Lead Practice Adviser - Visual Arts and Craft/Object (International)

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E aku nui, e aku rahi, kei aku raukura, aku piki kōtuku, aku hou amokura. Koutou, te mūrau a te tini. Koutou te wenerau a te mano. Ngā puna o te kī, ngā whakaniko i te kupu. Tēnā koutou katoa! He karere tēnei e pā ana ki tētahi tūnga ki Toi Aotearoa mō te hunga e hiahia ana kia mahi ai ki roto i te ao Toi.     
 

About Toi Aotearoa | Our organisation   

At Creative New Zealand, Toi Aotearoa we believe that having access to and participating in great arts experiences is essential to New Zealanders’ wellbeing and our country’s unique identity. As the national arts development agency of Aotearoa, we encourage, promote and support the arts, for the benefit of all New Zealanders.     
 

Creative New Zealand offers a positive, supportive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We are committed to the hauora of our people and support the growth and development of our whānau in flexible, mana-enhancing ways. We offer a number of kaimahi benefits and genuinely flexible working arrangements.      
 

We recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi as New Zealand’s founding document and are committed to supporting the role of Māori as tangata whenua of Aotearoa.     
 

Ko tā mātou mahi | The role   

Our team of Practice Advisers are experts in their art form and/or practice. The key focus of this portfolio is to lead CNZ’s engagement with the Visual Arts sector internationally and nationally. Craft and Object sectors, to provide strategic advice to CNZ on the direction and development of the that sector internationally and nationally, and to provide independent specialist knowledge of this artform to support CNZ’s funding, investment, strategic and corporate plans for positive change.  
 

While this role includes standard Lead Adviser competencies, a key accountability specific to this position is responsibility for delivery of CNZ’s commitments to the Venice Biennale in 2026 and out years, including supporting CNZ management, external relationship and stakeholder management, and some project management responsibilities, in partnership with CNZ’s delivery partners.  
 

The role will also contribute to advance strategic artform and practice insights in the international space.
 

For more information, see the Job Description in the Work for Us section of our website.
 

Ngā pūmanawatanga ōu | What you will bring   

A strategic thinker, with excellent communication and relationship, partnership and stakeholder management skills, you will have extensive knowledge of the visual arts and craft/object sectors, as well as an understanding of the international market. Established and credible professional professional networks in these areas are a bonus.
 

With day-to-day responsibility for the Venice Biennale a core function of this position, you will have strong project management experience and the ability to manage both internal and external stakeholders, both here in Aotearoa and internationally.
 

Proven delivery experience in the arts/cultural sector, preferably involving high profile and/or international projects.
 

You will need an understanding of and respect for Tikanga Māori, along with an understanding of the principles and practice of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and the implications of this for CNZ’s work.  A broad understanding of diverse cultures and other ways of working is important, along with possessing the skillset to apply a multi-lensed approach to your mahi.   
 

We welcome applicants from all walks of life and appreciate the richness of experience that your unique world view would bring to our whānau.    
 

He pēhea te tono | How to apply   

If you are interested in coming to work with us, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining why this is the role for you and what motivated you to apply to recruitment@creativenz.govt.nz. We look forward to hearing from you.   
 

We want to make sure any accessibility requirements you may have are well supported, that the selection process is equitable for everyone, and that nothing gets in the way of us finding the right person for the job. Please let us know if there are any adjustments or support we can offer to make our process more accessible to you by emailing recruitment@creativenz.govt.nz   
 

APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 6pm, Monday 21 July 2025.  Note that applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.