Date: 8 Apr 2025
Location: North Shore, NZ, 1010
Company: Auckland Council
- Bring key northern locations to life with activations and creative community partnerships
- Blend creativity with coordination in a role that supports real change in local places
- Fixed-term opportunity until May 2026 to be part of a high-impact placemaking team
He angitūtanga: The opportunity
At Eke Panuku, our mission is to create amazing places. We do this by breathing life into our town centres and public spaces—places that support thriving communities, reflect local identity, and feel vibrant and welcoming.
We’re on the lookout for someone who thrives in creative, people-focused work, and who is ready to help shape the next chapter of placemaking in Northcote and Takapuna.
As a Principal Strategic Placemaker, you’ll be part of a passionate and collaborative team working on some of Auckland’s most exciting regeneration projects. You'll lead and deliver a place programme—activations, events, and partnerships—that reflect the character of each location and make meaningful contributions to local life.
Please note: This is a Fixed Term Full-Time role through to 26th May 2026.
Day-to-day you could expect to work on:
- Leading and delivering a year-round calendar of place-based events, activations and partnerships in Northcote and Takapuna
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with local creatives, businesses, community groups, and mana whenua
- Collaborating with project teams and designers to ensure placemaking activities support wider regeneration plans
- Coordinating logistics, budgets, and suppliers to ensure high-quality, timely delivery
- Gathering insights from community engagement to inform future activities and measure impact
He kōrero mōu: About you
You might have a background in the arts, events, urban design, or community engagement—and you're known for bringing people together to create memorable experiences in public spaces. You’re comfortable planning a programme, liaising with creative partners, and keeping everything humming behind the scenes, from delivery to reporting.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has hands-on experience delivering activations or creative programming in public spaces
- Understands how to work with communities and reflect local stories and aspirations
- Can confidently coordinate projects and collaborate with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- Is curious, creative, and organised
- Ideally has worked in or around local government, or in regeneration, urban development, placemaking or creative sector projects
- Brings an understanding of Te Ao Māori and values mana whenua relationships
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer
At Eke Panuku we’re visionaries leading the way in sustainable urban development. You’ll join a team embracing diversity with a culture built on its people spirit. Our salaries are competitive, we love flexible working and we’re all here to inspire one another. This is your chance to make a positive contribution to the future of Tāmaki Makaurau.
You’ll have access to a range of fantastic Auckland Council benefits, including discounted Leisure Centre membership and a range of other partnership discounts!
We are a diverse organisation – we value diversity in our thinking, and we can only achieve that with a diverse team!
Ehara taku toa, he takitahi, he toa takitini - My success is not mine alone, but the success of many.
You can find the position description here
Applications close: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Please note:
Qualification Checks will be conducted along with other relevant pre-employment checks required for employment with Eke Panuku.
Our employer Kiwisaver contribution is additional to base salary offered.
Eke Panuku Development Auckland is a council controlled organisation (CCO). Eke Panuku rejuvenates town centres - from small projects that refresh a site or building, to major transformations of town centres or neighbourhoods.
Our name has a long whakapapa. Eke Panuku is derived from the whakataukī (proverb) Eke Panuku, Eke Tangaroa!, which acknowledges the unseen energies of the land and sea. In te ao Māori, Māori mihi to Tangaroa (Atua of the sea) to inspire success, excellence, and progress. We have a role in supporting mana whenua as the kaitiaki [guardians] of Tāmaki Makaurau.
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