Senior and Principal Advisor, Communications and

5 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

**Ko wai mātou | About Us**:
Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People's role is to provide coherent, system-level leadership and advice that aligns priorities and focus across government to improve the lives of Disabled and Deaf people.

Whaikaha will be a standalone ministry from 01 December, and this is an exciting time to join an organisation that needs some short-term support as it works through this transition.

**Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About the Role**:
We are seeking a Principal and Senior Advisor Communications to join us on a fixed term basis until the 27 June 2025.

These roles are well suited to people who not only enjoy the strategic side of their work but like to roll up their sleeves and do the mahi.

Day to day you will work on a full range of communications work including but not limited to:

- Stakeholder engagement including media and speech writing
- Communications planning
- Internal and external content development and website management
- Digital & social channel management

**Ko wai koe | About You**:
You will be an experienced communications generalist with a broad background in communications and engagement, and digital channel management.

You will have a successful track record of providing technical leadership and senior expertise on a complex communications, media or stakeholder engagement programme.

You will have extensive knowledge managing media queries and relationships, with a key understanding of the New Zealand public sector and political environment.

Your successful experience and knowledge of stakeholder relationship management will be paired with experience influencing and engaging stakeholders, including an appreciation of the wide range of communities that we serve.

To undertake this role successfully, you will be a disabled person or be able to establish credibility and trust with the disability community, as well as having empathy and an understanding of the unique and diverse experiences of disabled people.

A Copy of the position descriptions can be found here.

Senior Advisor Communications and Engagement.

Principal Advisor Communications and Engagement.

**Salary range**:
Senior Advisor Communications - $102,533 - 124,402

Principal Advisor Communications - $117,419 - $174,069

**Tono Mai | We encourage you to apply**:
**Me He Pātai Anō | Further Enquiries**:
**Te Tono | Application**:
**Ka Kati Ngā Tono | Applications Close: Wednesday 20 November 2024.



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