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🥝 Senior Visitor Advisor/ Kaitohu Manuhiri Matua

New Zealand Government | queenstown, New-Zealand | Posted June 30, 2026

Job Description

Shape how millions of visitors experience Aotearoa's most iconic places – while safeguarding what matters most.

Trusted senior advisor role, working alongside leaders to turn strategy into action across the region.

Permanent, full‑time position based in Queenstown, Invercargill or Dunedin, with regional travel.

About the role

More than a million people visit DOC‑managed places each year. As visitor expectations, travel patterns and tourism pressures evolve, DOC continues to shift toward a more strategic, integrated approach to visitor management and experience design. As a Senior Visitor Advisor / Kaitohu Manuhiri Matua, you will play a pivotal role in turning DOC's Heritage & Visitor Strategy into practical, on‑the‑ground outcomes across the southern South Island. You will sit within the national Heritage & Visitor Unit, one of nine regionally based Senior Visitor Advisors, reporting to the Visitor Advice Manager.

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