External Communications Advisor

3 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Insurance Australia Group Full time

**READY FOR ANYTHING**

At IAG, we live and work by our purpose to make your world a safer place. We are motivated by a unique culture that celebrates honesty, creativity, empathy, equality and collaboration. We call it the IAG way, and it means we all share a 'ready for anything' mindset that sets the tone for positive actions and positive outcomes. We put heart into everything we do which guides us to create amazing things for our customers, our people and our communities.

As the largest general insurance group in Australia and New Zealand, we own some of the region's most trusted brands, including AMI, State, NZI, Lantern, Swann and NAC. We are ready for anything.

**The Role**

We are now looking for an **External Communications Advisor** to join our Corporate Communications team in a permanent, full-time role based in Auckland. The purpose of this role is to promote and protect the IAG brand
- ensuring IAG is positioned as a strong and confident voice on issues that are important to IAG, its customers and stakeholders.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Draft media releases, briefing documents, Q&As and other content as needed
- Develop and implement input into effective external communication and stakeholder engagement plans and initiatives
- Help identify story opportunities and develop content and campaigns which bring our purpose and strategy to life
- Build strong and trusted relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Assist in coordinating IAG's NZ-wide media relations approach and ensure strong relationships with key media to enable fair reporting and strong positioning for IAG NZ, its businesses and executives.
- Ensure alignment between internal communications activities and broader corporate affairs activities.
- Ensure that all communications with customers, whether in writing, or verbally via telephone scripts, are appropriate and aligned to IAG NZ's purpose and strategy.
- Manage, monitor and report on media and reputation issues.
- Assist in responding to 24/7 media enquiries.

**Skills & Experience**:
With at least three years' experience in public relations or similar communications roles, you will bring to this role a level of integrity, confidence and gravitas which enables you to build strong levels of trust with your stakeholders both internally and externally. As well as this you will have:

- A demonstrated track record of excellent performance under pressure
- Excellent oral and written communication
- A good understanding of economic, social, and political trends
- Social media platform issues management and engagement
- Experience communicating and interpreting

Do you consider yourself a highly driven self-starter? Comfortable operating with high degrees of responsibility and autonomy? Then we would love to hear from you

**Ready for anything? Let's talk.**

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Finch Talent Acquisition on (09) 969 4045.

IAG rewards and recognises its people with generous benefits, career development opportunities and real work-life balance. Employees also enjoy up to 50% insurance discounts, flexible work and leave options, various corporate partner discounts and a people-focused culture that celebrates achievements big and small.

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