Communications Advisor

3 weeks ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Connetics Full time

**About Connetics**

Connetics is a multi-disciplined, multi-regional electrical design, construction, and maintenance business delivering electrical infrastructure assets for customers throughout Aotearoa.

With depots in Wellington, Central Otago, Westport, Paraparaumu and Christchurch our purpose is to **_deliver energy solutions for our communities. _**We aim to exceed our customers' current and future needs by innovating, designing and delivering electrical projects, proactively harnessing opportunities in the fast-evolving energy landscape.

Connetics is a wholly owned subsidiary of Orion NZ Ltd (a Christchurch City Holdings Limited company) which operates within an Orion Group ecosystem as the electricity distribution services unit. The Orion Group purpose to **_power a cleaner and brighter future with our community_** captures the contribution we want to make to the wellbeing and prosperity of our community. We are committed totaking a lead in sustainability and delivering innovative future energy services**.**

**The Role**

Reporting to the CE Executive Assistant, we are looking for a Communications Advisor (12 months Fixed Term) to work alongside our Communications Coordinator to lead a full range of communication activities both internally and externally. In this role you can expect to be involved in providing communications advice, developing and implementing communication plans, responding to media enquiries and writing and editing content for print and digital platforms across the organisation.

There are a lot of different facets to the role and we don’t need you to be experienced across all of them, but we are a looking for a well-rounded Advisor who is known for their proactive, driven and resilient nature and who can work confidently on multiple projects with a diverse range of people.

Here at Connetics we work flexibly and there is the opportunity for this role to be either full-time or part time. We are open to discussing what this may look like for you.

**Skills /Experience**
- Relevant tertiary qualification in communications or business-related degree
- Have experience using a variety of communications platforms.
- Strong relationship building and influencing skills
- Be customer focused
- Have a high degree of professionalism and integrity
- Excellent attention to detail

At Connetics we understand that when your work environment fits your values and lifestyle, it’s a better place to be. We offer flexibility and a range of employee benefits to ensure everything is in balance. We trust you to get the job done, and we respect the diversity and uniqueness of our people.

**At Connetics, you'll benefit from**:

- Long-service leave
- Health and wellbeing perks, including free confidential counselling, annual flu vaccines, mole checks, biennial mini medicals
- Recognition programmes including in the moment recognition, and team and individual awards
- Career development opportunities such as seminars, training and leadership development
- Mentoring for professional and personal pursuits from mentors across the CCHL Group
- Social perks including super cheap rates at our Hanmer Holiday House, family fun events, breakfast events and Social Club gatherings

**Pre-Employment Tests | Medical & Ministry of Justice**

Connetics require all successful applicants to complete a pre-employment Ministry of Justice check, a Pre-Employment medical test which includes a Drug and Alcohol test.


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