Schools Partnership Manager

It’s not every day that a job comes along where you really can change the world. Keep reading if you want to be part of:   

• Creating positive change in the lives of the world's most vulnerable children. 


• Harnessing your relationship building skills to partner with NZ schools.  


• Engage rangatahi in experiential learning for the World Vision 40 Hour Challenge.

Do you remember doing the World Vision 40 hour challenge as a young person? Join our Schools & Youth team at World Vision and play a role in offering internationally focused social justice action for rangatahi in Aotearoa. As a Schools Fundraising Manager (Schools Partnership Manager), you will be directly engaging with schools, building strong relationships with teachers and their student leaders. Your role is critical in developing their participation and fundraising efforts.

You will have the unique opportunity to impact the lives of the students you work with, as well as the lives of vulnerable children supported through World Vision. 

This is more than a job - it’s a chance to make a significant positive impact by inspiring and mobilising kiwi kids to bring about tangible, meaningful change in the world.

What you’ll be doing: 

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with schools, World Vision 40 Hour Challenge Organisers and student leaders to foster an understanding of social justice and participate in raising funds for World Vision’s work.  


• Provide day-to-day management and leadership for a Youth Ambassador, ensuring they are effective and inspiring in their engagements. 


• Deliver key projects and events for kura and youth groups that deepen their engagement with World Vision. 

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:   

• Understanding and passion for social justice issues.  


• Ability to coordinate and lead groups of people to achieve specific outcomes.  


• Ability to develop high-quality relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 


• Experience in fundraising, sales, or account management.  


• Understanding of the education sector, how schools' function and experience working effectively with young people.  


• Highly developed communication skills, both written and verbal. 


• Excellent organisational skills.  


• Computer literate and competent with Microsoft Office Suite and evolving technologies. 


• Prepared and able to travel regularly to cover the region, and able work flexible hours with occasional evening and weekend activities.


• Home office with strong Wi-Fi connection to enable work-from-home (WFH). 


• Current eligibility to work in New Zealand.  

Why work with us?    

The team at World Vision are connected in our desire to seek justice and to overcome poverty for all children, everywhere. We are mission focused and maintain our Christian identity while embracing the diversity of all people.   

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), and access to a free Wills package.    


• 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 Wellington Central city office. On-site parking available.   


• Full-time, Permanent position. 37.5hrs per week.   


• Monday – Friday, with some evening and weekend work, and overnight travel across the region.


• Hybrid work model available under negotiation. 

Eligibility  

To be eligible for this role you must have current entitlement to work in New Zealand, and a full New Zealand drivers licence  

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.  

Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness; Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.