The Land Information Freehold Education (LIFE) Trust uses Toi Whakapapa and personal storytelling — memories, art, family trees, and the stories held in backyards and kitchens — to help people explore their relationship to whanau and whenua, fostering belonging and empowering future generations.

This volunteer opportunity involves taking ownership of day-to-day business administration, financial tracking, and funding workflows for the Toi Whakapapa Educational Programme. As central financial lead, you'll manage the Open Collective platform, handle invoicing and reimbursements, assist connecting payments with vendors, and help build budgets and financial proposals for grant applications supporting programme streams including educational workshops, 2D animation, kapa haka, and story book development. It involves a weekly project team meeting on Wednesdays, 11am-1pm in central Wellington, plus individual task time outside of that (flexible/remote options available for administrative tasks).

What you'll bring:

• Experience or background in business administration, bookkeeping, accounting, or financial management
• Proficiency with digital administrative tools and financial software (experience with Open Collective is an advantage)
• Strong attention to detail, numerical accuracy, and organisational skills
• Experience in budget creation and understanding of non-profit or community grant funding workflows

You might be a great fit if you are:

• Methodical, reliable, transparent, and proactive
• Respectful of tikanga Māori, culturally sensitive, and passionate about supporting community-led educational and heritage initiatives

Training Provided: You'll be introduced to all aspects of the Trust's mahi and financial structures, fully supported by the volunteer team and the Kaumātua of Toi Whakapapa.