Experience

The Crate - Flexible Office Space, Auckland & Hamilton, New Zealand

• New Zealand
• Leasing Non-residential Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Community Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Present



Encounter Christian Centre

• Associate Pastor

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Taking on a senior role in the organisation I would take responsibility for the planning, executing and presenting our key Sunday meetings. I would take the leadership for running the organisations internal functions as well as public meetings when the CEO is away. My key role was to lead people to ensure the little details were never missed while keeping both staff and volunteers focused on the bigger picture and goals of the church. Responsibilities:• Oversight of the day to day running of the offices with paid staff and a rolling team of volunteers and interns.• Mentor and grow volunteer leaders to develop and lead teams through a wide variety of operations in the organisation.• Frequently presented to, and spoke in front of large groups, including keynote speaking, facilitating meetings and acting as an MC.• Develop, negotiate and execute budgets with limited resources to maximise return on investments.• Research and implement suitable content management systems and communication toolsets.• Improve and maintain culture through all aspects of the organisation.Achievements:• Oversaw the successful transition and running of the Sunday night meetings.• Managed the continued success of the largest event run in the organisation Breakthrough Conference with international keynote speakers and upwards of 400+ delegates from around New Zealand.• Identified and addressed significant growth hindrance issues, including changing leadership culture, redirecting people into new roles and rebuilding of teams.• Re-establishment of a successful internship programme.

• Youth Pastor

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2016

  This role saw a number of key responsibilities that would come under my leadership including the internship programme, directing an annual conference for youth and young adults, weekly event planning and execution of engaging dynamic programmes.Responsibilities:• Plan and prepare for main weekly meetings including an increase of keynote presentations.• Continue to grow and develop teams to increase attendance for youth ministry.• Develop website, social media and design to promote and bring awareness of the organisation and our events to the local community.• Direct, manage and host annual youth and young adult’s conference with a focus on growing attendance.• Ensure adherence to health and safety policies at events and that volunteers comply with our Health and Safety policies.Achievements:• The growth of annual conference from 200 to 300+ via networking new and existing churches. • Implemented successful student leadership team by mentoring and developing students skillsets to grow and run an engaging weekly youth programme.• Re-launch of a new website to align with current web practices as well as establish a greater online presence. • Develop health and safety policies to ensure all events and volunteers comply with updates to the Health and Safety Act (2015).• Saw the youth group attendance grow from an average 30-40 people to up to 125+ young people on Friday nights.

• Youth Worker & Office Manager

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2012

  This in-office role required a diverse use of skills to help with the day to day running throughout all areas of the organisation including office running, event planning, setup and running programmes, as well as internal and external communication.Responsibilities:• Liaise with a wide variety of staff and volunteers to help them meet their objectives.• Wide-ranging use of the Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Photoshop.• Lead a team of volunteers to execute three weekly youth programmes as well as run annual camp.• Manage the online content for organisation website including website upgrade.Achievements:• Successfully implement the upgrade of weekly email communication using Mailchimp • Develop effective relationships with key stakeholders throughout the organisation in order to help implement great events.



Ticketek NZ Ltd

• Web Content Manager

  • Jun 2003 - Sep 2007