Join an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes through data that improves lives today and for generations to come.
- Bring your communications and writing skills, creativity, and ideas
- Wellington based in our modern 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
We encourage you to go to our careers site to learn more about the Way We Work at Stats NZ and also check out our benefits. We want working for us… to work for you!!
Starting salary: $76,355 - $101,849 + superannuation
Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:
- Flu Vaccines, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), Eye Tests and corporate rates for a variety of services and products
- Develop and grow your career (coaching, training, study support, secondments)
- Contribute to meaningful work that makes a difference to all people in Aotearoa
- 3 extra annual leave days (taken during Christmas office closure)
- City based offices that cater to a variety of working styles and needs
- State of the art, 6-star green building in Wellington
The Communications Team is the centralised team within the Office of the Chief Executive. We look after the strategic communications and marketing for Stats NZ. 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.
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.
Reporting to the Communications Lead - Internal and Organisational you will support end-to-end delivery of Stats NZ's communications and marketing activity.
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 enjoy being busy and taking on a wide variety of tasks including writing articles and profiles for our intranet and website, creating talking points for senior leaders, taking photos and creating videos developing presentations, running logistics for events and communications planning.
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.
We are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion and lifting our cultural capability. You don't need to be knowledgeable in all these areas already, but you do need to be on board with learning and have a genuine interest and willingness to grow on this journey with us.
Tell us about yourself in your cover letter, what attracted you to this role, and what you would bring to Stats NZ.
To be successful in this role you'll:
- be a communications all-rounder who knows now to craft a good story
- have a passion for internal and organisational communications and culture
- bring a can-do, whatever it takes attitude and thrive on variety
- be skilled in written and oral communications; be a plain language champion
- have experience using marketing and communications tools including SharePoint, intranet and 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 [email protected] 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.
