Senior Advisor – Marketing and Communications |Kaitohutohu Matua – Māketetanga Whakawhitiwhiti - Wellington
At Stats NZ we're all about data that improves lives today and for generations to come. If you're a marketing and communications professional interested in joining an organisation contributing to meaningful outcomes through data - read on.
Bring your marketing and communications skills, creativity, and ideas
Highlight the value of data and the difference it makes to New Zealanders
Salary: $95,972-$128,391
Wellington-based, fixed term for 12 months
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.
The role | Te tūnga
As Senior Advisor - Marketing and Communications you will be part of a customer-centric and collaborative comms team. From within the Office of the Chief Executive we provide strategic and tactical marketing and communications advice across the organisation.
Reporting to the General Manager - Communications, in this role you'll develop and implement our value of data programme, building the public's understanding of Stats NZ and our products, services and surveys. You'll help Stats NZ bring data moments and stories to life; you'll bring creativity and ideas as well as organisation, planning and attention to detail.
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: $95,972 - $128,391 + superannuation
The Policy team at Stats NZ is a small, hard-working and fun group of professionals who maintain a customer-centric philosophy. Here you'll find:
diverse strategic and tactical policy work supporting senior leaders, with opportunities to lead and front work
supportive management and a hardworking team
varied and important work for Stats NZ and Aotearoa's data future
a competitive salary
a broad range of employee-led social and community groups.
Other benefits of joining Stats NZ include:
Balance life and work commitments
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
What you bring | Nōu te rourou
To be successful in this role you'll:
be a generalist marketing and communications professional with at least five-years' experience in a similar role, including campaign or programme planning
be comfortable switching between big picture strategy, creative thinking and tactical marketing and communications operations
enjoy being busy and "doing the doing"
have experience in developing and implementing marketing campaigns and promotional activity
be skilled at converting strategic, complex or technical information into clear, compelling material that's fit for purpose and audience
be a plain language champion
demonstrate sound relationship building skills
bring a can-do, whatever it takes attitude, alongside ideas, creativity and an interest in the value of data
have a good understanding of economic, social and governmental influences, the political environment and other agencies and groups likely to impact on our organisation.
We understand transferable skills can come from experience gained from outside of work. We encourage you to be you in your application.
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. If successful for interview, you must be available to meet in our Wellington office on June 16.
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 recruitment@stats.govt.nz 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.
