Senior Advisor Engagement

6 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

The Civil Aviation Authority and the Aviation Security Service offer distinctively different career opportunities and embrace diverse talent. All jobs at the Authority contribute to ensuring safe and secure skies to help New Zealand fly.

The Civil Aviation Authority is the regulatory arm of our organisation and the Aviation Security Service is the nationwide provider for aviation security.

Working at our organisation you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to safe and secure skies, for New Zealand.
About the role
The Senior Advisor Engagement works extensively with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement Authority’s engagement strategies and plans.
The engagement function within the Engagement, Education and Communications team is responsible for supporting the Authority to achieve its regulatory outcomes and better engagement, through the provision of targeted information, education and engagement services to diverse audience groups.
The Senior Advisor Engagement will be an apostle for the engagement function within the team, so the team understands the importance of improving our relationship with stakeholders.
The role requires confidence working with a range of stakeholders, from senior executives to front-line employees and the ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and concisely, and confidently able to adapting to changing circumstances.
What we’re looking for
- Well-rounded stakeholder and engagement practitioner
- Excellent influencing, facilitating and interpersonal skills
- Excellent writing, editing and oral communications skills; demonstrated experience in tailoring messages to different audiences, including the ability to use plain Language, particularly in regards, to legislation and technical guidance
- Current knowledge of social marketing and public information strategies and practice
- Ability to Interact with stakeholders in conjunction with the relevant leader/manager from the Authority
- Delivery and strategic work
- e.g., gathering information internally and then taking it external
- Navigate through complex organisations and deal directly with stakeholders
- Ability to work comfortably at the senior level, engagement at Tier 1,2 and 3 level
- A self-starter who can work independently
- Knowledge of public sector processes and regulatory systems and how government works is desirable
- A tertiary qualification, preferably in communications, political science, or comparable relevant experience. Project management and engagement accreditations (e.g., PRINCE2, IAP2) is desirable.

About us
As a safety regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority exists to enable safe flight for social connections, and economic benefit for New Zealand. We believe in keeping people safe and secure in the air, enabling participation in the aviation system, and making a difference to New Zealand aviation. We achieve this through regulatory oversight of the aviation industry and frontline security at our airports.
The Authority embraces diversity and is committed to providing an inclusive environment where our people feel respected, safe, and valued for their unique contribution.
The foundation for achieving this is our values, which guide how we work and the behaviours we expect from each other.
- Me mahi tahi - Collaboration We work together to achieve and succeed.
- Me mahi pono - Transparency We are open and honest communicators.
- Me mahi tika - Integrity We do the right thing.
- Me manaaki - Respect We treat all people with consideration and kindness.
- Kia tū rangatira ai - Professionalism We act in a way that brings credit to ourselves and our organisation.

Why join us?
As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and us. We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best.
We invest in our people by supporting development within the organisation. To support the health and wellbeing of our employees we run well-being workshops, offer flu vaccinations and contributions towards eyewear.
We offer 5 weeks of annual leave and can match your Kiwi Saver contribution up to 4%.

We want to ensure accessibility needs are well supported, so the recruitment process is fair and equitable for all. Therefore, please let us know if there is any support, we can provide to ensure the recruitment process is fully accessible to you.
The Authority strongly encourages and supports all our people to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. However, our current policy position is that vaccination is not a requirement for employment in this role. Please note that the Authority may, if needed, introduce a vaccination requirement for managing an epidemic.
The Civil Aviation Authority National Office is usually located in modern offices opposite the Wellington railway station. As a result of remedial earthquake strengthening work that needs to take place, our National office staff are currently working r



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