Kaitohutohu Whakapāpātanga Communications Advisor

3 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Permanent role
- Wellington based preferred

Mō tēnei tūrangi mahi | About this role
The communications team is responsible for building and protecting the reputation of the Ministry, to support its role as stewards of the environmental management system.
The team advises on and delivers all external and internal proactive and reactive communications for the Ministry, including land management, freshwater, oceans, climate change, waste and biodiversity. The team also supports Ministerial-led communications and works closely with other agencies to ensure alignment of messaging and approaches for key work programmes across government.
This role is responsible for taking a lead role with the Ministry's social media channels and media monitoring. The role will also provide communications support across some key environmental portfolios of the Ministry.
We are looking for a person with strong communication and social media skills, who is both a team player and a self-starter, and is keen to build their skills in a range of communications disciplines.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
**We would love to hear from you if you**:

- have strong time and workflow skills
- have some experience working in a communications specialist role
- have experience maintaining social media channels and their delivery tools in a work environment
- are a natural storyteller who can share perspectives across our channels
- have political acumen and a nose for risk and opportunity
- understand how to write and pitch a great story
- can build trusted relationships at all levels of an organisation and externally
- are happy rolling your sleeves up and getting involved where you are needed
- are a multi-tasker who thrives in a fast-paced environment
- have a broad-based understanding of Māori values and knowledge including the contextual background.

Whānuitanga Utu ā-Tau | Salary range
Salary range for this role is $79,598 to $96,372pa. Appointment within this range will be based on skills and experience.
Ngā hua ka puta i te mahi ki MfE | Benefits of working at MfE
- agile ways of working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as ‘One MfE'
- active employee networks including Māori Rōpū, Asian Network, Neurodivergent and Disability Networks, Women's Network, Tagata Moana (Pacific Peoples' Network), and Rainbow Network
- opportunities for development and education.

Check out other benefits of joining us and hear what our people say about Working at MfE | Ministry for the Environment.
As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and the business. We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities and actively strive to be a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick certified organisation and are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone.
**Rā Katinga | Applications close**: Tuesday 15th October2024



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