Niche Recruitment
2 months ago
Kaihautū | Chief Executive
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Company information
- Company
- Niche Recruitment
- Location
- New Zealand, North Island, Greater Wellington, Wellington New Zealand
- Posted
- 2 months ago
Job description
KAIHAUTŪ | CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Tapuwae Roa – Wellington
Tapuwae Roa is a kaupapa Māori charitable trust established under the Māori Fisheries Act 2004, stewarding settlement funds to advance Māori education, training, and research.
Guided by Whāngaitia matua te tuakiri Māori, the Trust is evolving from funder to impact agent—mobilising pūtea, partnerships, and innovation to deliver outcomes for Māori communities.
With the current strategy nearing completion, this is a pivotal opportunity to lead delivery now and shape the next strategic horizon.
TE ANGITŪ
This is a significant leadership opportunity within a kaupapa-driven investment and philanthropic organisation.
As Kaihautū, you will:
- Lead strategy execution and organisational performance
- Deliver the final year of the current strategy while working with the trustees to shape the next iteration
- Partner closely with Trustees to sharpen priorities, performance and impact
- Steward investment and strengthen the position Tapuwae Roa holds in Māori philanthropy and impact investment
- Build enduring relationships across iwi, whānau, hapū, urban Māori and Māori communities across the motu
- Develop and evolve funding partnerships to allow for delivery of programmes and initiatives
- Lead community engagement that is relational, reciprocal and intergenerational
- Position the Trust for future opportunities, including potential impact investment initiatives
HE KŌRERO MŌU
You are a credible, values-led leader with strong judgement and the ability to operate across diverse Māori contexts.
You will bring:
- Senior leadership experience in kaupapa Māori or complex stakeholder environments
- Proven ability to deliver strategy and organisational performance
- Strength in stakeholder engagement, including iwi, urban Māori and Māori communities
- Experience building partnerships and influencing across sectors
- Financial and commercial acumen, including exposure to investment or impact approaches
- Experience in securing funding and delivering work programmes
- Governance maturity and experience working closely with Boards
- Commitment to tikanga Māori and relational leadership
- An intergenerational perspective balancing delivery and long-term impact
TONO MAI
If you are ready to lead a kaupapa Māori organisation through its next phase and deliver meaningful impact for Māori, we welcome your application.
For a confidential kōrero or a copy of the position description, please contact:
Carl Church
Waea: 021 166 6441
Īmēra: [email protected]
Applications close Friday 21 August 2026
Required skills
- innovation
- tikanga māori
- commercial acumen
- partnerships
- stakeholder engagement
- investment
- community engagement
- initiatives
- financial acumen
- programmes
- funding
- systems
- boards
- strategy execution
- iwi
- hapū
- kaupapa māori
- whānau
- chief executive
- trustees
- impact investment
- internal capability
- work programmes
- motu
- organisational performance
- kaihautū
- tapuwae roa
- māori fisheries act 2004
- charitable trust
- settlement funds
- māori education
- māori training
- māori research
- whāngaitia matua te tuakiri māori
- impact agent
- pūtea
- māori communities
- māori philanthropy
- urban māori
- funding partnerships
- relational leadership
- reciprocal leadership
- intergenerational leadership
- values-led leader
- sector influencing
- governance maturity
- intergenerational perspective
- sustained performance
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