Health and Safety Coordinator - Event Operations (2 roles available) On the ground, hands-on role in the exciting events industry. Ensuring the safe delivery of VO events. Two full time (permanent) roles available to join the team as we work towards the opening of One New Zealand Stadium. About Us Venues Otautahi venues attract and host a wide range of events in Christchurch and manage a diverse and iconic portfolio of community venues. Venues Otautahi own and manage both the Christchurch Town Hall and Wolfbrook Arena, and manage Apollo Projects Stadium, Hagley Oval, the Air Force Museum of NZ and One New Zealand Stadium (due to open in April 2026). One New Zealand Stadium will be New Zealand's premier and most accessible, inclusive, sustainable, and flexible Stadium. As we work towards our opening date in April 2026, the career opportunities here at Venues Otautahi are simply incredible. It is time to get your foot in the door! The events held across the Venues Otautahi portfolio deliver significant social, cultural, environmental and economic benefit to the region and ultimately these iconic city venues play a valued role to the Christchurch way of life and the economic prosperity and social wellbeing of the region. It's an exciting time to join Venues Otautahi and you'll have the opportunity to help shape our future as part of our passionate and hard-working team. About the Role Venues Otautahi is delighted to be accepting applications for Health and Safety Coordinator - Event Operations. We have two, full time, permanent opportunities available. Reporting to the Head of Health, Safety and Risk, the Health and Safety Coordinator - Event Operations plays a critical role in ensuring the safe delivery of all VO events working alongside our workforce as well as our contractors and clients. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, implementing, maintaining and overseeing all aspects of health and safety protocols and procedures for VO events. About You The Health and Safety Coordinator - Event Operations, like all roles at Venues Otautahi, is a hands-on role and will involve some evenings and weekend work to meet the needs of our event schedule. You will have a minimum of two years prior experience as a Health and Safety Coordinator, knowledge of relevant legislation, be a confident communicator and have the ability to build quality relationships with multiple stakeholders. Prior experience working in the events industry would be an advantage. The successful candidate will have the ability to clearly identify problems, seek alternative solutions, identify risks and implement controls, seek input from others and make sound decisions based on these considerations. We are looking for someone with strong organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to collaborate effectively across the organisation. We act with aspiration, agility, kindness and are driven to take care of the venues to make them places of pride and delight for everyone. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you. How to apply To submit your application, click "apply" to be directed to our job listing, where you can also view the position description. Please contact: if you have any further questions. Applications close Wednesday 18 September 2024. #J-18808-Ljbffr
