Choral Vacancies
Is your choir looking for a music director, accompanist or more singers?
NZCF can help in a number of ways:
- Paid advertising on our website under this section in eBreve
- Concert and Events listings for member choirs (list your event)
- Our 'Find-a-Choir' facility on our home page which is connected to your choir's own online profile: a good reason to keep it updated
- Download information about remuneration for choir directors
Advertisements for vacancies for choir directors, or other key roles, may be placed here for up to three months at a cost of $85 (NZCF member choirs) or $170 (non-members) - this includes up to three insertions in our monthly NZCF eBreve newsletter. See Advertising for more information or contact office@nzcf.org.nz to place an advertisement.
We are a friendly, unauditioned community choir who come together for the love of singing.
We number 25–30 members. We sing a variety of songs in 2- and 3-part harmony from different genres – including musical theatre, classical, folk and pop music and easy listening both old and new.
We meet Friday mornings to practise at St Luke’s Church, Melville, Hamilton. We have two concerts a year, and also perform at the Cambridge Christmas Festival in December. Occasionally we enjoy a singout at local Retirement Villages.
Unfortunately our wonderful conductor is unable to continue and we are looking for someone to join us and take up the challenge as our new musical director. We are able to pay a small gratuity to help cover expenses.
If you have the passion and skills to lead our choir, we would love to hear from you.
Email: harmonychorushamilton2@gmail.com
Website: https://www.harmonychorushamilton.co.nz
Phone Maria Eaton 021 0630563
• Work from home
• 20 hours per week
The New Zealand Choral Federation | Kotahitanga manu reo o Aotearoa (NZCF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the performance, creation and enjoyment of group singing for all. We are Aotearoa’s largest choral network, with over 20,000 members drawn from hundreds of community, school and chamber choirs.
We are seeking an experienced fundraiser to manage and grow NZCF’s revenue generation strategy by developing new membership incentives, increasing grant revenue, engaging donors and securing commercial partnerships. The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator who can tell our stories in a compelling way, capturing the passion and professionalism at the heart of all we do.
The Fundraising Manager will be responsible for enhancing connections between NZCF and its funders, will work cooperatively and productively with the NZCF team, and will bring their own skills, experience and connections to the role. The position will be supported by the Communications Administrator during busy periods.
The successful applicant will have a suitable home office.
Download a detailed job description
KEY TASKS
As the Fundraising Manager you will…
- manage and expand NZCF’s programme of community grants applications
- develop new strategies to grow NZCF’s membership
- manage and maintain strong relationships with existing partners and stakeholders
- identify and develop partnerships with new commercial sponsors
- build relationships with philanthropic donors and develop a culture of giving within NZCF
This is a fixed term role to the end of 2025, working from a home-based office, with pro rata annual remuneration in the range of $80-85k, depending on experience.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV with cover letter to the Chief Executive, Christine Argyle: ceo@nzcf.org.nz
The closing date for applications is Monday 6 January 2025.
All applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
The NZ Choral Federation is seeking a Regional Events Coordinator for four choral events in the Hawke’s Bay region in 2025: The Big Sing, The Kids Sing, SingFest, and a regional choral workshop. This is a part-time, flexible, event-based contract.
The Big Sing (TBS) is a highly successful, national group-singing competition for secondary school students. New Zealand’s largest choral event, The Big Sing is a major highlight of the secondary school music calendar. Each year, around 8,000 young people from around 250 school choirs take part in regional festivals nationwide, and the number continues to grow. In 2025, TBS East Coast will be held at ToiToi Arts and Event Centre in Hastings and will involve approximately 20 choirs.
The Kids Sing (TKS) is a choral festival for primary and intermediate schools held annually in ten regional centres and involving approximately 4,500 students nationwide. This year, the Hawke’s Bay festival had 670 participants from 15 schools.
SingFest is a regional festival that brings community choirs together to perform in one or more venues within a regional centre.
The regional choral workshop sees singers from across the region gather to further develop their singing technique and choral skills under the instruction of an experienced choral leader.
An honorarium is provided for each event to recognise and compensate your valuable contribution. In the case of The Kids Sing and The Big Sing, the honorarium will be determined by the number of choirs taking part.
The position is supported by the NZCF Events Manager who has national oversight of the events involved.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Assembling and leading a local team of volunteers
- Liaising with venues
- Promoting the events to schools and/or the wider community
- Devising a schedule for each event
- Communicating with participating choirs prior to the events regarding their performance needs
- Marketing events to prospective audiences
- Providing NZCF staff with paperwork that may be required for local funding applications
We are looking for someone who:
- Has great communication and interpersonal skills
- Can delegate and recognise the strengths of others in their team
- Is adaptable and flexible, with a positive approach to problem solving
- Has some prior experience of events or project management
- Has a good level of computer literacy, including competency with Word, Excel, and Google Docs
Find out more about The Kids Sing and The Big Sing.
If you think you’d be a good fit, please contact the NZCF Events Manager Emma Billings ASAP to express your interest and to find out more about the role: emma.billings@nzcf.org.nz Ph. 021 171 8501.
The NZ Choral Federation is seeking a Regional Events Coordinator for two choral events in the Nelson-Marlborough region in 2025: The Big Sing and a regional choral workshop. This is a part-time, flexible, event-based contract.
The Big Sing (TBS) is a highly successful, national group-singing competition for secondary school students. New Zealand’s largest choral event, The Big Sing is a major highlight of the secondary school music calendar. Each year, around 8,000 young people from around 250 school choirs take part in regional festivals nationwide, and the number continues to grow. In 2025, TBS Nelson-Marlborough will be held at the ASB Theatre, Blenheim on Friday, 30 May, with approximately 8-10 choirs involved.
The regional choral workshop sees singers from across the region gather to further develop their singing technique and choral skills under the instruction of an experienced choral leader.
An honorarium is provided for each event to recognise and compensate your valuable contribution. In the case of The Big Sing, the honorarium will be determined by the number of choirs taking part.
The position is supported by the NZCF Events Manager who has national oversight of the events involved.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Assembling and leading a local team of volunteers
- Liaising with venues
- Promoting the events to schools and the wider community
- Devising a schedule for each event
- Communicating with participating choirs prior to the events regarding their performance needs
- Marketing events to prospective audiences
- Providing NZCF staff with paperwork that may be required for local funding applications
We are looking for someone who:
- Has great communication and interpersonal skills
- Can delegate and recognise the strengths of others in their team
- Is adaptable and flexible, with a positive approach to problem solving
- Has some prior experience of events or project management
- Has a good level of computer literacy, including competency with Word, Excel, and Google Docs
If you think you’d be a good fit, please contact the NZCF Events Manager Emma Billings ASAP to express your interest and to find out more about the role: emma.billings@nzcf.org.nz Ph. 021 171 8501.
Women in Harmony, a three-part a cappella community choir based in Christchurch, is seeking a new choir director from February 2025.
We are a women's choir with around 20 members of all ages and walks of life who come together to share our love of music through singing. Our repertoire includes inspiring music from around the world, as well as folk, popular music and waiata. We have performed at folk clubs, rest homes and community events.
Our ideal choir director would be someone who could:
- Source and arrange songs in 3-part harmony (soprano, alto, tenor), with a focus on world music and waiata
- Record voice files in each part for learning
- Lead weekly practices in primary school terms at Kohinga St Albans Community Centre, Thursday evenings 7.15pm-9.15pm
- Design and lead performances
- You would be supported by our administration committee, who manage the choir fees, hire the venue, make payments to the director etc.
If this sounds like you, or you know of someone who might be interested, further information can be found on our website here, or please email us at women.in.harmony.nz@gmail.com.
We look forward to hearing from you.
• Work from home
• 10 - 15 hours per week
The New Zealand Choral Federation | Kotahitanga manu reo o Aotearoa (NZCF) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the performance, creation and enjoyment of group singing for all. We are Aotearoa’s largest choral network, with over 20,000 members drawn from hundreds of community, school and chamber choirs.
We are looking for an experienced accounts administrator who is strongly customer-focussed to join our small but dynamic team! The ideal candidate will have solid data entry skills, a keen focus on accuracy and detail, and will be able to work effectively from home as part of a dispersed staff.
The Finance Administrator will support the Finance and Membership Manager in providing financial and membership services to NZCF. This includes data entry (accounts payable, accounts receivable), reporting, answering queries, and supporting the maintenance of the CRM database.
The successful applicant will have a suitable home office.
Download a detailed job description
KEY TASKS
As the Finance Administrator you will…
- handle accounts payable, including coding invoices and entering transactions in Xero
- reconcile bank accounts
- assist with the preparation of quarterly Board reporting and Annual Financial Statements
- process event and membership registrations and invoice accordingly
- assist with other administrative tasks across the organisation
The necessary training will be provided in the functionality of the NZCF CRM database.
This is a part-time contract role, working from a home-based office, with remuneration in the range of $35-40 per hour, depending on experience.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send your CV with cover letter to the Finance & Membership Manager, Ann Gibbard: ann.gibbard@nzcf.org.nz
The closing date for applications is Monday 6 January 2025.
All applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
The NZ Choral Federation is seeking a Regional Events Coordinator for four choral events in the Manawatū-Whanganui region in 2025: The Big Sing, The Kids Sing, SingFest, and a regional choral workshop. This is a part-time, flexible, event-based contract.
The Big Sing (TBS) is a highly successful, national group-singing competition for secondary school students. New Zealand’s largest choral event, The Big Sing is a major highlight of the secondary school music calendar. Each year, around 8,000 young people from around 250 school choirs take part in regional festivals nationwide, and the number continues to grow. In 2025, TBS Manawatū-Whanganui will be held at the Regent Theatre in Palmerston North and will involve approximately 20 choirs.
The Kids Sing (TKS) is a choral festival for primary and intermediate schools held annually in ten regional centres and involving approximately 4,500 students nationwide. This year, the Manawatū-Whanganui festival had 220 participants from 5 schools.
SingFest is a regional festival that brings community choirs together to perform in one or more venues within a regional centre.
The regional choral workshop sees singers from across the region gather to further develop their singing technique and choral skills under the instruction of an experienced choral leader.
An honorarium is provided for each event to recognise and compensate your valuable contribution. In the case of The Kids Sing and The Big Sing, the honorarium will be determined by the number of choirs taking part.
The position is supported by the NZCF Events Manager who has national oversight of the events involved.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Assembling and leading a local team of volunteers
- Liaising with venues
- Promoting the events to schools and/or the wider community
- Devising a schedule for each event
- Communicating with participating choirs prior to the events regarding their performance needs
- Marketing events to prospective audiences
- Providing NZCF staff with paperwork that may be required for local funding applications
We are looking for someone who:
- Has great communication and interpersonal skills
- Can delegate and recognise the strengths of others in their team
- Is adaptable and flexible, with a positive approach to problem solving
- Has some prior experience of events or project management
- Has a good level of computer literacy, including competency with Word, Excel, and Google Docs
Find out more about The Kids Sing and The Big Sing.
If you think you’d be a good fit, please contact the NZCF Events Manager Emma Billings ASAP to express your interest and to find out more about the role: emma.billings@nzcf.org.nz Ph. 021 171 8501.
The NZ Choral Federation is seeking a Regional Events Coordinator to deliver two choral events in the Wellington region in 2025: a SingFest (traditionally called the May Workshop in the Wellington region), and a regional choral workshop. This is a part-time, flexible, event-based contract.
SingFest (May Workshop) is a successful long-running event that brings singers together from all over the region to learn and perform a large choral work over the course of a weekend in central Wellington.
The regional choral workshop sees singers from across the region gather to further develop their singing technique and choral skills under the instruction of an experienced choral leader.
An honorarium is provided for each event to recognise and compensate your valuable contribution.
The position is supported by the NZCF Events Manager who has national oversight of the events involved.
Key aspects of the role include:
- Assembling and leading a local team of volunteers
- Liaising with venues
- Promoting the events to schools and the wider community
- Devising a schedule for each event
- Communicating with participating choirs prior to the events regarding their performance needs
- Marketing events to prospective audiences
- Providing NZCF staff with paperwork that may be required for local funding applications
We are looking for someone who:
- Has great communication and interpersonal skills
- Can delegate and recognise the strengths of others in their team
- Is adaptable and flexible, with a positive approach to problem solving
- Has some prior experience of events or project management
- Has a good level of computer literacy, including competency with Word, Excel, and Google Docs
If you think you’d be a good fit, please contact NZCF Events Manager Emma Billings ASAP to express your interest and to find out more about the role: emma.billings@nzcf.org.nz Ph. 021 171 8501.