National Event Water Safety and Logistics Manager
National Event Water Safety & Logistics Manager
Full-time | $80k - $85k| | Based in Tauranga/Mt Maunganui (preferred)
Across Aotearoa, our volunteer lifeguards have saved thousands of lives and ensured millions have come home safe after a day at the beach since 1910. Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) is truly unique, delivering proactive surf lifeguarding and essential emergency rescue services, a range of public education beach safety programmes and campaigns, member education, training and development as well as a highly respected sport. This is a great opportunity to join a talented team who are dedicated to helping achieve our vision of “No-one drowns at the beach in Aotearoa New Zealand”.
People are at the heart of everything we do; we support our clubs, volunteers, and each other through our collective values of:
Collaboration • Integrity • Respect • Wellbeing • Fun
Why This Role Stands Out
Want to combine your event skills, surf lifesaving knowledge, and logistical know-how? This is your chance to lead water safety delivery and logistics for SLSNZ’s national events programme.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll coordinate and manage water safety delivery, including recruiting personnel, reviewing safety plans, and supporting club capability. You’ll also manage the logistics that bring major events to life, from gear transport and maintenance to infrastructure set-up and volunteer crews.
What You’ll Bring
- Experience in event logistics or sport delivery
- Strong water safety and risk management understanding
- Great with people, equipment, and problem-solving
- Fit, hands-on, and happy towing trailers and lifting gear
- Strong organisational and communication skills
Why Join Us
At Surf Life Saving NZ, we’re more than lifeguards. We’re educators, event organisers, mentors, and community builders. You’ll join a values-driven team with a strong sense of purpose and a commitment to collaboration, wellbeing, and fun.
Sound like your kind of role?
Apply now and help us bring our events to life.
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