Team Leader Admin & Events

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NZSki is seeking a motivated Administration & Events Team Leader for a seasonal role at Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt, starting late April to early May in Kawarau Falls. You will lead the Admin & Events team, run daily briefings, train staff, coordinate events, and oversee admin, communications and sustainability duties. Ideal candidates have 1–2 years leadership and 1 year event coordination, strong MS/Google skills, two-way radio experience, and calm, confident communication under pressure. Apply with a concise resume and examples of leading teams and events, plus any alpine experience and customer focus. Perks include a 3 Peak pass, wellbeing support, meals, transport and staff discounts.

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Are you fuelled by a passion for the outdoors? Is there something indescribable that draws you to the mountains? Let’s chat. Joining our crew is more than just working at a ski field - it’s a lifestyle, seasonal work is a rollercoaster but it’s one that creates lasting memories that you’ll talk about for a lifetime
Our NZSki community has been growing since 1947 and continues to offer the best experience for our crew, locals, and guests alike. Everyone at Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt cares for the mountains and shares a passion for snowsports and the surrounding regions. Our success is due to our awesome customer service, first-class facilities, majestic scenery, and wild terrain.


About the Role

We are seeking a passionate, highly organised and proactive Administration & Events Team Leader to support and help lead our Admin & Events team. This is a seasonal leadership role, starting late April/early May suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced alpine environment, has experience managing an office or team, loves events, and is committed to creating exceptional guest and crew experiences.

Reporting to the Admin & Events Head of Department, you will assist in managing and developing a team of varying roles including; (Admin & Events Assistants, Mountain Hosts and Custodians), while contributing to smooth wider mountain operations.

You will be operationally aware, people oriented, have a positive and collaborative attitude, be solutions-focused and ready to respond — anticipating needs before they arise with the ability to see the bigger picture is a must.

Key Responsibilities:

Team Leadership & Operations

• Support the HOD in managing, motivating and developing the Admin & Events team

• Lead daily team meetings and foster a positive work environment and culture

• Deliver and develop departmental training

• Maintain strong operational awareness via radio communications (lifts, patrol, maintenance, weather conditions and road updates)

• Ensure timely snow reports, chain calls and mountain condition updates across NZSki platforms and internal communications

• Provide calm, clear leadership during on-mountain emergency situations and scenarios

• Support wider mountain wellbeing initiatives including staff incentives and recognition programmes

• Leading from the front and lending a hand as required. Stepping in operationally where needed (queue control management, snow shovelling, F&B table clearing, support our Custodians in recycling and rubbish sorting, bathroom cleaning etc)

Administration

• Oversee daily tasks and workflows across all members of the team, manage shared admin inbox and Trello boards are up to date

• Manage the admin desk (mountain reception) maintaining excellent customer service for guests and staff

• Maintain daily records, reports and internal communications

• Process invoices and purchase orders via Continia


• Manage the production of weekly staff newsletters using Canva

• Provide general admin/operational support for all departments, liaise key messages between all staff, HODs, Management and Coronet Peak Admin

• Make clear PA announcements regarding weather, lift holds and operational updates

Events

• Support planning and execution of external on-mountain events

• Liaise with external stakeholders in a professional manner

• Prepare and distribute run sheets, communicating effectively with all internal teams

• Lead event set-up and pack-down

• Organise and promote internal staff events and inter-mountain sports (including evenings as required)

Uniform & Sustainability Management

• Coordinate RFID tagging, distribution, returns and end-of-season stocktake of 300+ staff uniforms

• Support sustainability/kaitiakitanga initiatives, including waste sorting and off-site disposal coordination

Health & Safety

• Prioritise Health & Safety compliance at all times

• Lead team H&S training, maintain accurate H&S records and competency registers

• Manage site and contractor inductions

• Ensure contractors sign in/out daily


About You:

• Minimum 1-2 year proven leadership experience


• Minimum 1 year event management or coordination experience

• Strong administrative background with excellent computer skills, highly proficient in Microsoft and Google systems

• Experience communicating via 2 way radios

• Adaptable to following procedures while absorbing and retaining large amounts of information

• Experience in training and engaging a team with confidence while public speaking

• Highly organised with proven ability to prioritise tasks and problem solve on your feet

• Outstanding ability to provide clear guidance to team members through strong communication skills for effective team collaboration

• Ability to build rapport quickly with guests, staff and stakeholders

• Experience giving constructive feedback and be able to take accountability for team and actions

• Calm under pressure with strong conflict resolution skills

• Able to work independently and use initiative (including covering HOD days off)

• Ability to create and foster a positive daily work environment for team and colleagues

• A sense of humour/ability to have a laugh while retaining professionalism

• Previous alpine environment experience advantageous

• Understanding that work hours are weather dependent

If you bring energy, initiative and a can-do positive attitude, and want to be part of a dynamic alpine team at the heart of delivering exceptional experiences for our guests and crew — we’d love to hear from you.


As Kaitiaki of the mountains we have an enduring commitment to our environment, people, and communities to ensure they benefit from our presence and as proud supporters of Winter Pride we’ve pledged to continue to provide a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.
A few other reasons to join our Coronet Peak, The Remarkables and Mt Hutt crew:
• 3 Peak winter season pass (Full Time crew)
• Discounted day passes at other ski areas
• Transport to/from mountains.
• Fantastic wellbeing support for all staff
• Nutritional hot crew meals each day (Discounted)
• Discounts at many local eateries, bars, breweries and retail outlets
• Discounts on mountain
• Regularly organised social activities off mountain
• Cool recognition programmes with prizes
• Earn and learn – free ski lessons (Full Time crew)