REANNZ is seeking applications for two new positions: ‘Senior Engagement Specialist’ and ‘Corporate and Finance Manager’.
REANNZ is a Crown owned business that has the responsibility of delivering superfast, unrestricted broadband to New Zealand’s education and research communities via KAREN. The network is designed to enable next-generation research and education, and is seen as a catalyst for driving innovation in networking. Already well established with a solid membership base in the tertiary education and research sectors, a drive to engage with researchers and educationalists is now required.
The recruitment for both positions is being managed by Round Peg on behalf of REANNZ.
Corporate and Finance Manager
As Corporate and Finance Manager you will be responsible for ensuring that REANNZ operates at the highest levels of efficiency, control and transparency in its financial management and maintains effective corporate processes and operations. The role reports to the Chief Executive and constitutes part of the REANNZ Management team.
Responsibilities include:
- Financial management of REANNZ
- Asset management
- Corporate reporting and planning management
- Office facilities and administration management
- Corporate systems, policies and processes management
- Staff management and HR oversight
- Standard contracts management
For this role, we need the skills, experience and qualifications to deliver the full range of financial and corporate services (as above) to the organisation. In addition, as the REANNZ team is highly passionate about the benefits we deliver, the fit to the organisation’s culture and values is essential.
As such, we will also be looking for:
- The ability to work proactively and collaboratively, constantly contributing to the collective team knowledge
- A strong focus on planning and a real attention to detail and a well organised approach to your work
- The ability and temperament to cope with a dynamic, forward focused, driven and complex environment
- The interpersonal and communication skills to relate well to a wide range of people
- The ability to lead and manage
In return, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring NZ’s education and research sectors benefit from a world leading technology initiative. We offer strong leadership, a clear vision and set of values to aspire to, and the opportunity to fully utilise the combination of skills you have been gathering to date.
Request a Position Description by emailing recruitment@reannz.co.nz. If you have questions, please call Linda Ashton at Round Peg on 04 472 3386 or 021 276 8637. To apply please send your CV and cover letter (confidentiality assured) to recruitment@reannz.co.nz. Applications close Friday 18th June 2010.
Senior Engagement Specialist
As the Senior Member Engagement Specialist your primary role is threefold. The role will see you responsible for the management and delivery of a membership engagement programme to assigned KAREN Members, developing and maintaining the facilitation of engagement and communication channels at a senior level, and identifying further opportunity for future development and revenue whilst broadening the awareness of KAREN in the research and education sectors. Essentially, you are a conduit for the engagement programme and ensuring REANNZ delivers the services members expect of an organisation designed to be a leader of innovation.
We envisage this role will appeal to those that have a strong desire to be part of something that will make a significant difference to the advancement of the educational and research technology landscape in NZ. The REANNZ team is highly passionate about the benefits KAREN can deliver, and if you are one that is motivated by a vision, then this will be an ideal home for you. This is not an IT/ network sales, project management or operations role.
An ideal candidate would bring the following:
- An excellent understanding of the wider research and/or education environment in NZ
- Advanced facilitation, communication and influencing skills and the ability to engage at a senior level
- An eye to identify further opportunity for both additional value and revenue
- A strong outcome and delivery focus
- Experience in a project driven environment and project management skills
- The ability to work proactively and collaboratively, constantly contributing to the collective team knowledge
- A strong focus on planning and a real attention to detail and a well organised approach to your work. The ability and temperament to cope with a dynamic, forward focused, driven and complex environment
- A tertiary qualification and a passion for education and/ or research
In return, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring NZ’s education and research sectors benefit from a world leading technology initiative.
Request a Position Description by emailing recruitment@reannz.co.nz. If you have questions, please call Linda Ashton at Round Peg on 04 472 3386 or 021 276 8637. To apply please send your CV and cover letter (confidentiality assured) to recruitment@REANNZ.co.nz. Applications close Wednesday 9th June 2010.
Steve Cotter has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of Research and Education Advanced Network New Zealand (REANNZ) Ltd. REANNZ owns and operates KAREN, the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network, on behalf of the country’s research, education and innovation community.