Senior Communications Advisor - Fixed Term

At Whānau Āwhina Plunket, people are at the heart of what we do, our teams of nurses & health workers care for pēpi and whānau across Aotearoa on a day to day basis, providing reassurance and clinical advice in homes, clinics and in community settings.

We are seeking an engaging, experienced Senior Communications Advisor to join our team in a full time fixed term role for six months to start as soon as possible.

We have a preference for this role to be based in Wellington but if you feel connected to the role and are in another New Zealand location, we welcome an application from you. 

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

This is an exciting opportunity to join a much-loved national charity on its pro-equity journey. Have a direct impact on future generations and help to shape the future of our service by leading communications and stakeholder engagement across multiple projects, with a key focus on service delivery. 

Projects you’ll be involved in include our immunisation pilot partnership, new nurse prescribing service and the expansion of our 24/7 PlunketLine service. These projects are already underway so you will be able to hit the ground running to create and manage communications and stakeholder engagement plans that have clear goals and measurable outputs to support change. Working with a range of stakeholders, you’ll also:

• communicate change and progress internally 

• identify and work with external stakeholders as required 

• connect the project and communications teams. 

He kōrero mōu | About you

You will be an experienced communications professional who can collaborate with project teams and staff across Plunket’s national and regional offices, including nursing and community teams, to tell the Whānau Āwhina Plunket story. Your strong communication skills alongside your strategic thinking mindset and collaborative approach will ensure you thrive in this short term role.

You will also be/have:

• At least 5 years' experience in a senior communications role or equivalent 

• Experience developing communication and stakeholder engagement plans, their implementation, and measuring of results 

• Strong understanding of change communications. 

• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.
  

• An understanding of the importance of culturally relevant communications and be committed to our pro-equity journey and priority populations

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

In line with our values, we believe in caring for our people, to support your wellbeing and ongoing professional growth, we offer:

• Flexible working policy that will support harmonious work and life balance
• Work from the office and home
• 'Well Health Day': the ability to use sick leave for a proactive planned health day
• A close knit, energetic and supportive team
• Retail discounts

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To view the position description or to apply for this role please refer to www.plunket.org.nz/careers. For any specific questions, please contact HR@plunket.org.nz.

Applications close: Friday 7^th February 2024. Please note - we will process applicants as we receive them, if we find a suitable applicant we may close this advert early.

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He huanui oranga mo ngā mokopuna whakatipuranga roto i ngā hapori heke iho, heke iho

Setting the path of wellness in our communities for the early years, for generations to come

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of pēpi, tamariki and their whānau/family. We have committed to adopting a pro-equity approach where we give life to the Treaty principles of tino rangatiratanga, partnership, active protection, equity and options in our mahi/work to ensure healthy tamariki, confident whānau and connected communities. This journey is creating exciting career opportunities - If you would like to contribute to the important mahi we do, nau mai, haere mai.