Club Waimea - Manager

4 May 2026

Vacancy - Club Manager - Club Waimea Inc.

24 April 2026

Club Waimea is located in Richmond, Tasman District. In October this year our Club Manager will retire; we are now offering this challenging and rewarding, permanent and senior role.   

The Club is a key presence in the Tasman community, with a successful record as a centre for a wide range of entertainment, leisure, and sporting activities. It has an embedded diverse income stream from its 3,000+ loyal membership, caravan-park residency, parking leasing, hospitality/dining, sports, gaming and popular hospitality. Over 800 events occur every year in the main modern building; the Club also hosts the Richmond Bowling and Squash Clubs at separate dedicated sites in our grounds. This diversity means that the role will be suitable to an energetic, results-oriented and experienced Club Manager who will possess broad and deep capabilities.  

Overall, the Manager is responsible for engaging with and serving our members through the day-to-day running of the Club and managing all staff and Club facilities. This includes the operational maintenance of our well-kept premises that provide bar, restaurant, gaming, sporting facilities and function-room hireage, together with the caravan-park, car-park, bowling and squash facilities. The role also requires ongoing cash management, financial control and reporting, while maintaining constant compliance with gaming, gambling, licencing and safety requirements.

The successful appointee will liaise with the President and Executive Committee for operational matters and will be responsible to the Club’s Board.

We seek applications for the Manager’s position. Responses are invited from those who can demonstrate outstanding relationship-management skills, thrive on being busy, and like variety and flexibility in their work.  Applicants will also have:

·        Engaging relationship-management skills, sufficiently flexible and persuasive for members, staff, key suppliers/contractors, local body authorities and on-site residents.

·         A strong business and management background, preferably in the hospitality industry with the commensurate financial, procurement, computer and administrative skills.

·         A Club Manager’s Certificate and be approved by Internal Affairs to operate gaming machines or be able to obtain both within 3 months of starting employment.

·         The skills and experience to market the Club and its activities, generating increased membership and sales growth.

·         The ability to develop and implement change plans to achieve strategic goals.

·         The flexibility to make the hours work for you and the Club – working hours will fluctuate between 40 to 50 hours per week to suit the successful applicant, worked mainly Monday to Friday.  Occasionally, some out-of-hours work [evenings and weekends] will be required for some events/functions. 

The Club offers a generous remuneration package, which is adjusted annually according to ongoing consultation with professional external advisors.

Applicants’ Information

Eligibility: You must be eligible to work in New Zealand to apply for this role.

Timing: We intend to provide up to two months’ overlap between our Manager and the new incumbent, to ensure a successful handover.  Accordingly , applicants should carefully note these critical timings:

·         Applicants must respond by Friday 3rd July 2026.

·         Short-listing, interviews of short-listed candidates, reference-checking, and final selection will all occur in July.

·         The appointment will be made by early August, to enable the successful candidate to give notice, if required, and for the completion of an Individual Employment Agreement.

·         A start date of early September is envisaged.

·         Handover will occur in late October, or earlier as mutually agreed.

Job Description:  A full Job Description is available at:  LINK HERE

Location: For ongoing convenience, the successful applicant will need to reside near the Club [say, within 15 to 30 minutes travelling time] in order to respond to potential call-outs.

Remuneration Information: Full details of salary and benefits will be shared with short-listed candidates.

References: Two references, from the last two employers, will be sought from short-listed candidates.

Vetting: A Ministry of Justice [Police] check will be required from selected candidates.

How to respond

You are asked to provide, by email to collegial@xtra.co.nz

·         A Cover Letter highlighting your specific skills and experience for this position, and

·         Your comprehensive CV, and

·         Contact details for your Referees [we will contact Referees only when a candidate is short-listed]