Senior Strategic Communications & Reputation Lead

Aitomic Jobs; Auckland; Remote; NZD 114,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary framework with pay equity

On-site work

Job summary

University of Auckland is seeking a Strategic Communications Lead to shape and enhance the university's reputation and strategic narratives. This leadership role requires leveraging data and insights to identify audiences, understand perceptions, and translate priorities into compelling communication strategies that deliver measurable impact.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will lead the Strategic Communications function, guiding institutional narrative, executive

Qualifications

• Significant experience in strategic communications, corporate affairs or reputation management.
• Experience advising senior executives and organisational leaders.
• Strong understanding of audience insight, segmentation and messaging strategy.

Responsibilities

• Shape and evolve the University's institutional narrative and strategic messaging.
• Lead communications approaches that strengthen reputation, trust and stakeholder engagement.
• Provide strategic leadership during issues, incidents and reputationally sensitive situations.

Skills

Strategic communications

Audience insights

Crisis communications

Leadership

Storytelling

Stakeholder management

Job description

University of Auckland is seeking a Strategic Communications Lead to shape and enhance the university's reputation and strategic narratives. This leadership role requires leveraging data and insights to identify audiences, understand perceptions, and translate priorities into compelling communication strategies that deliver measurable impact.

Reporting to the Director of Communications, you will lead the Strategic Communications function, guiding institutional narrative, executive