City Gallery Host

Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington is seeking City Gallery Wellington Hosts to champion exceptional visitor engagement across our front of house team for Te Whare Toi City Gallery Wellington. Reporting to the Kāiarahi Wheako Manuhiri | Manager, Visitor Experience - Galleries; This role ensures every interaction reflects our values, from gallery floors to curated events, and sets the standard for service excellence. To be a part of our team you must be committed to creating a remarkable experience for visitors of all ages through multimedia exhibits, interactive galleries, historical treasures of Pōneke and sharing the rich history each unique site holds. These are fixed term roles with a varying range of hours at Te Whare Toi City Gallery Wellington starting August 2026 to host the Cornelia Parker exhibition opening October 10, 2026- March 7, 2027. Please let us know in your Cover Letter the hours you are looking to apply for. Training Dates: 24 September - 10 October. Successful applicants will receive full City Gallery Wellington training prior to exhibition opening and must be available for full time work for the duration of this training period - no exceptions. Ngā tino pūkenga me ngā wheako | The essential skills and experience for the role Background intour guiding, storytelling,museums and galleries,art, art history,tourism,or a related field. Proventrack recordin visitor engagement, retail, and/or public speaking. Skilled and confident communicator, able to engage with a wide range of topics and connect meaningfully with visitors from diverse backgrounds, interests, and lived experiences. Demonstrates initiative and autonomy, while working collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes. Training or experiencewithhospitality/bar service or basic sound and AV systems would be a plus. Previous experience and success in welcoming, engaging and serving audiences, visitors or customers. Demonstrated inclusionary behaviours with experience working with a diverse range of people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds. Demonstrated commitment to Te Ao Māori and the use of simple Te Reo words and phrases, including greetings. Expert in front of house administration and proficient Office 365 users. Passionate about art, science, history, museums, or community building - sometimes all of these and more. Flexible people committed to ensuring we can deliver all our services and programmes to the people of Wellington and beyond, able to work occasional late nights, weekends and public holidays as rostered. Ko wai mātou | Who are we At Wheako Pōneke Experience we lead Wellington in remarkable experiences. We offer incredible audience experiences across our six sites: Te Whare Toi City Gallery Wellington, Nōku Te Ao Capital E, Te Waka Huia o Ngā Taonga Tuku Iho Wellington Museum, Te Ara Whanui ki te Rangi Space Place, Cable Car Museum and Nairn Street Cottage. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and support tāngata whenua as kaitiaki. Wheako Pōneke Experience Wellington embraces flexible working and offers generous leave provisions, including 5 weeks annual leave for all permanent kaimahi. Applications close Sunday, 16 August 2026. Applications will be shortlisted and screened as they come in. Applicants for these positions require the eligibility to work in New Zealand, have current NZ citizenship, residency or a valid work visa. For advice on obtaining a New Zealand work or residence visa visit www.immigration.govt.nz #J-18808-Ljbffr