Ed - Media Communications

New Zealand Police is working with the community to make New Zealanders be safe and feel safe. With over 13,000 staff, we provide policing services 24 hours a day, every day. We operate by land, sea and air, manage over 860,000 emergency calls a year and are always actively preventing crime and crashes.

We're working towards specific goals and targets that highlight our intent to work collaboratively with iwi and communities, other government sectors and business partners to deliver 'Our Business' and achieve long-term change.

**Executive Director - Media and Communications**
- **Based in Wellington at PNHQ**:

- **Band N**:

- **Police Employee**:

- **Permanent**:

- **NAV**:

- **JR 5389385**

**E tu ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e nga ngaru o te wa.**
- Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face _

**Mo te tunga | About the role**

Step into a career-defining leadership role where your vision will shape the future of media and communications**.** We're seeking a dynamic, strategic powerhouse to lead our Media and Communications function-someone who thrives on innovation, drives excellence, and inspires a high-performing team to deliver impactful, timely decisions across the organisation. This is your opportunity to be our brand champion and embed a culture of continuous improvement at the heart of everything we do.

As the Executive Director - Media and communications you will lead and manage our team to deliver high performance. In this demanding role you will need to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and be a champion for change and foster a culture of adaptability. You can expect a strong focus on driving continuous improvement which enhances Police's employment brand and reputation.

You will have a proven track record of leadership in Media and Communications at a senior/executive level in a large and complex organisation. You will be an exceptional people leader with first class influencing skills. You will bring a passion for leading change that makes a difference for your customers and organisation.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- **Strategic Leadership**:Provide overall leadership and ensure effective performance of Police's Media and communications functions.
- **Service Delivery**:Create an environment that enables and reinforces high performance at all levels of the wider team.
- **Stakeholder and relationship management**:Lead and enable collaboration between the media and communications team and the wider organization.
- **Risk management**: Ensure that the integrity and reputation of Police is protected and enhanced.

**He aha taau e kawe mai | What you'll bring**

Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.
- Demonstrable experience at senior management level leading successful teams and developing staff
- Contribute to a positive mind-set and build Police's employment brand and reputation.
- Have the ability to challenge the status quo and view things from different perspectives; fostering innovative thinking and continuously improve
- Build trust with stakeholders and partners through open transparency and value-led communication.

This role is **Executive**level, you can refer to Indicators for Success for further information on the requirements

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**Mo tatou | About us**

New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government's largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued by NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you'll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

**_To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:_**

Applicant Information Pack (External)

**Utu a-tau | Salary**

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