Senior Stipendiary Steward

The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is seeking a Senior Stipendiary Steward to join our Thoroughbred team in the Waikato, NZ. This is an opportunity for an experienced racing professional to step into a senior integrity role in one of New Zealand’s key racing regions.

The RIB promotes and ensures compliance with high standards of integrity, animal welfare and professionalism by people in the racing industry. Our purpose is Safe Racing, Fair Racing and Public Confidence.

As a Senior Stipendiary Steward, you will play a key role in helping ensure racing is conducted safely, fairly and in accordance with the Rules of Racing. You will be part of a professional, highly regarded team responsible for upholding integrity, supporting animal welfare and maintaining public confidence in the sport.

The role will suit someone with solid racing industry experience who is ready to take on greater responsibility.

The Waikato has a strong racing community and a busy thoroughbred calendar, with leading racing venues and training operations close by. Its central location gives easy access to major centres, and the region offers a good lifestyle with space, shorter commutes and plenty to do outside work.

This is a permanent, full-time position. Relocation assistance is available.

• Act as a senior member of the stewards' panel at race meetings across the Waikato and wider region
• Review races and make fair, well-reasoned decisions to ensure racing is run safely and within the Rules of Racing
• Lead inquiries and investigations where breaches or concerns arise
• Mentor and develop other members of the stewarding team
• Build effective working relationships with trainers, jockeys, clubs and officials
• Support wagering integrity through race form assessment and liaison with betting analysts
• Carry out stable, venue and track inspections, and oversee trials and jump-outs
• Support welfare checks alongside veterinarians and trainers
• Oversee sampling and support prohibited substance investigations
• Produce high-quality reports and follow-up work outside racedays

• Current racing industry experience, with strong knowledge of racing rules, processes and standards
• Proven experience in stewarding, officiating, race day operations, regulation or a comparable environment
• Sound judgement and the confidence to make fair, evidence-based decisions under pressure
• The credibility to lead, influence and communicate well with a wide range of industry participants
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret information objectively
• A high level of integrity and professionalism
• A genuine commitment to animal welfare, fair competition and public confidence in racing
• Flexibility to work 40 hours per week on a roster that includes evenings, weekends and travel as required

If you're ready to step into a senior integrity role in the Waikato, New Zealand, we'd like to hear from you. Please send your CV and a short cover letter to adele.holden@rib.org.nz