Careers at The Duke of Marlborough

Ever thought about a career in tourism and hospitality?  Already have experience in tourism and hospitality and looking for your next move? The Duke might just be the place for you. With a number of different roles across our business, we offer a great, fun place to work with plenty of exciting challenges – located in one of the best places in New Zealand. We have a number of vacant positions, and would love to hear from you. Please search our current vacancies or contact us directly on [email protected] to discuss any opportunities.   

About The Duke

The Duke of Marlborough Hotel is an award winning destination venue located directly on the waterfront in beautiful Russell. Steeped in history and intrigue, this majestic heritage building has been refreshing rascals and reprobates since 1827. Only a short ferry ride from centrally located Paihia, a mere few hours from Auckland, The Duke is the perfect environment for developing young professionals looking to take the next step.

Current Vacancies

Why Work For Us?

Whether it’s a long term career in tourism and hospitality or perhaps a seasonal job between studies or even to earn a bit of money while travelling, the Duke offers a unique place for your next story.  The Duke is the first Licensed Hotel in New Zealand, so working here is working in part of New Zealand’s history and you’d be located in one of the best places in New Zealand – the view from the office ain’t half bad!

The Duke prides itself on offering customers and guests a refreshing experience and we only do this by having an engaged, well trained and motivated team. It’s lots of fun but plenty of hard work – you’ll meet and work with people from all over New Zealand and the world.  Staff benefits include gym membership, and discounts in our restaurant, bar and accommodation.

We support individuals who wish to grow their career in hospitality and tourism - so you won’t be stuck in the same job, there is plenty of room for growth if you are motivated to evolve.

The Duke is always growing and developing, with committed owner-operators who support the team to do their very best, and are dedicated to making sure The Duke is the best restaurant and accommodation provider in the Bay, and the team are critical to this success.

We believe the Duke is a great place to work and we have an amazingly dedicated team who believe in our journey - if you want to join the team check out our current vacancies or flick us an email at [email protected] with your CV and cover letter.

Are you interested? Click here to view our current vacancies here at The Duke of Marlborough.

Check out other vacancies across our group – visit our sister restaurant Charlotte’s Kitchen based in Paihia, and see what jobs they have coming up.

What our customers say

We were so impressed by the Duke from their fast communication to the final details. Both Bridget and Ida helped us plan most of the wedding from overseas (London) and were efficient, conscientious and most of all made the planning enjoyable! I would highly recommend their team to anyone. Ida, the wedding planner has loads of experience and was able to provide advice on vendors, timing, the ceremony and all the minute details. She was always well organised and nothing was too much trouble. This allowed us to have a really personalised experience which is very rare in reception venues! We called her day and night (including Sundays!) and she was always friendly and helpful. Furthermore on the day Jana ran the reception like clockwork and it was nice to know we could relax in good hands. She genuinely listened to our requests and treated the wedding like it was her own. As a designer I can be a stickler for details but the team went out of their way to accommodate the items &details I wanted to include-including the chefs! The Duke of Marlborough is the perfect location for an Auckland destination wedding. Our friends were happy to drive up and have all raved about how beautiful Russell is and stunning the Duke was. The rooms are beautiful and the ornate ballroom is divine when filled with flowers!! It took my breath away to see it all done up on our wedding day. We look forward to a continued friendship with the team (especially Ida the amazing planner) and will be returning very soon to your little piece of paradise! A HUGE THANK YOU to your team!

- Lauren and Shon February 2016,

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