General Information
Date Published
11-Aug-2025
Advertising Ends
20-Aug-2025
ID#
12960
Role Type
Marketing & Comms
Work Type
Permanent Full-Time
Workplace Type
Hybrid
Country
New Zealand
Location
Auckland
Position Description
Whāia tō ara whakamua i konei | Where to next? Imagine tomorrow—here at Fonterra
Here at Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we believe in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth. If you’re applying for the next step in your career journey here at Fonterra, then you’ve come to the right place.
Whether you’re looking to deepen your expertise, broaden your horizons, or take on a new challenge, we’re here to support your progress. We’ll help you bring your best and be at your best—because your growth is our growth.
Mō tēnei tūranga | About the opportunity
Are you a seasoned corporate communications leader looking to take on a new and pivotal role. The of Head of Business Communications is a new role that brings the opportunity to shape how we communicate our strategy, performance, and financial story to key audiences—including farmer shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders.
If you’re a strategic thinker with strong financial literacy, experience in listed environments, and a strength in simplifying complex ideas, we want to hear from you.
Reporting to the General Manager Corporate Communications, you’ll lead the development and execution of Fonterra’s strategy and financial communications. You’ll be a trusted advisor to senior leaders, including the CFO, and play a key role in our annual financial reporting cycle and strategic project communications.
You’ll also lead and mentor a small team, helping build a high-performing, collaborative communications function that is resetting its global operating model.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and lead a forward-looking corporate strategy communications plan aligned to business priorities.
- Partner with the CFO and senior leaders to deliver clear, effective financial and performance communications.
- Lead communications for strategic initiatives including M&A, investments and partnerships, innovation, and transformation.
- Champion and embed a corporate communications business partnership model across the Co-op.
- Mentor and develop two direct reports, fostering growth and excellence.
- Foster close ways of working with offshore communications colleagues to ensure alignment to shared corporate narrative and plan.
- Ensure consistent, cohesive strategy messaging across channels and audiences Track and report on communications KPIs and adjust plans as needed
He kupu mō mātou | About us
We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.
As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.
When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions
Mōu | About you
You’re a confident communicator with a sharp strategic mind and a deep understanding of financial narratives. You know how to translate complex models and performance data into clear, compelling stories that resonate.
You’ll also have:
- 10+ years’ experience in corporate communications, ideally in a listed company
- Strong financial literacy and experience in financial or shareholder communications
- Proven leadership experience, with a track record of mentoring and developing teams
- Exceptional writing and storytelling skills
- Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
- Resilience, adaptability, and a proactive, solutions-focused attitude Experience navigating ambiguity and managing confidential, high-stakes communications
Ngā Uara | Our Values
We live our values every day—Good Together, Better Every Day, and Every Drop Counts. They are for everyone and guide how we show up for each other, our farmers, and our communities.
Tā mātou oati | Our Commitment to You
We’re committed to helping you grow, empowering you to be your best self, and encouraging you to contribute and learn. You’ll find support through:
Career development and mentoring
Work-life balance options (flexible/hybrid working where possible)
Recognition and internal mobility pathways
A safe, inclusive environment where you can thrive
Ngā Mahi | A Career of Opportunities
At Te Mātāpuna Fonterra, we are inspired by purpose and guided by our principles and values. Together, we create goodness for generations and make a global impact at a local level. As part of our Co-operative, you are an everyday creator, imagining what Fonterra, dairy, and you can be here.
He Wāhi mō te Katoa | Together, we're shaping a future of inclusion.
Inclusion is key to our Co-operative. We're building a team that reflects the diverse world we live in, believing it drives better decisions and innovation.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds (ethnicities, genders, identities, orientations, ages, abilities, neurotypes, cultures, religions).
Even if you don't meet every requirement listed, we encourage you to apply; we value your potential and growth.
If you face accessibility issues or need accommodations during the process, please contact your recruiter. We ensure fair participation, allowing you to be at your best.
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