Team Leader Engagement and Communications

2 weeks ago

Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

  • Be the connector, the innovator, the risk navigator, the story teller
  • Lead some of MBIE's most critical work that supports our goal of Growing Aotearoa New Zealand for all.
  • Create compelling communication campaigns that tackle the issues that really matter and make a difference to New Zealanders
  • 2 x fixed term roles, one six months and the other until end October
  • Secondments welcome
  • Salary range: $112k $138K prorated plus kiwisaver

Tēnei tūranga - About the Roles:

We are looking for top notch communications professionals who have experience as people leaders to head-up two teams in MBIE's Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services Branch.

These teams work at the cutting edge of some of Aotearoa's critical response work.

One team leader (six months fixed term) will lead the comms team supporting our Temporary Accommodation Service.

The service is activated for seven regions across the North Island to support people needing short to medium term accommodation while their cyclone-damaged homes are being repaired.


The second role (until October 31) heads a team of three senior communications advisors that is being piloted until the end of October.

This team is deployed to communications campaigns and projects across MBIE, as needs surface.

The Team Leader will be responsible for the day-to-day management of each team, ensuring fit for purpose processes and operational approaches, and working with communications managers in MBIE.


As well as being the people leader for the direct reports, the team leader will be expected to also help deliver top-notch principal-level communications support and strategic engagement and communications advice.

We are looking for fleet-footed, unflappable and highly experienced communications experts, who enjoy a variety of work and who can operate at a very senior level in ambiguous and fast-moving situations.

To be successful in the role you will have significant media and crisis communications experience, and extensive experience in working with senior communications leaders in Ministers' Offices and other government agencies, contributing to the All of Government communications approach.

You must be able to develop and lead a team that can pivot to any aspect of communications work at pace, from writing communications plans to web content, to proactive communications and media management.


As team leader, you will have well-honed organisation, delegation and coordination skills and a good understanding of how to meet fluctuating demands for communication resourcing.


Why work for us:
You can read more about our communications branch here. MBIE is one of New Zealand's largest, most influential and most diverse public sector agencies.


We are committed to providing more contemporary, flexible ways of working so our people can work in a way that best suits them, their work and their life.

That includes giving our people more choice about when, how and where they work.


MBIE has been named in the top 10 most desirable places to work in Aotearoa New Zealand - ranking fourth on Randstad's latest employer research survey.


We offer great development opportunities and support, from on the job learning with our highly skilled communications experts through to communities of practice and more formal learning.


Celebrating success is important to us - we make sure our people can thrive professionally and have fun along the way.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • A proven track record leading, motivating and managing a team of engaged professionals and creating a team environment where people can grow and develop.
  • Extensive experience in communications strategy and policy development, and in the design and delivery of written media, external and internal communication material.
  • Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining an environment focused on continuous improvement to enhance organisational performance.
  • Demonstrated experience in controlling, monitoring and evaluating the content of communication products to ensure quality, consistency and accessibility of messages.
  • Proven experience in providing clear and trusted advice to Ministers, officials and senior managers.
  • Proven ability to use, and provide advice on, a mix of engagement, digital and marketing systems and tools to provide effective engagement solutions.
  • Confidence and able to work calmly at a very senior level in ambiguous and fastmoving situations.

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy throug

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