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Job Vacancies

Halberg Trust Chief Executive Officer Job Vacancy

The Halberg Trust was founded by Sir Murray Halberg over 40 years ago with the twin objectives of honouring New Zealand sporting excellence and encouraging people with a disability into sport and active leisure. The Halberg Trust showpiece, the annual Westpac Halberg Awards, is the pre-eminent sporting awards in NZ. The Trust encourages and supports people with disabilities through its Sport Opportunity programmes run in partnership with the 17 Regional Sports Trusts in New Zealand.

Based at the Trust Offices in Auckland and reporting to the Halberg Trust's Executive Board, the Chief Executive has national and regional responsibilities ensuring the Trust's vision is implemented via sound strategic planning and management of a core team of committed individuals. The Trust is also taking an increasing leadership role within the sector.

The successful candidate must display excellence in the following areas: Internal and external relationship management, leadership within their chosen field, financial management, PR/marketing, sponsorship and event management. As the "face" of the Trust a proven track record of integrity, inclusion and determination are required as well as an ability to be 'hands on'. Due to the importance of sponsors, a commitment to partnering with external parties, along with intellectual rigour and a personal commitment to the goals of the trust are essential. Experience in the NZ Sporting/charity sector and/or work with those with disabilities would be an advantage.

Please contact Iain MacGibbon at Farrow Jamieson on (09) 9159144 or apply online by clicking the "Apply now" button quoting reference FJ7677. Closing date for applications is Monday 20th July at 5pm.

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Latest News

HALBERG TRUST CEO HEADING BACK HOME- The Halberg Trust, one of New Zealand’s oldest and most respected charitable organisations, will soon be on the lookout for a new Chief Executive following the decision by Graeme Taylor to step down from the role.

Taylor, Hawke’s Bay born and bred and who still calls Napier home, has decided that “almost four years of commuting most weekends has started to catch up with me”. He leaves at the end of July to take up a position as general manager of the Napier Masonic Trust, with responsibility for a retirement village complex in Taradale.

“Leaving a wonderful organisation like the Halberg Trust is without doubt one of the hardest decisions I’ve had to make,” says Taylor, who took over in September 2005 from long-serving Trust CEO Dave Currie. “But recent events, particularly back in Hawke’s Bay, have made me realise the importance of being close to your home, family and good friends.

“It has been a pleasure and a privilege to be involved with the Trust, the great staff and trustees and particularly Sir Murray, a truly amazing man for whom I have so much admiration. But it is just time for me to return home.”

Halberg Trust chairman Mike Jeffcoat says the Trust has already commenced the search to find a new CEO.

“We will miss Graeme and the energy he put into the Trust’s core activity of providing sport and active leisure environments that are both inclusive and accessible to all people with a disability,” he says, “and we are embarking into some wonderful, new relationships and work in the disability sector thanks to Graeme’s efforts.

“So this will be a great opportunity for someone to continue the focus on our twin aims; to ensure New Zealand supports fully inclusive sport and recreation in its widest sense as well as our flagship activity of saluting New Zealand sporting excellence with our annual Westpac Halberg Awards.”

The Halberg Trust was established in 1963 by Sir Murray Halberg with the 1963 British Golf Open winner, Sir Bob Charles, the first Halberg Award winner.

Upcoming Halberg Trust Events

Westpac Halberg Regional Community Events These community events are a Westpac and Halberg Trust partnership to support disabled people to participate in active sport, recreation and leisure in their communities. Indoor Bowls Dunedin - 10 July 2009 Indoor Bowls Taranaki - 22 July 2009 Snow Scapade @ Cardrona - 20 September 2009 Have a go at Bowls @ Mairangi Bay, North Shore - 18 October 2009 Sir Barry Curtis Fun Run/Walk - 18 October 2009 Gisborne Quarter Marathon - 1 November 2009 Have a go at Bowls @ St Albans, Christchurch - 4 November 2009 Thames Fun Run/Walk - 8 November Westpac Halberg Celebrity Sporting Functions Hamilton Breakfast Women in Sport (Anna Scarlett, other speakers to be confirmed)- Thursday 24 September New Plymouth Dinner with Rob and Sonia Waddell- Thursday 15 October Napier Dinner with Valerie Vili - Friday 16 October Christchurch Lunch with Valerie Vili - Friday 20 November Invercargill Lunch - Thursday 22nd October Queenstown - TBC

A Halberg Success Story

Halberg Trust assists Craig to attend Camp

With the help of the Halberg Trust Craig (15) who has MELAS Syndrome was able to attend his school camp at Tongariro National Park with his peers at school. The Halberg Trust funded a caregiver/buddy to go to camp with him who assisted him with activities.

Some things he was able to do with the other students and some things he did with his buddy. He went white water rafting down a river and he also went canoeing. One day the other boys went tramping overnight so he spent a day at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre and got to do the High Ropes and the Flying Fox. He also did some rock climbing using a harness. Craig says "It was scary but so much fun." He went to the hot thermal pools at Tokaanu and went for a couple of walks in the bush using his scooter.  He also went camping for a night and did the marshmallows on the camp fire.

Craig says "I am really pleased I was able to go to Field Centre. It is the highlight of my Year 10 at school."

Click here to read more Halberg Trust Activity Fund Success Stories

Click here to apply for funding

The main goal of the Activity Fund is to support activities that are regular, ongoing, build skills and confidence, remove barriers and are fun! The Halberg Trust can fund equipment, activities and school camps. The Activity Fund is one example of the Trust’s commitment to giving more people with a disability, the opportunity to be more active, more often.

If you’d like to know more about the Sport Opportunity Programme or the Halberg Trust please contact your local Sport Opportunity Advisor

• Read more Halberg Trust Activity Fund Success Stories
• Read more about the Halberg Trust Sport Opportunity Programme