This role is based in Auckland
Who we are
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand’s international business development agency. We are a diverse, hands-on, collaborative and deeply commercial organisation, working across a global network to help grow New Zealand companies bigger, better and faster for the good of New Zealand.
What you’ll be doing
We have an exciting opportunity for a Market Relationship Partner - Pacific to strengthen NZTE’s engagement and impact across Pacific markets. You’ll build trusted stakeholder relationships, identify market opportunities, and connect customers and internal teams to the right insights, support and networks.
Reporting to Market Manager – Australia Pacific and working across NZTE, NZ Inc. partners and regional networks, you’ll connect market activity with our New Zealand head office and in-market Australia-Pacific team and be a key influencer in the Pacific Working Group. You’ll support regional planning, government and business engagement, and clear, practical Pacific market messaging.
You’ll be representing NZTE at business forums, council engagements, and key events for the market that capitalise on commercial opportunities that add value for kiwi exporters. This visible and influential role will suit someone who works well independently, enjoys senior engagement, and is energised by connecting people, ideas and opportunities.
You’ll help deepen NZTE’s relationships and presence across Pacific markets by:
Building trusted relationships with government agencies, NZ Inc. partners, business councils and key regional stakeholders.
Identifying market opportunities and connecting customers and teams to improve value and outcomes.
Contributing to the development of the regional plan of activity by linking market opportunities to customer capability and providing expert advice to enable decision making across the Pacific.
Generate and share timely market insights, updates, and reporting, supported by clear communications and targeted content to enable effective engagement and decision-making across the Pacific region.
Contributing to market engagement, including delegations, forums and strategic Pacific initiatives.
You’ll also act as a key conduit between Pacific-focused colleagues, Customer Managers in New Zealand and external stakeholders, helping triage information, clarify priorities and represent the region consistently. Working with a wide range of internal teams to educate and inform customers whether in a one-on-one capacity or running 1-to-many activities to build capability and knowledge. You’ll enable the Pacific team to provide expert advice on market opportunities that supercharge NZTE’s ability to support exporters across multiple sectors, e.g. food & beverage, consumer, tech and manufacturing.
This role is known internally as Market Manager - Pacific
What you’ll need to be successful
You’ll be a confident, proactive, commercially minded relationship manager who