Hamilton 

Full Time, Permanent  

DairyNZ’s story 

Progressing a positive future for New Zealand dairy farming 

Te whanake anamata angitu mō ngā pāmu kau o Aotearoa 

We are full of people who have a passion for doing good and creating positive change. We leverage our collective strength by bringing the dairy sector together, helping farmers build more sustainable, profitable and resilient farm businesses, because a strong dairy sector means a strong New Zealand.  

Your opportunity  

We need a strong people leader with a focus on high performance to lead and manage our Upper North Island Regional Team.  

Our Regional Manager role is charged with the operational management and leadership of a regional team, ensuring a high performing team that delivers and/or facilitates the delivery of the DairyNZ strategic programmes within the region. Responsible for executing, and monitoring the delivery plan, the role also provides technical leadership and expertise.  

This role is critical in maintaining a strong and influential presence with dairy farming communities, local industry partners and stakeholders providing leadership and enabling partnerships 

About you  

As an inspirational leader, you’ll know the importance of creating the right environment for our people to perform at their best, able to translate our strategy into actions for this team and motivate to deliver impact for our farmers. With your farm systems and/or behaviour change understanding, you are able to ‘connect the dots’ for our people, our farmers and our partners and provide subject matter expertise for our operations. 

We’d love to hear from you if you: 

• Have extensive experience of leading and inspiring a team. 

• Are a skilled relationship builder, have credibility and able to influence internally as well as in our communities, with our farmers and with stakeholders.   

• Are a change agent, champion the need for agility and a forward thinking culture. 

• Extensive experience in a customer focussed role in agribusiness and/or sales/behaviour change. 

• Have the ability to travel within the Upper North Island. 

• Are a critical thinker, can evaluate problems, gather information, understand causes, and identify best possible solutions.  

A primary industry background is critical for this appointment, preferably within dairy.   

Why you should join us 

Make a difference - Together with our farmers, help us drive positive progress for the sector and country we love. Our credible work supports a sustainable future for farmers, the environment and communities across Aotearoa New Zealand. 

Bring the whole you - We put people at the heart of what we do. We welcome all that you are and support your wellbeing, so you thrive personally and professionally. 

Join a vibrant culture - Be part of a team that truly believes in our values. We have the courage to take bold action and the curiosity to drive innovation. Our credibility shines in our evidence-based work and our connectedness builds meaningful, collaborative relationships. 

Empowering you - We succeed when you do, which is why we champion the development and growth of our people. We empower you to do and be at your best through learning opportunities and great benefits. 

Sound good to you? Come join our team who together, are making a difference. 

Check out the full position description here to read more detail. 

Applications close 1st April 2026 at 11:55pm.