Specialist Employee Communication

Auckland Council Group; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working conditions

Office in Auckland CBD (3 days)

Job summary

Auckland Council is seeking a Specialist in Employee Communications for a six-month fixed-term or secondment opportunity. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the Auckland CBD office, with an annual remuneration range of $100,000–$115,000 pro rata for six months, depending on skills and experience.

You’ll craft clear messages, support major projects, and engage 9,000+ staff across the organisation. Reporting to the Manager Email Communications, you will turn complex information into

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in communications, public affairs, journalism, marketing or a related field.
• At least 4 years' experience in communications, ideally including employee or internal communications.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills with the ability to make complex information clear and engaging.
• Hands-on experience creating and editing video, visual and multimedia content for digital channels.
• Strong digital communications skills, including Microsoft 365 tools (SharePoint/Teams/Viva Engage).
• Experience using design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite to produce engaging content.
• Strong relationship-building and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Create clear, engaging content for employee communications channels (intranet, Viva Engage, digital screens, publications).
• Turn stories into video, visuals and multimedia content to make information engaging and accessible.
• Develop and deliver communications plans that support projects and change initiatives.
• Work with leaders and teams to translate complex information into clear messages.
• Identify stories that celebrate people and showcase council work across the organisation.
• Help plan and deliver employee and leadership events with coordinating communications and feedback.

Skills

Writing & editing

Storytelling

Video production

Digital content

Content strategy

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Communications degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

SharePoint

Teams

Viva Engage

Intranet

Job description

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6 month fixed term opportunity where your communications will reach people across the organisation every day.

• Bring fresh ideas to life and help shape how we communicate with our people.

Help keep more than 9,000 Auckland Council employees informed, connected, and engaged.

Auckland Council's Communications and Marketing department has an exciting six-month fixed-term or secondment opportunity for a Specialist in Employee Communications to join our team.

Reporting to the Manager Employee Communications, you'll join a high-performing team of seven passionate communications professionals who help keep our people informed, connected and focused on delivering for Aucklanders.

With plenty happening across council, this is a varied, hands-on role where you'll work closely with leaders and teams, providing practical communications advice, turning complex information into engaging content and helping bring important stories to life.

We're looking for someone who brings fresh ideas, creativity and strong digital and multimedia skills to the team. If you've got a knack for finding a good story, an eye for great content and enjoy bringing ideas to life through video, visuals and other engaging communications, we'd love to hear from you.

We offer a high-trust, flexible working environment, with an expectation that you're available during core business hours and work from our Auckland CBD office three days a week as part of our hybrid working approach.

Please view the position description here.

The annual remuneration range for this opportunity is $100,000–$115,000 (pro rata for the six-month appointment), depending on skills and experience.

With more than 9,000 people working across Auckland Council, there's a lot going on, and keeping our people informed and connected is an important part of helping us deliver for Aucklanders.

That's where you'll come in. You'll help our people see the bigger picture – what we're working towards as an organisation, what's changing and how their mahi contributes to making Auckland a better place.

Whether it's sharing the great work happening across our teams, helping people make sense of change or bringing council's priorities to life, you'll help make sure our communications are clear, relevant and meaningful to our people.

From major projects and organisational changes to the everyday stories that deserve to be told, there's no shortage of interesting work happening across council.

Y ou'll get stuck into a mix of planned communications and emerging priorities, bringing together your writing, storytelling and digital skills with practical communications advice and hands-on delivery.

Day to day, you can expect to:

• Create clear, engaging and accessible content for our employee communications channels, including our intranet, Viva Engage, digital screens and organisation-wide publications.
• Bring stories to life through video, visuals and multimedia content, finding creative ways to make important information more engaging and accessible.
• Develop and deliver communications plans that support key projects, organisational priorities and change initiatives.
• Work alongside leaders and teams across council, providing practical advice and helping turn complex information into clear, relevant messages.
• Seek out and share stories that celebrate our people, showcase the work happening across council and highlight the difference we're making for Aucklanders.
• Help bring employee and leadership events to life, from developing content and coordinating communications through to gathering feedback.
• Use insights and feedback to see what's working well and find opportunities to make our communications even better.

You're a creative, digitally confident communications professional who knows how to turn a good story into great content.

You've got a knack for making complex information simple, writing in a way that connects with people and finding creative ways to bring stories to life. Whether it's a well-crafted article, an engaging video or a piece of visual content, you know how to make information interesting, relevant and easy to understand.

You're someone who enjoys variety, can juggle competing priorities and is keen to get stuck in and make things happen. You're comfortable working independently, confident sharing your ideas and enjoy building strong relationships with people from all walks of life.

You'll bring curiosity, initiative and a collaborative approach, along with sound judgement and a willingness to pitch in wherever needed.

We're looking for someone with:

• A tertiary qualification in communications, public affairs, journalism, marketing or a related field.
• At least 4 years' experience in communications, ideally including employee or internal communications.
• Strong writing, editing and storytelling skills, with a talent for making complex information clear, engaging and relevant to different audiences.
• Hands-on experience creating and editing video, visual and multimedia content for digital channels.
• Strong digital communications skills, including experience with Microsoft 365 tools such as SharePoint, Teams and Viva Engage.
• Experience using content creation and design tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite applications, to produce engaging communications content.
• Strong relationship-building and organisational skills, with the confidence to provide advice, manage competing priorities and deliver quality work.

At Auckland Council, you will join a dynamic, supportive environment where your mahi (work) will directly impact the lives of over 1.8 million Aucklanders. We offer flexible working conditions, a focus on well-being, and a culture of continuous improvement.

We are proud to be recognised for our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. We are accredited by GenderTick, a signatory of the Pride Pledge. These commitments reflect our ongoing efforts to create a workplace where all staff feel valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

Together, we can create a Tāmaki Makaurau we can all be proud of. As part of our organisation, please view a range of our: benefits .

Sound like you? We'd love to hear from you.

We're particularly keen to see examples of your creative work, whether that's video, digital or other multimedia content you've produced. Feel free to share a link to your portfolio or examples of your work with your application.

Applications close: Friday 20th November at midnight

Our employer KiwiSaver contribution is additional to the base salary offered.

Employees in receipt of salary protection and/or on the predecessor Council terms and conditions of employment, please note that the salary protection and/or predecessor Council terms and conditions, including relocation, apply to your current position. Should you change to a new position (other than any secondment) you will be issued with a new employment letter of offer with current Auckland Council terms and conditions.