- Be part of an organisation dedicated to helping our communities
- Central Wellington-based leadership team position
- Salary range $151,774 - $168,638, dependent on skills and experience
Use your deep and demonstrable experience across the broad spectrum of comms and engagement disciplines to tell compelling and meaningful stories.
Mo tenei turanga - About the role
The Principal Communications and Engagement Advisor role sits at the heart of the Directorate. You will be central to shaping and managing the communications and engagement work programme.
You will be a seasoned senior professional who can think quickly, manage efficiently, and demonstrate leadership. This is a versatile role and offers the opportunity to work across both internal and external communications and engagement functions, supporting the wider team.
The successful candidate will be required to be on our media on call roster (approximately 1 week in every 6 weeks) and may be asked to act as a Public Information Manager (PIM). PIM training will be provided, if needed.
Ko tau na i tenei turanga - What you'll bring to the role:
You will bring 10+ years of experience in a broad range of strategic communications and engagement roles. You will be comfortable operating across an organisation and used to working at a senior level. You will have an excellent attention to detail and a commitment to plain English. Your strong and clearly demonstrated strategic thinking and nous will be integral to being successful in this role.
To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will:
- Have deep and demonstrable expertise across a broad spectrum of communications and engagement disciplines
- Be a strategic thinker with the ability to identify and articulate clear insights from complex problems, to synthesise a range of perspectives and to identify and manage risk
- Have significant experience working directly with Boards and Chief Executives to provide authoritative and professional strategic communications and engagement advice and support
- Have a proven ability to work at pace, accurately and to a high quality; be organised
- Demonstrate a continuous improvement mindset.
He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou? - Why you will enjoy working here
As an employer, Fire and Emergency New Zealand is committed to providing an enjoyable and challenging work environment with a focus on ongoing personal development.
Benefits
- Matched Kiwi Saver employer contributions of up to 6%
- Flexible working options (dependent on the role)
- Life and income protection insurance for eligible employees
- A health and wellness policy that supports our people
The salary range for this role is $151,774 - $168,638 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.
Ko wai matou - Who are we?
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.
Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.
- Kia Tika - We Do the Right Thing
- Manaakitanga - We Serve and Support
- Whanaungatanga - We Are Better Together
- Auahatanga - We Strive to Improve
Ko te tono mai - How to apply:
Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.
If this sounds like you, apply now. To download a copy of our position description please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website.
If you have any specific questions about this role, please email: [email protected]. Please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.
We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.
Applications close 30th July 2025.
Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.
