If you are interested in working as an Outreach Campaigner or Fundraiser for Greenpeace New Zealand and do not have New Zealand residency or citizenship please read the information below before contacting us about employment. Thank you.

Important permit and Visa information

• To work in New Zealand you must have a work permit or working holiday visa.
• If you are not an experienced fundraiser from another Greenpeace office we cannot assist you with getting either of these – sorry, no exceptions
• You will need to organise your own work visa from your home country. It is quite easy to get a working holiday visa if you fit the criteria and you are from the countries that NZ has arrangements with – working holiday visa.
• You can also use services of Work & Travel agencies in your country.
• For information about working in New Zealand please go to the New Zealand immigration website

Employment criteria for the outreach campaigner team

We are preferably looking for people who have experience in face-to-face fundraising or Direct Dialogue & can prove successful results.
If you don’t have experience in this type of work but think you have what it takes, we would love to hear from you once you arrive in New Zealand – then we can go through the interview process with you.
You need:

• Good communication skills (this includes being fluent in English)
• An outgoing personality
• Direct sales experience (eg. telemarketing)
• Or just plain old fashioned passion for the environment

Applying for a job

• If you are experienced fundraiser from another Greenpeace office please email us at jnz@greenpeace.org. We will need your cover letter, CV and references from your ‘home’ office. If you want to speed up the whole process you may ask your local coordinator to contact one of the coordinators in Greenpeace New Zealand.
• For any other applicants we are not able to offer employment until you arrive in New Zealand.. Once you are here we will happily interview you.

If you are interested in this position and fit the criteria, we would love to hear from you!
To apply you can:

• Complete the online application form for the Street and/or Door community fundraiser positions – use the ‘comment’ box on the form to include additional information such as Visa status and date of arrival in New Zealand.
• Post your CV/Resume to – Outreach Campaigner Jobs, Private Bag 92507, Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Or email it to: jnz@greenpeace.org

You must include the following information:

• Where you saw the job advertised
• When you plan to come to NZ
• Your Visa status
• What job experience you have
• Are you planning on visiting NZ even if you do not get work?
• Recent results if you are in a face to face job

Please remember - if you are not an experienced fundraiser from another Greenpeace office we cannot assist you with getting your visa – sorry, no exceptions.
Thanks and we look forward to receiving your application!