Communications and Engagement Portfolio Lead

4 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Are you looking for a new challenge? Bring your skills and experience to New Zealand's most exciting city shaping project and the biggest investment in transport Wellington has ever seen. About us | Ko wai mātou The team at Let's Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) is passionate about developing and delivering a transport system that supports Wellington's growth while making it safer and easier to move around. LGWM's vision is to build a great harbour city, accessible to all, with attractive places, shared streets, and efficient local and regional journeys. To realise this vision, the programme is focused on moving more people with fewer vehicles. This is an exciting, dynamic, and complex work environment. Proactivity, flexibility, innovation, and collaboration are highly valued and critical for the programme's success. The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi The purpose of this role is to lead, direct, and implement LGWM's strategic engagement and communications approach and planning across our Transformational Programme. You will protect and enhance our brand and reputation by working with communication and engagement leads from partner organisations and our project and programme teams, ensuring consistency with our overall approach, communications planning, and delivery. In addition, you will offer excellent strategic advice and practical communications and engagement solutions to your portfolio Programme Manager and LGWM's leadership team. You will be working closely with communities and various stakeholders. We are looking for an enthusiastic team player with strong communication skills who can remain calm and optimisitic under pressure and demonstrate empathy. This is a full time, three year fixed term contract or seconment opportunity. The remuneration for this role is $135,000 to $150,00 (approx.) p/a paid commensurate with experience. About you | Ko koe tēnei To be successful you will have strong demonstrable knowledge of, and experience in, the following:

- Extensive experience in strategic communications, engagement planning, and delivery.
- Excellent writing and editing skills and experience presenting complex technical and strategic information clearly and simply in various written formats.
- A deep understanding and knowledge of communications and engagement tools, techniques and channels.
- Experience working with advertising agencies, developing campaigns or brands, and with other providers of communications and engagement services.
- Proven ability to build relationships with a diverse and complex range of staff, leaders, partners and stakeholders with varied backgrounds, perspectives, and political views.
- A track record of successfully developing and leading communications and engagement programmes in a complex, ambiguous, and evolving environment.
- Communications and engagement experience in infrastructure projects in a political environment.

To be considered for this position you must have a legal right to live and work in New Zealand.
Waka Kotahi is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). We recognise the importance of diversity and inclusion and are committed to providing a working environment that embraces these values. Please let us know if you need any support or have any access requirements that will help you through the recruitment process.



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