Tours & Events Coordinator

at  Zespri

KŌ WAI MĀTOU? WHO ARE WE?

Zespri is more than simply the world’s single-largest marketer of kiwifruit. We like to think of ourselves as fruit on a mission and as rebels with a cause: to help people, communities and the environment around the world thrive through the goodness of kiwifruit. We are proudly the world’s largest marketer of kiwifruit, selling kiwifruit in more than 50 countries. We work with around 2,800 New Zealand and 1,500 international growers and post-harvest companies to source the best-quality Zespri Kiwifruit which we supply through our distribution partners to wholesale and retail customers. We are one of New Zealand’s best-known international brands, dedicated to creating sustainable long-term value for growers.

We are seeking an experienced Tour & Events Coordinator who can hit the ground running and join our fun and hardworking Tours & Events team in this full-time role. The Tours and Events team is a critical part of Zespri’s commitment to help inform and engage with our key stakeholders, including growers, customers, government representatives and our community.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Partner closely with the Tours & Events Manager and Market Managers to plan, deliver and review the customer tour programme.
• Create detailed and accurate tour itineraries that outline all aspects of the tour arrangements.
• Prepare detailed tour budgets based on the requested tour objectives, monitor tour costs and reconcile budgets post tour providing accurate reports.
• The planning, delivery and review of all arrangements for allocated events (in-person, hybrid and virtual).
• Preparing detailed run-sheets, budgets, communication plans, health and safety plans, and sustainable event plans as appropriate for allocated events.
• Supporting the Tours and Events Manager and the wider team to deliver keystone events in Zespri’s calendar such as the Annual Meeting, Chairman’s Dinner, Momentum Kiwifruit Industry Conference and Mystery Creek Field-days.
• Plan and deliver Zespri’s participation in community, promotional and sponsorship events and activities but also Zespri staff events.
• Build close working relationships with industry stake holders and suppliers, and with the wider Global Public Affairs, Communications and Tours and Events team.
• General Administration and project work; coding invoices, coordinating calendars, managing resources and merchandise and responding to business requests in this area.
• Providing backup support for the Global Public Affairs & Communications team with internal and external publications and events.
• NZ based travel and out of hours work will be required at times depending on the needs of the tours or events being delivered.