Senior Advisor, Digital & Accessibility

Australian Department of Home Affairs; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 109,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Department leave

Wellbeing allowance

Vision allowances

Job summary

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is seeking a role focused on content management and technical oversight of our website infrastructure and social media channels. You will provide plain language guidance and accessibility expertise to ensure our online content meets web standards for inclusive access.

The position sits in the Public Education & Digital Channels (PEDC) team within the Communications Unit.

Qualifications

• Resilience, agility and curiosity required.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Experience managing digital projects to deliver outcomes.
• Experience writing for web and maintaining websites and social channels.
• Strong understanding of developing and improving digital communications.
• Strong knowledge of web accessibility and alternate formats.

Responsibilities

• Provide support, content management and technical oversight of NEMA's website infrastructure and social media channels.
• Provide plain language and accessibility advice to ensure compliance with web standards.
• Support the Public Education & Digital Channels team in delivering public information during emergencies.
• Develop and maintain digital communications channels and collaboration with internal/external stakeholders.

Skills

Resilience

Agility

Curiosity

Communication

Technical skills

Digital project management

Web writing

Accessibility

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Job description

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Australian Department of Home Affairs – Wellington, North Island

In this role you will provide support, content management and technical oversight of NEMA's website infrastructure and social media channels. This role will provide plain language and accessibility advice and support to ensure NEMA's digital channels meet the web standards necessary to ensure everyone can access NEMA's online content.

The position sits in the Public Education & Digital Channels (PEDC) team within the Communications Unit. The Communications Unit manages NEMA's public education programme and digital channels, leads public information management during a national response, champions and enables accessible emergency information, and provides communications support and advice to internal and external stakeholders.

As NEMA is an operational agency, there may be a requirement to respond to emergency activations in the event of a national emergency response. This may include potentially long hours and challenging working conditions, e.g. an emergency could occur at any time of the day or night and may require working shifts and/or working weekends. NEMA provides thorough training prior to you being required to assist in a response. NEMA will do all in its power to support staff in meeting their work and family responsibilities during an emergency. The welfare and wellbeing of our staff is of utmost importance.

Your response role will be in the Public Information Management (PIM) function.

Due to the nature of our role in Emergency Management, NEMA has a very dynamic work environment and as a small agency, staff are often required to pivot and change focus on their work at short notice. Attributes of adaptability, agility, resilience and curiosity are all required on a daily basis, in and out of times of emergency response.

Ko wai koe | About you

We are looking for a candidate with the following attributes:

• Resilience, Agility and curiosity
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Strong technical skills
• Experience in managing digital projects to deliver expected outcomes
• Experience writing for web and maintaining websites and social media channels.
• A strong understanding and proficiency in developing, maintaining, and improving digital communications channels.
• Strong understanding of web accessibility and alternate formats.
• Experience in building and maintaining effective collaborative relationships.
• Experience in managing digital projects to deliver expected outcomes
• Experience writing for web and maintaining websites and social media channels.
• A strong understanding and proficiency in developing, maintaining, and improving digital communications channels.
• Strong understanding of web accessibility and alternate formats.
• Experience in building and maintaining effective collaborative relationships.

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) provides national leadership to New Zealand's distributed emergency management system. NEMA's primary focus is on the performance and capability of the emergency management system as a whole, across all hazards and all risks and the 4 Rs of risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery.

NEMA values diversity and inclusion. We want our workforce to reflect the diversity of our communities. We value and respect the contributions of our people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives.

We are committed to doing our part to deliver on the Crown's commitments to Māori under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. We strive to actively build te Ao Māori perspectives and capability into our day to day work, values and practices.

Ta matou e tuku | What we offer

We pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and understand the importance of fostering a working environment where excellence is recognised and where staff are encouraged to develop their own talents and potential. We welcome diversity, in all its forms and we believe it is a strength.

NEMA values staff health, safety and wellbeing, and a positive work life balance is encouraged.

The indicative BASE salary range for this role is 108,800 - $121,600.

NEMA offers other benefits such as Department leave, Wellbeing allowance, Vision allowances and more.

Due to the security requirements of this role, applicants must be a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Permanent Resident.