Job Description: Chief Executive Officer, Destination Queenstown (Page 2 of 4) in pdf

Key accountabilities

Performance indicators

Strategy development, planning and reporting

 Lead the strategic direction, business and financial

 Clearly articulated and documented

management of Destination Queenstown

vision and strategic plans for DQ



Ensure the Board of Directors is kept fully informed,

executed within agreed timeframes,

through the Chairman (or nominee in absence) of

budgets and policy

 Direct reports achieve agreed plans

progress towards strategic objectives



Ensure regular informal contact is maintained with

and are provided with regular feedback

the Board and, in particular, the Chairman of the

on performance

 Submit monthly reports, financial

Board

statements on income and expenditure

and consolidated budgets for

consideration by the Board of Directors

 Organise monthly Board meetings and

Strategic Review Board meetings as

necessary

 Positive feedback from DQ Board,

Strategic Review Board, members and

stakeholders about work completed

Team management and leadership

 Build and maintain a high performing empowered

 Deliver clear and accurate internal

team through effective management,

communications

 Proactively seek opportunities to

communication and mentoring of staff and

contractors

develop staff skills through mentoring,

 Provide clear leadership and promote and foster a

coaching, training, secondments and

team culture consistent with the organisation’s

special projects

 Conduct annual performance planning

values

 Ensure the recruitment of appropriately skilled staff

and feedback interviews

 Positive feedback from staff about

to positions, and establish appropriate

remuneration levels and performance-based

management

 Positive feedback from Board

conditions for staff within the framework agreed to

by the Board

Chairperson or representative, and DQ

members

Relationship management



Build and maintain strong relationships with DQ

Lead DQ’s member and wider

members and ensure they are fully informed of

community communications

progress towards strategic objectives

(newsletters, member briefings, media



Build and maintain strong relationships with all

updates)

 Attend/participate in industry briefings

local and industry stakeholders

 Provide proactive leadership in assisting with the

as appropriate

 Respond to media enquiries within

strategic direction of both local and New Zealand

tourism

deadline wherever possible and



Represent DQ in the media on all issues and ensure

continue to foster a positive profile for

a positive media profile is maintained for the

the organisation and destination

destination and the organisation

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