About us

The Big Idea Te Aria Nui Charitable Trust was founded in 2001 as an online home for the creative sector.  The Big Idea is a hub dedicated to advancing the arts through dynamic, impactful, up to date and relevant journalism, professional development and employment opportunities.  

We believe in the transformative power of arts, culture and creativity to inspire, educate, and enrich. Our mission is to foster creativity, innovation, and build sustainable and thriving careers. 

About the role

As CEO you’ll chart our path to sustainable growth, performance and impact.  Working with a small and dedicated team, you’ll nurture and develop our existing platform (that is already widely regarded and respected in the sector) as well as support the launch and future sustainability of our exciting new products through sector engagement, advocacy and securing new revenue streams. 

About you

It’s an exciting time for us as we enter into phase two of our pilot for our new products and services for The Big Idea.  We’re seeking an energetic and visionary CEO to lead the team and deliver on the Trust’s strategic priorities. We’re looking for someone special, who ideally has experience in the arts sector. With strong commercial nous you’ll take a strategic lens to your work ensuring that every avenue is explored and that the sector is engaged and educated on our story and our offering.

You will have successfully managed day-to-day operations of an entity and have proven experience leading people.

We think you’ll need the following skills and attributes to set you up for success in this role:

• The ability to lead, inspire, and unite a team around a shared vision

• You’re a big picture thinker, experienced in all aspects of strategy development as well as delivery

• Confidence to be the face of The Big Idea, speaking and networking at sector events 
• You’ll bring a network of relevant sector contacts with you

• Stakeholder management experience and the ability to form strong relationships
• Experience in competently managing the financials for an organisation
• Innovative, entrepreneurial and problem-solving mindset 

• Technically savvy – competency across software platforms and cloud based systems
• A passion for and belief in the arts sector
• Motivation and drive to roll up your sleeves and achieve great things.  

Apply today
If this strikes you as an exciting opportunity, please submit a CV and a cover letter outlining why you feel this would be the role for you.

We are partnering with Kin to help recruit this role. If you would like more information or to apply please contact jo.macdonald@kin.co.nz