Director Public Information

4 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Discover a career with purpose at 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.

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE
- Develop effective communication strategies for/with the leaders of our immigration system
- Monitor the impact of our public information
- Salary range $150,170 - $225,254 with KiwiSaver and wellness benefits
- Permanent full time | Wellington based Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:
We are seeking a strategic communications and stakeholder engagement guru with political nous, highly attuned antennae, and strength in storytelling. Reporting to the Associate Deputy Secretary, Immigration, you will work closely with senior leaders and the minister’s office to shape our public narrative about the immigration system, so that our organisation is transparent, responsive to emerging issues, and talking to our audiences in plain language that they can understand.

Your background in media, communications and/or public relations, combined with the ability to quickly understand, and explain for a wide audience, the often complex issues which manifest in the immigration system, will set you up for success in this role.

You’ll bring vision, exceptional relationship skills and an extensive understanding of the New Zealand public sector to successfully:

- Develop and implement a comprehensive public information strategy for the immigration system;
- Understand the context, the authorising environment and our multiple audiences in order to deliver messages with impact;

This role will be largely Wellington-based. However, MBIE supports a wide range of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about what might work for both you and us.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- A strong understanding of New Zealand’s machinery of government arrangements, and experience in establishing and maintaining collaborative working relationships with ministers, ministers’ offices, senior public officials, internal and external stakeholders, and media representatives.
- Highly developed business acumen and strategic analysis skills with a proven ability to interpret data to understand audience behaviour and needs to tailor the communications approach accordingly.
- Broad knowledge of media, public relations, communications and stakeholder engagement disciplines and processes including latest development in communications practices.
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship management and influencing skills.
- Must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident and have the ability to gain and maintain security clearance. 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 through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.
People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.
- Mahi Tahi - Better Together
- Māia - Bold and brave
- Pae Kahurangi - Build our Future
- Pono Me Te Tika - Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity - Hīkina Whakatutuki - which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.
MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritan

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