At Arvida, we create communities with freedom to thrive.
We build, own, and operate communities that provide quality living and aged care services to older New Zealanders - with a resident-led approach. Each day, our interactions with our team, residents, and partners are guided by our three values: Being There | In it Together | Look for a Way
At Arvida, we create communities with freedom to thrive, and our journey continues with our new development in Wanaka. Scheduled to welcome its first residents early in the fourth quarter of 2027, we are seeking a seasoned and passionate operator to generate and drive sales of the site’s independent villas prior to opening – then continue overall management, growth, and service delivery of the established community. We are envisaging that the successful candidate would commence in early February 2027.
Development will be staggered across several phases and once completed, the site will offer independent living and specialised care – enabling residents to continue to live within their community as their care needs change.
Prior to opening day and working with alongside the Sales Manager you will be responsible for villa sales, engagement of prospective residents and the wider community, and general operational support as construction continues. However, once established you will oversee all day-to-day operations, including team leadership, clinical care, gardens and property maintenance, and overall village performance.
This is a rare opportunity to lead from the beginning, establish operations as the village grows, and shape and build a community from the ground up.
To ensure the future success of Wanaka, your commercial acumen, natural stakeholder engagement and relationship building approach, combined with strong leadership skills will develop and then nourish a thriving village and community.
In addition, you will also demonstrate:
Be sure to include a cover letter, along with your CV, that outlines your fit for this role and desire to lead resident-focused outcomes.
Arvida is transforming the ageing experience.
Formed in 2014 when we listed on the NZ stock exchange, Arvida has grown to become a group spread across 35 locations nationally with greenfield development underway adding 2 more locations. We offer retirement living accommodation and aged care services to over 6,750 residents, and are one of the largest providers of aged care services in NZ.
Everyday over 2,700 of us strive to improve the lives and wellbeing of our residents. With this vision, we are reimagining how communities will age and setting strategy accordingly. Our focus is on the resident – we are customer-led in our outcomes. This resonates through strategy from new builds and acquisitions, to our care model which we call The Attitude of Living Well. It may not sound transformational, but the legacies of a sector historically focused on clinical outcomes has required a fundamental change in culture. The numbers show we are on the right path: resident Net Promoter Score of +53 and +51 at our villages and care respectively; our inaugural staff engagement index at 78%, with 96% of staff determined to give their best effort at work each day; industry leading occupancy at 96%; and almost two-thirds of our care facilities now at the Ministry of Health gold-standard accreditation of four years – to mention a few.
But we are only at the beginning of what we have set out to achieve.
Learn more at www.arvida.co.nz and follow us on LinkedIn.
