Advisor - Marketing & Communications | Kaitohutohu – Māketetanga Whakawhitiwhiti - Wellington
New year, new role? Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes through data.
At Stats NZ we're About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
Bring your communications, social media and writing skills and ideas
Wellington based in our brand new 6-star green building
Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
Salary: $76,355 - $101,849
About Us | Ko mātou
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa is a Central Government employer of 1200+ people across Aotearoa. We provide data and statistics to support the decisions of Government, Māori and Iwi organisations, businesses, NGOs, and New Zealanders. Our work is About Aotearoa, for Aotearoa - data that improves lives today and for generations to come. We welcome every gender, ethnicity, ability, religion, age, and background and encourage all our people to be their authentic selves.
What's in it for you? | Ngā hua ka riro ki a koe
The Communications Team is the centralised team that looks after the strategic communications and marketing for Stats NZ. We sit within the Office of the Chief Executive and work across the organisation.
It's an awesome mix of people who are at their best working as a team. They like a good laugh and a healthy amount of banter. If this sounds like you, read on.
Here you'll find:
diverse strategic and tactical communications and marketing mahi
supportive management and a fun, creative and hardworking team
comfortable, modern offices in central Wellington
varied and important work for Stats NZ and Aotearoa's data future
a competitive salary
a broad range of employee-led social and community groups.
The role | Te tūnga
As Advisor - Marketing and Communications you will be part of a customer-centric and collaborative team providing strategic and tactical communications and marketing advice across the organisation. The focus for this role is on external communications and marketing but you'll need to be a true generalist.
We're looking for an all-rounder who enjoys being busy and is able to turn their hand to a range of communications activity.
You'll have a clear, concise and engaging writing style. You'll know how to craft a great comms plan. You'll thrive on variety and enjoy taking on a wide variety of tasks from social media management and media reporting to writing articles and profiles, taking photos and creating videos to developing presentations.
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
To be successful in this role you'll:
be a communications all-rounder with experience in a similar role
bring a can-do, whatever-it-takes attitude and thrive on variety
be skilled in written and oral communications and plain language champion
have an interest in social media and coming up with great ideas to keep our content fresh
have experience using marketing and communications tools including social media, website CMS, e-newsletter platforms, video and Google
be naturally organised and have great time management and excellent attention to detail
be able to demonstrate sound relationship building skills
have a good understanding of economic, social and governmental influences.
How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono
If this sounds like you, click on the Apply now button to be redirected to the application page on our careers site. The position description is located on the right-hand side of the page.
We will be screening applications as we receive them to move swiftly to interview. You may be asked to complete a pre-interview screen via phone or video. Please let us know in your application if we need to make any specific accommodations during our process.
Please reach out to recruitment@stats.govt.nz if you have any questions.
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and various pre-employment checks are part of our recruitment process.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: unsolicited CVs will not be accepted.
Applications close: 23 Jan 2025
