This programme supports new and emerging leaders to grow their skills and build peer support networks leading to strong, sustainable arts communities and organisations.
Overview
Amount
No monetary grant
Artforms
Who can apply
This programme is for new and emerging leaders in arts organisations or communities.
New leaders in organisations in Toi Tōtara Haemata or Toi Uru Kahikatea programmes can apply.
The programme has been designed for those who have been recently appointed into executive roles or would be able to apply the training during or immediately after the programme.
What the programme involves
The programme will be offered once every two years, providing a peer support network and capability building opportunities. It is focused on areas such as the relationship between governance and management, financial literacy, and influencing skills.
Training will be offered within a cohort that focuses on capability building in these areas:
- Health and Safety
- Human Resources and managing people
- Working with Boards
- Strategic planning
- Compliance and regulatory reporting
- Financial literacy
- Public speaking and media engagement
The cohort will be up to 25 people.
The programme will be offered between February and November 2025. We strongly recommend participating in all the sessions for the greatest learning outcomes and to build strong relationships with your peers.
Please refer to the programme outline below to understand the time commitment required before you apply, noting exact dates will be confirmed with the selected participants.
- a one day in-person/ā-tinana wānanga in Tāmaki Makaurau or Te Whanganui-a-Tara at Creative New Zealand’s offices between mid and late February 2025. This will be a chance to meet each other and hear from various speakers including Creative New Zealand kaimahi
- Seven monthly online sessions from March to November 2025. Each session will be approximately two hours long and held on weekdays during business hours.
No grants are offered as part of this programme. Participants need to cover their costs to participate in the programme, including their time, travel and accommodation to attend the one day wānanga.
What to include in your application
When you apply you need to provide the following information:
- Tell us about the role that you are or will be stepping into
- The benefits or opportunities you will bring to your organisation or community as a result of this programme
- The gaps you have identified in your knowledge or areas of knowledge you would like to develop
- A brief biography that outlines your career or development journey to date. You can provide a URL to where we can view your biography details online.
How to apply
Complete and submit the application form before 1PM, 21 August 2024.
Note you cannot save and return to edit the application form, so you may want to prepare your responses in a different format before you start filling in the form.
We will notify you by 16 September 2024 if your application is shortlisted and we’ll ask you to provide endorsement from your organisation or community through a reference check. Please ensure you have a current Referee available to be contacted by 4 October 2024. You may also be invited to an interview during October.
Support making an application
If our systems are not accessible to you, speak to one of our Development advisers to find the best way for you to apply. Please also contact us to discuss your accessibility requirements to ensure we can support your participation in the programme.
How decisions are made
Creative New Zealand staff assess applications and make the decisions. We take advice from other experts when required. When making decisions we aim to support a broad and diverse range of Aotearoa artists and practitioners.
For Ngā Toi Māori funding, our Māori staff contribute at all stages of the process.
For Pacific arts funding, our Pacific staff contribute at all stages of the process.
Who to talk to
Speak to a Development Adviser to discus your application
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