International Growth Fund Specialist
Wellington or Auckland, New Zealand
Customer Solutions – International Growth Fund (IGF) /
Permanent, Full Time /
Hybrid
This role is based in Auckland (preferred) or Wellington
Who are we
Te Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is the government agency charged with helping New Zealand businesses to grow internationally. By supporting New Zealand businesses, we boost New Zealand's economy and reputation, and help to share what's special about New Zealand with the rest of the world.
The Capital Solutions team manages the International Growth Fund (IGF), NZTE’s primary funding programme. The Capital Solutions team leverages our extensive knowledge and global networks to support exporters achieve international growth. We work alongside customers to encourage them to be proactive in thinking about what funding options are best for their business. Do they have sufficient capital to execute, and the capability to drive a successful financial model? What options and scenarios should the business prepare for to enable growth? Our team manages the International Growth Fund (IGF) to ensure it is activated at the right place and time, to support customers build capability and accelerate market development activities by co-investing in growth projects.
What you’ll be doing
Due to structural changes that enable NZTE to better deliver services and offerings to our customers through our Capital Solutions team, we are seeking two IGF Specialists to join our team. This role is responsible for assessing, developing, and recommending international growth projects for co-funding, working closely with exporters to identify commercial gaps and activate the IGF at the right time.
As an IGF Specialist, you’ll act as a trusted advisor and play a pivotal role in NZTE’s International Growth Fund (IGF) programme, working with exporters to unlock their international growth potential. You’ll use your commercial acumen to assess, develop, and recommend projects for co-funding, ensuring they deliver significant economic returns for New Zealand.
In this role you will:
- Build and manage a pipeline of quality IGF projects, identifying high-growth customers and projects that meet IGF criteria.
- Assess, develop, and recommend international growth projects for co-funding, working closely with exporters to identify commercial gaps and activate IGF support at the right time.
- Provide commercially credible advice to customers and NZTE stakeholders on all aspects of the IGF funding suite, including developing business cases, assessing project budgets, and supporting financial forecasts.
- Present recommendations for co-funding to senior stakeholders, and communicate outcomes to customers.
- Monitor and support the performance of live IGF projects, providing insights and advice to keep projects on track and achieve performance targets.
- Drive continuous improvement by developing scalable processes, sharing insights,and identifying opportunities to enhance project quality and impact.
What you’ll need to be successful
To thrive in this role, you’ll bring a growth mindset, blend of commercial expertise, analytical skills, and a passion for supporting New Zealand exporters. You’ll be comfortable making sound decisions, building strong relationships, and navigating complex financial information and adaptable to change.
We are seeking:
- Proven experience in a commercial, financial, or project management role, with the ability to deliver results and act as a trusted advisor.
- Strong understanding of business, financial forecasting, and budgeting, with the ability to analyse complex financial information and make sound commercial decisions.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage credibly with customers and internal teams.
- A tertiary qualification in Finance, Economics, Commerce, or Accountancy is required; a postgraduate qualification is preferred.
- A growth mindset, open and adaptable to change, and a passion for supporting New Zealand exporters.
Why you’ll love working here
NZTE is a truly global organisation, giving you a wonderful experience of working with different cultures with over a hundred countries as part of our everyday. We know that life is not all about work and flexible working at NZTE is standard practise. We will give you the right technology to allow you to work anywhere and balance your time. On top of this, we also offer 5 weeks annual leave so you can have that extra time in the year to enjoy what you love doing!
Career development is another huge part of working at NZTE and we will help you with your aspirations and work with you to get you there – being a learning environment that encourages adventure and experimentation, what better place to grow your career!
What's next
For more information, please review the positions description: IGF Specialist PD. If this role looks like your next challenge, please apply now, applications close 11:59pm (NZST) Wednesday 15 October.
This is an NZ Investment Level 17 role.
Please note, you must have the legal right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
We believe New Zealand is good for the World. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is an equal opportunity employer. At NZTE it is all about our people and we seek diversity of though; we welcome and encourage you to apply regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, neurodiversity or disability. If we need to make specific accommodations in any part of the interview process, please note this in your application or discuss with the recruiter.
