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**Te Tūranga - The opportunity**:
An opportunity to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public media company. RNZ aims to develop a life-long relationship with all the people of Aotearoa by enriching, reflecting and connecting the communities of Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining storytelling.

Checkpoint is RNZ’s flagship multi-media drive-time programme, breaking stories and News to a growing RNZ audience.

In this role you will help create a vibrant, live on-air experience to our listeners utilising a wide range of story-telling techniques.

You’ll be a team player who thrives on the challenge of breaking and delivering news stories and interviews in a fast paced and refreshing way.

You’ll be brimming with ideas for both packages and interviews, know how to take a story forward and have experience lining up a show.

**Te Mahi - About the job**:

- The responsibilities of the role will include:_
- Initiate fresh interviews and story ideas.
- Attend daily news meetings/producer/reporter meetings brimming with ideas.
- Research, write and set-up daily news stories/interviews.
- Edit and sub news packages and scripts, including mentoring more junior members and ensuring scripts are factually and legally sound and, follow RNZ Editorial Quality guidelines.
- Planning news coverage taking into account breaking news priorities, while also continuing to build on Checkpoints great legacy of covering stories that matter to NZ.
- Contribute to the development, running and reporting of the budget process as required.
- Provide strong support and back-up to the Executive Editor and fill in as/when required.

**Ōu Pūkenga - About You**:
You’ll have a great track record for:

- successfully managing others.
- planning and delivering work under tight deadlines.
- coming up with original and creative stories to set a new agenda at 4pm.
- subbing packages.
- lining up a news programme (tv or radio).
- mentoring new staff.
- adopting an audience-first approach in exercising news judgement.
- being flexible without compromising core standards.
- leading in an inspiring way, helping solve problems in demanding situations and complex environments.
- being calm under pressure.

**Ngā Hua: What we offer**:

- An opportunity to be creative and produce news you care about on RNZ’s Checkpoint programme.
- A friendly, welcoming and inclusive team/organsation.
- Employee’s KiwiSaver contribution matched up to 4%.
- Career development and support while you take on a leadership role.
- RNZ supports work/life balance for our people including working from home initiatives where possible.
- Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance and counselling service.
- Great leave provisions.

**Te Ahurea - Our Culture**:
We are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga.

This is a full-time/1 year fixed term contract role based in Auckland.

**Applications close: Sunday, 24 March 2024**
- RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity._