Recruitment Engagement Advisor

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

Recruitment Engagement Advisor

* Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington * Police Employee * Permanent * JR 5223829

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Our Recruitment Engagement Advisor is responsible for supporting the success of attraction activities to fill vacancies and delivering pre-application support to potential applicants through partnerships with Police Recruitment service partners. Providing advice about the recruitment process and candidate experience. Managing and coordinating the responses to recruitment queries, virtual engagement, subscription membership and branding across media channels.

The role is the link between the Recruitment Group and Media and Communications mainly through the regular working connection with the Marketing and Brand team. Contributing towards recruitment marketing plans, recruitment campaigns, and events to ensure target markets are appropriately identified and market research is conducted or considered.

The Recruitment Engagement Advisor also engages with and supports Police internal and external service partners who actively manage the pre-application engagement portfolio, managing nationwide recruitment events, writing recruitment content, planning, organising, supporting, facilitating and/or delivering events on behalf of Police Recruitment.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Lead a pre-application engagement portfolio.
2. Support recruitment marketing plans and campaigns.
3. Write recruitment content to targeted audiences for social media and digital print.
4. Coordinate and facilitate national recruitment events.
5. Collecting and analysing campaign data used for evaluation or input into future planning.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

1. A relevant marketing / training qualification or equivalent experience in a similar role.
2. Understanding of recruitment processes and candidate experience.
3. Relationship management and coordination across multiple workgroups and external partners.
4. Apply event management, social media, and recruitment marketing best practices.
5. Be proficient in Microsoft Office and familiarity with applicant tracking systems, customer relationship management systems and candidate management database.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is "to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business".

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/04-2025/recruitment_engagement_advisor.pdf

Mo tātou | About us

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government's largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community of practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you'll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:
Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now

If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary

This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $87,306 and $114,284 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful for the next stage of the recruitment process.

Please note: Deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Friday 18th April 2025. Applications may be reviewed prior to the close date as well as contact made with candidates.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Jessica.Harris@police.govt.nz

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