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Yachting New Zealand positions available

Yachting New Zealand people, wellbeing and performance lead

Yachting New Zealand (YNZ) is the national sports organisation supporting sailing in NZ. 

We envisage this as a pivotal leadership role within Yachting New Zealand and Yachting New Zealand’s high-performance team, responsible for championing clear communication, athlete and staff wellbeing, cultural integrity, and campaign education across the entire pathway. 

This role acts as the connective tissue between people, performance, and purpose - fostering a high-trust, values-driven environment where individuals can thrive, grow, and perform at their best. 

The role reports operationally to the high-performance director, ensuring alignment with the high-performance strategy and performance objectives. It also reports directly to the chief executive, reflecting its wider organisational remit and responsibility for system-level wellbeing, cultural integrity, and inclusion.

The role has the following key responsibilities:

• Strengthen communication, and stakeholder engagement across Yachting New Zealand and its high-performance ecosystem.
• Embed a genuine 'people-first' philosophy through proactive wellbeing and HR structures.
• Foster a respectful, empowering culture across the high-performance system.
• Advance holistic development for athletes and coaches aligned with world-class standards.
• Support the campaign management for the high-performance athlete.

It is expected that the successful applicant will have prior experience in a wellbeing/HR role, and/or a high-performance sport environment.

This is a full-time role based at the Yachting New Zealand offices in Milford on Auckland's North Shore.

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To apply, please send a cover letter along with your CV to finance@yachtingnz.org.nz.

Yachting New Zealand regional development, sustainability and inclusion manager

Yachting New Zealand is the national sports organisation for sailing and is dedicated to supporting and promoting the sport across the country. We are a small team with our head office based on Auckland’s North Shore.  

We are seeking a passionate and skilled person to join our Yachting New Zealand community delivery team as regional development, sustainability and inclusion manager.  

Key responsibilities: 
In this role you will lead the cultural integration of the RŪNĀ programme, support clubs in building strong local relationships with iwi and hapu, develop and monitor strategies for equity, diversity, and inclusion, promote related initiatives within the sailing community, and lead with an understanding of New Zealand’s biculturalism, Te Tiriti o Waitangi. You will also implement environmental programmes in line with Yachting New Zealand’s environmental strategic objectives, including the Clean Club programme.

In addition to providing sustainability and inclusion support and advice, we are looking for someone who is genuinely passionate about sailing and sport development to support sailing and boating clubs. As the face of Yachting New Zealand in your region, you will manage multiple relationships and responsibilities. You will need to work independently and efficiently, developing strong relationships with clubs and helping them achieve their goals and meet the needs of their members.

Requirements: 
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of New Zealand’s biculturalism, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and cultural diversity, with proven experience in implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in sports or volunteer organisations.

You will possess excellent relationship management and communication skills, with the ability to inspire confidence and trust when building relationships with stakeholders. A passion for sailing and boating is important. The ideal candidate should be self-managing, time-efficient, and proficient in delivering professional reports and documents.

This role is based in Auckland. 

Application process: 
To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter, specifying which region you are based in along with your relevant skills, experience and qualifications, to finance@yachtingnz.org.nz.

Coaching positions available (NZ)

Centreboard sailing coach - Sail Northland Charitable Trust

Whangārei

Start date: October 2nd 2025 - 30th April 2026 

Sail Northland are looking to appoint an experienced centreboard sailing coach for junior, youth and adult sailors. We are based in stunning Parua Bay, at Whangārei Heads, 2.5 hours north of Auckland, New Zealand. 

Sail Northland is a fun provider of junior Learn to Sail/Race, schools 420 team sailing, and adult Learn to Sail, and delivers a comprehensive Yachting New Zealand  RŪNĀ Kokokaha programme to schools.

We are looking for a media-savvy communicator who can plan and run coaching courses, maintain equipment and provide leadership to our junior coaches and volunteers.

Acceptable qualifications and experience would help.

Work hours are 20-50 hours per week,  flexible and may involve job sharing.

Remuneration by discussion.

With its airport and regular bus connections to Auckland as well as a thriving commercial and retail sector, Whangārei has it covered. Parua Bay in Whangārei Heads, offers a friendly community with easy access to the ocean and harbour.  With beautiful beaches for fishing, surfing and other water sports (including keeler, trailer sport boats and centreboard sailing) Parua Bay is a great place to come and spend the summer.  If you're into tramping, mountain biking or windsurfing, you won’t be disappointed with Mt Manaia and Ocean Beach close by.

Please reply to the Secretary Sail Northland Charitable Trust at sailnorthland@gmail.com.