Senior Communications Advisor

Discover a career with purpose at MBIE

• Permanent full-time senior communications advisor role
• Based in our central Wellington offices
• $101,911 - $121,196 + KiwiSaver + wellness benefits

Tēnei tūranga - About the Role:

We are looking for a permanent senior communications advisor to support a range of portfolios and functions in our Service Delivery group at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). We are looking for an experienced and adaptable communications practitioner who is keen to get stuck in and add value. We need people who are adept at turning technical information into something beautiful, and experience working with the media and ministers’ offices is an asset. As they say, no day is ever the same! 

In this role you will predominantly support our external communications mahi in the Market Integrity space – providing communications support for several of our regulators and other front-line areas, including the Companies Office; Insolvency and Trustees Service; and Standards New Zealand.  Our team of talented and top-notch communications professionals is very collaborative and supportive, fleet-footed and expert at working in a fast-paced environment. We deliver communications support for a wide range of high-profile issues that are focussed on supporting businesses, employees and consumers to ensure fair markets that thrive. 

You will be adaptable, innovative, and have a proactive approach wanting to deliver best practice communication solutions.  The work is interesting, meaningful and rewarding.  You will work with smart and dedicated professionals in a people-focused environment, making a real difference to the lives of New Zealanders and to the future of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Ngā pukenga me ngā wheako e hiahiatia ana - Skills and Experience Required

To be successful in these roles, you need to be able to:

• Think on your feet, work under pressure and multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Write well, develop, design and deliver comprehensive communications strategies
• Help manage our media relationships and have a sound understanding of the media landscape
• Build strong working relationships with senior managers, ministers’ offices and subject matter experts
• Use your knowledge about central Government decision-making and operating procedures
• Demonstrate a proactive, positive approach, bringing great ideas to the table, with sound judgement and discretion
• Use your deep experience in issues and risk management, proactive engagement and communications planning.

Ideally you would also have more than five years’ experience in creating and delivering communications strategies and supporting material.  

Ētahi kōrero mō MBIE - About MBIE:

MBIE's goal is to create a resilient and high-performing economy that delivers real and ongoing quality of life for all New Zealanders.

We do this by working with others to create an environment that supports businesses to be more productive and internationally competitive, enables all New Zealanders to participate in the economy through improved job opportunities and by working to ensure quality housing is more affordable.

People are at the heart of our mahi, our way of working is guided by our values which shape our behaviours.

• Mahi Tahi – Better Together
• Māia – Bold and brave
• Pae Kahurangi – Build our Future
• Pono Me Te Tika – Own It

Our aspirations are echoed in our Māori identity – Hīkina Whakatutuki – which broadly means ‘lifting to make successful'.

MBIE recognises the partnership founded under Te Tiriti o Waitangi between Māori and the Crown and is committed to giving effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We will do this through enduring, meaningful and effective partnerships with iwi, Māori, other Māori groups/organisations and the Crown, as this is critical to enable economic and social development, both for Māori and for wider Aotearoa New Zealand. We are committed to continuing to partner with iwi in order to find new sustainable solutions to address long standing systemic and cross-cutting issues facing Māori and wider Aotearoa New Zealand and we are also committed to identifying opportunities for iwi to lead and creating an enabling environment for iwi to leverage these opportunities.

E mōhio ana a Hīkina Whakatutuki i puea ake te kōtuinga I waenganui i a ngāi Māori me te Karauna i Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ā, kei te whai ia ki te whakaū ake i Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Mā te whai kiko o ngā kōtuinga ahungaroa o ngāi wi, o ngāi Māori, me ētahi atu rōpū Māori ki te Karauna, katutuki tēnei. He āhuatanga nui tēnei e āhei ai ngā mahi whanaketanga ā-ohanga, ā-pāpori hoki ki a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui. E whai tonu ana mātou ki te kōtui atu ki ngā iwi mō te rapu huarahi hou ki te whakaara i ngā kaupapakua roa nei e tāmi ana i a ngāi Māori me Aotearoa whānui, ā, e whai ana hoki ki te tautohu i ngā āheinga kōkiritanga mā ngā iwi, me te tautoko i ngā iwi kia whai mana ake ai ēnei āheinga.

Me pēhea te tono - How to Apply:

Click here to view a position description. All applications must be submitted via our online process and include a Cover Letter and CV outlining your interest and suitability for the role. 

Email Jess Dalbeth at jess.dalbeth@mbie.govt.nz quoting ref MBIE/17458 if you have any further questions.

Applications close on Sunday 8 June (midnight)