing values-based team environment where people are at our heart.

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver a diverse portfolio of internal and external brand experiences and events. Own the full events, sponsorship, and experiential program from strategy through to execution.