Marketing & Engagement Director at World Vision

Maungakiekie-Tāmaki, Auckland, New Zealand -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

18 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

20 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Strategic Leadership, Digital Transformation, Fundraising Growth, Brand Storytelling, People Leadership, Commercial Acumen, Public Communication, Data-Driven Decision Making, Innovation, Agile Culture, Emotional Intelligence, Engagement with Te Ao Māori, Team Coaching, Supporter Experience, Campaign Management, Budget Management

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Lead transformation I Inspire purpose I Grow impact for the most vulnerable children and communities globally About World Vision New Zealand World Vision New Zealand (WVNZ) is a Christian humanitarian organisation working alongside children, families, and communities to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. As part of the global World Vision Partnership, your leadership will have a direct impact on millions of children worldwide while shaping how New Zealanders engage with global need and collective hope. The Opportunity We are seeking a Director of Marketing & Engagement to lead WVNZ’s transformation into a supporter-centric, digitally enabled, data-led organisation. This pivotal role integrates all marketing, fundraising, digital innovation, and supporter experience functions to grow child sponsorship, humanitarian income, and major giving ensuring WVNZ delivers bold impact for children and communities most in need. Reporting to the National Director and leading a talented team of over 60 people, you’ll shape the future of supporter engagement through digital transformation, brand storytelling, and growth innovation. You’ll also serve as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, co-owning our 2030 Strategy and organisational culture. Key Focus Areas Strategic Leadership: Lead the design and execution of WVNZ’s marketing and engagement strategy to achieve growth targets and build public belief in our mission. Digital Transformation: Drive Project Symphony, CRM modernisation, automation, and data-driven supporter journeys that lift lifetime value and cost efficiency. Fundraising Growth: Scale sponsorship, major giving, and humanitarian income through innovative, integrated campaigns and new digital acquisition channels. Brand and Supporter Experience: Ensure emotionally resonant storytelling across every touchpoint, deepening loyalty through the head, heart, hands model. People Leadership: Inspire, coach, and equip your teams to thrive in an agile, high-performing culture driven by purpose, innovation, and measurable impact. This is your opportunity to join a professional, passionate and diverse team at World Vision New Zealand, who will stop at nothing to create meaningful change for children. Every day, as part of World Vision’s global reach, you’ll help the world’s most vulnerable families build safer and brighter futures. Every night, you’ll go home knowing you made a difference in someone’s life. About You You are a visionary senior marketing and fundraising leader who brings both strategic acumen and executional discipline. You’re energised by innovation, automation, and data, and thrive in complexity and change. You’re commercially sharp, emotionally intelligent, and passionate about uniting people around a meaningful cause. You will bring: 10+ years’ senior leadership experience across marketing, digital, fundraising, or customer engagement Proven track record leading large-scale transformation and delivering measurable growth Deep understanding of digital, data, and automation in supporter or customer journeys Strong commercial acumen with experience managing multi-million-dollar budgets Exceptional leadership, influencing, and public communication skills Commitment to engaging with Te Ao Māori haerenga Strong alignment with World Vision’s Christian values and a heart for purpose-led work Why World Vision? This is a rare opportunity to lead one of New Zealand’s most loved purpose-driven brands through a period of bold transformation. You’ll join a global partnership known for impact innovation, where your ideas can influence strategy and scale impact across borders. Here, purpose meets performance — and leadership means legacy. We offer unique benefits that are aligned to who we are as an organisation and our people. • You’ll be a part of creating positive change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. • We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including Southern Cross medical insurance and life insurance, a day off on your birthday, the option to buy additional leave, a hybrid work environment, an Employee Assistance Program (EAP). • Be a part of World Vision’s haerenga (journey) of embracing te ao Māori, enabling us to be more effective in achieving our Mission. • Opportunities for ongoing learning, development and education through a range of channels including training and development as part of World Vision International. What you need to know: World Vision is a Christian organisation that empowers everyday New Zealanders to stand up and make a difference for children in the world’s toughest places through emergency relief, community development and advocacy work. You’ll be joining New Zealand’s largest overseas humanitarian organisation, made up of 100 staff. You’ll also become part of something bigger, World Vision’s global partnership of 35,000 staff and 3.3 million supporters in 100 countries. So far, we’ve impacted the lives of more than 200 million vulnerable children by tackling the root causes of poverty. This is your chance to make a massive impact, right when it’s needed the most. We work from a Christian kaupapa. We see our work as a practical expression of the gospel, and we value and support the wairua (spiritual wellbeing) of our people and partners. We believe in a world where every child, no matter where they were born, can live life in all its fullness. It’s as simple as that. Location and Hours Based in Penrose, Auckland Full-Time, Permanant position. 37.5hrs per week. Hybrid work Eligibility To be eligible for this role you must have current entitlement to work in New Zealand. Apply Now We welcome applications from anyone who wants to seek justice and overcome poverty for all children, everywhere, and brings the required skills. We act in ways that respect the dignity, uniqueness and intrinsic worth of every person. Please let us know if there are any accommodations we can make to help you with your application or in our recruitment process. For more information, please contact louise.bull@worldvision.org.nz. Alternatively, click Apply Now to submit your application. Applications will close on 2nd November 2025. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.

Responsibilities

Lead the transformation of World Vision New Zealand into a supporter-centric, digitally enabled organization. Oversee marketing, fundraising, digital innovation, and supporter experience functions to drive growth and impact.