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Senior Strategic Communications Advisor

2 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Police Full time

**Senior Strategic Communications Advisor**:
**Location: Wellington**

**Salary starting from $102,178**

**Reporting to**:
**Manager Communications**

**Highly skilled operator delivering top-notch internal and external communications.**

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Te Tari Pūreke, the Firearms Safety Authority, is focused on making our communities safer by overseeing the legitimate possession and use of firearms in New Zealand.

Established to modernise, lead, and operate a refreshed firearms regulatory framework, Te Tari Pūreke is responsible for delivering a more efficient and effective risk-based licensing system, educating and encouraging the safe possession and use of firearms Aotearoa, and improving public confidence in the firearms licensing system overall.

As the system regulator we are committed to earning the trust and confidence of New Zealanders by working together in partnership with the firearms community, iwi, the wider New Zealand public, other policing groups, as well as other agencies and organisations to achieve collective impact.

Contributing to the delivery of these outcomes, the Senior Strategic Communications Advisor role will deliver engaging, proactive, targeted communications products and advice. You will have a nose for a great story or angle, a mature risk radar, and have great planning and writing skills.

Supporting the Manager of Communications, the Executive Director, and wider leadership team, you will be comfortable operating at a senior level, and be responsible for identifying, managing, planning and delivering communications that support our strategy and which deliver on our vision that the possession and use of firearms in Aotearoa is the safest in the world.

**Takohanga Matua | Key Accountabilities**:

- **Develop and implement communications plans around opportunities and activities that support and enable our strategy and vision. This includes having the ability to analyse and evaluate performance and outcomes of communications activity.**:

- Demonstrate a strong ‘risk radar’ and ability to monitor and interpret public/stakeholder sentiment at key moments or around key issues, providing senior management with timely input and frank advice in respect of communications issues.
- Support each part of the organisation with communications advice and services that enhance the delivery of their engagement strategies with key stakeholders and sector groups.
- **Demonstrate a commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, Māori and other communities and diverse cultures.**:

- Work to deliver the strategic priorities set by our senior leadership team, and ensure these priorities are reflected in our communications activities, contributing to enhanced public understanding, trust and confidence.
- **Support the development of high-quality briefing materials for key government and stakeholder audiences, especially to support understanding of the Firearms Safety Authority’s role, purpose, and delivery.**

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- A qualification/training in a related communications field (journalism, broadcasting, marketing, web/social). Demonstrable experience in any of these areas would be considered in lieu of a formal qualification.
- A qualification in public policy, public management or related field would be advantageous. Extensive experience in public sector agencies or complex regulatory environments would also be sufficient.
- Applicants need to be New Zealand Permanent Residents.

**Pre-Employment Checks**:

- A standard vetting check is required
- Drug/Alcohol test is required

**Experience is to include**:

- Delivery of timely and accurate communications material that responds to issues of the day, or has been contributing to the longer term strategic direction and success of organisations.
- A sound understanding of the media environment and responding to issues of public interest.
- Extensive experience engaging and working with both internal and external partners and stakeholders.
- Sound understanding of the machinery of government and policy making processes would be advantageous.

We will ask you questions based on “How we will deliver Our Business - Core Competencies” and the appropriate role level.

**_Ka katia ngā tono ā te - Applications close 10 June 2023_

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