The Heart Foundation is looking for big-hearted people who enjoy organising events and managing people to play a key role in the organisation of their biggest fundraiser of the year – the Big Heart Appeal!
Heart disease is New Zealand’s single biggest killer and claims the life of one person every 90 minutes. Many of these deaths are premature and preventable. Donations raised through the Big Heart Appeal will fund cutting-edge research into heart disease and specialist training for New Zealand cardiologists.
About the role:
Volunteer Area Coordinators coordinate the street collection in their local areas for the Big Heart Appeal on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 February 2026. They are an essential link between the Heart Foundation and a team of volunteers who generously give up their time to collect donations at various sites in their local area.
Tasks include:
• Liaise with and provide support for volunteer street collectors that are collecting at the site/sites that you are looking after during the street collection.
• Receive and distribute street collector equipment (buckets, bibs, stickers) to the volunteers. Then once volunteers have collected, gather the equipment up so the Heart Foundation can arrange to have it collected from your place in the week/s after the collection
• Visiting the site or sites that you are looking after, to ensure everything is running smoothly during the two days of the street collection.
• Arrange banking of the donated funds at your closest ASB bank.
• Being the first point of contact for volunteer street collectors and trouble-shooting any issues that may arise on the two appeal days.
Skills and requirements:
• Aligned with the Heart Foundation’s mission and the heart health cause
• A reliable and organised self-starter
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident when coordinating a team of volunteers
• Current driver’s licence (access to a vehicle would be preferable).
• You will need to have regular access to email, the internet and a working mobile phone
For further information.
Email LynneS@heartfoundation.org.nz or phone 09 571 4650
Tasks include:
• Liaise with and provide support for volunteer street collectors that are collecting at the site/sites that you are looking after during the street collection.
• Receive and distribute street collector equipment (buckets, bibs, stickers) to the volunteers. Then once volunteers have collected, gather the equipment up so the Heart Foundation can arrange to have it collected from your place in the week/s after the collection
• Visiting the site or sites that you are looking after, to ensure everything is running smoothly during the two days of the street collection.
• Arrange banking of the donated funds at your closest ASB bank.
• Being the first point of contact for volunteer street collectors and trouble-shooting any issues that may arise on the two appeal days.
Approximately 3-4 hours the week of the appeal and then approximately 8 hours on the actual collection days, Friday 27th & Saturday 28th February 2026
Getting started:
The first step is to express your interest by filling out the form below.
We will then put you in touch directly with the organisation for more information on the role and how to proceed.
Fundraising