Engagement & Communications Specialist

New Zealand Government; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Income Protection

Critical Illness Insurance

Permanent employee benefits

Job summary

NZTA | Waka Kotahi is seeking an experienced Advisor in Communication and Engagement to join the Waikato Bay of Plenty team. Based in Hamilton or Tauranga, you will support a wide range of communications products and engagement initiatives.

You’ll develop content for transport projects, events and community storytelling, while building relationships with communities and partners and advising project teams on communications delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, engagement, public relations or a related field.
• Strong writing and editing skills, able to turn complex information into clear content.
• Knowledge of communications channels, tools and techniques.
• Experience building positive working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Provide communications and engagement advice to project teams and business partners.
• Support the development and delivery of communications and engagement plans.
• Create high-quality content across a variety of channels.
• Build relationships with stakeholders, communities and partners.
• Help identify and share compelling stories that showcase NZTA's impact.
• Contribute to engagement activities, events and stakeholder communications.
• Support management of communications risks and issues.
• Use channels and tools to reach the right audiences.
• Capture insights to improve future activities.

Skills

Writing & editing

Stakeholder engagement

Content creation

Relationship building

Team collaboration

Risk awareness

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications or related

Job description

NZTA | Waka Kotahi is seeking an experienced Advisor in Communication and Engagement to join the Waikato Bay of Plenty team. Based in Hamilton or Tauranga, you will support a wide range of communications products and engagement initiatives.

You’ll develop content for transport projects, events and community storytelling, while building relationships with communities and partners and advising project teams on communications delivery.