Senior Engagement and Communications Advisor

7 days ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga - The Ministry of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) leads Aotearoa - New Zealand's housing and urban development work programme.

Mō te tūnga | About the role
We have a critical and important work programme to improve housing outcomes for all New Zealanders.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced communications professional to join our team, or for someone who is interested in taking the next step in their career. The work is topical and the fast-paced.
At HUD there's lots of potential to grow your skills and make your mark supporting a diverse range of initiatives and issues.
You'll work within the Communications team and people across the business to develop engagement and communications strategies to support our priorities. The Communications team is professionally, highly collaborative and friendly.
This role has a strong external communications and stakeholder engagement focus. Drawing on your experience and skills you'll be a ‘big-picture' thinker, who is strategic and delivers tactically across communications, stakeholder engagement, media and digital.
You'll be comfortable advising about appropriate channels to target audiences effectively, and supporting team reporting, such as a weekly issues reporting, risk management and media monitoring. Leading key pieces of work and collaborating with others to get the best outcome will be critical.

About you | Mōu
You'll be a strong generalist across communications and engagement, with experience working in either a central government, community or Māori organisation environment. And comfortable thinking and working in digital channels and producing effective and targeted communications that have impact.
With a keen risk radar, you will help identify issues that present risks or opportunities and provide mitigation options where appropriate, taking into account the broad programmes of work and the environment in which the Ministry operates. The salary range for this role is $97,771 - $119,498.

**What you'll bring to the role**:

- Demonstrated experience in developing communication and engagement plans and content
- Excellent writing, editing and proofreading skills across a variety of mediums and channels, including social media
- System thinking, and a proven ability to grasp complex concepts quickly and translate into engagement and communications activities
- Experience, or interest in acquiring experience, in stakeholder engagement
- Awareness of, and sensitivity to, the cultural values of different ethnic groups generally, and Tangata Whenua in particular
- Project management skills, and an interest in further development of these skills by leading projects under supervision

Mō mātou | About us
Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga reflects the intention of ‘the foundation for a treasured home'. The name comes from the Māori whakatauki (proverb) ‘he kura kāinga e hokia, he kura tangata e kore e hokia', - ‘a treasured home will endure, not so a treasured person'. It carries with it a strong connection to our purpose: he kāinga ora, he hapori ora - thriving communities where everyone has a place to call home. The importance of ensuring the wellbeing of people within the home, and our connection with the land - acknowledges the generations of people who have always called this place ‘home' - and affirms our commitment to delivering for future generations of New Zealanders.

**What we can offer you**:

- Flexible working policy to give work/life balance
- Engaging employee-led people networks that celebrate diversity, provide safe spaces, and encourage thought-leadership
- Close to the railway station, modern office space and cloud -based technology that allows for joined up, cohesive collaboration
- Wellbeing initiatives, tools and courses, and a discounted health insurance scheme
- Open minds - we aren't afraid of change and encourage fresh approaches and ideas from people who want to make a difference
- We work to make sure the aspirations of whānau, hapū and iwi are enabled
- We have a stepped remuneration framework where salary movement happens though defined step increases within a role salary band. Appointment to a step within the salary range will depend on the experience and skills the person brings to the role which will be better known following a recruitment process including an interview
- Salaries automatically move up a step on an annual basis
- Four weeks and three days annual leave.

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