Senior Media Advisor

• Based at Police National Headquarters, Wellington OR Piki Ki Te Ao,
• Auckland
• Police Employee
• Permanent, full time
• Multiple positions available
• JR 5116282

E tῡ ki te kei o te waka, kia pakia koe e ngā ngaru o te wā.
Stand at the stern of the canoe and feel the spray of the future biting at your face

Mō te tūnga | About the role
New Zealand Police is seeking Senior Media Advisors to join our dynamic, fast-paced and highly regarded Media Team. We have two positions available – one in Auckland and one in Wellington.

The positions are managed by the Police Media Centre in Police National Headquarters, Wellington and sit within a wider team of centralised Media & Communication services.

NZ Police has the largest media demand of any Government department and receives over 150 media queries every day. This is a busy environment and will appeal to someone who responds well under pressure and is able to quickly gain the confidence of our spokespeople and media. Due to the dynamic and complex nature of our work, we’re looking for someone who is highly motivated, resilient, and likes to be challenged.

As a Senior Media Advisor, you will be working with media, frontline staff, district and national leaders, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders daily. For this reason, you will need to have sound judgement, be able to work efficiently, and to think critically.

The Police Media Centre supports all districts, so you may be required to travel and, when the big events occur, at short notice. Our teams work on a rostered shift basis with the Police Media Centre operating seven days a week.

Key Accountabilities:

• Liaising with media and district and executive staff
• Managing media enquiries including crafting media approach and responses
• Providing media advice to Police staff and supporting media-facing events
• Working collaboratively with other media advisors and communications team members including our award-winning social media team
• Demonstrate Whakaako: educating and growing our people to deliver the best service.

He aha taau e kawe mai | What you’ll bring
Whilst we are looking for skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role, we also place high importance on your state of mind, the alignment of your values with ours, your ability to contribute to and build high performing teams, and the way that you lead yourself or others.

To be successful in this role you will require the following:

• A good understanding of the New Zealand media and social media environment
• Experience in a communications team or with media/social media
• Understanding of the machinery of government is beneficial
• Available for rostered shift work
• Willingness to participate in wider all-of-Government communications responses for critical incident and counter terrorism events
• Travel as required and sometimes at short notice
• Excellent written skills
• Ability to manage multiple queries at a time.
• Relevant qualifications in communications or journalism

Whakaritenga motuhake | Special requirements

• Please ensure you specify your preferred working location within your application.
• Available for rostered shift work for Wellington-based role: the media centre operates seven days a week
• Available for after-hours calls for urgent issues or crisis situations
• Travel as required to districts and sometimes at short notice.

This role is set at Individual Contributor level, this means your key purpose is “to deliver or enable others to deliver Our Business”.

To view the position description for this role please copy and paste this link into a new browser:
https://www.police.govt.nz/sites/default/files/pd/10-2022/senior_media_advisor.pdf

Mo tātou | About us
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for preventing crime and enhancing community safety. It works in partnership with individuals, communities, businesses, and other public sector agencies towards the vision of making New Zealand the safest country. Police is the government’s largest front-line response agency with around 15,000 staff in large and small communities all over New Zealand and in liaison and policing development roles overseas.

Your development is highly valued at NZ Police. Our employees enjoy significant investment in their development not only at an individual level, but also at the team and community practice level. We work hard to match you with work that will both play to your strengths and challenge you in new ways.

The work you’ll be engaged in is real, tangible work that directly benefits our frontline and communities. Taken all together, this means we can offer you career path opportunities to progress in your chosen profession and become a more well-rounded, experienced leader, with opportunities across the range of work we support.

To view more detailed information about our recruitment process along with further details about requirements please click below link:

Applicant Information Pack (External)

Tono ināianei | Apply now
If this position sounds like you, click apply now and submit a tailored CV. You will be required to submit an application form. Before confirmation of hire, pre-employment checks will be undertaken which include reference, drug and alcohol testing and police vetting prior to any written offer being made.

For further information on the application process, please copy and paste this URL: https://www.police.govt.nz/careers

All applications must be submitted online and will not be accepted directly via email. All applicants must have the right to work in New Zealand.

Utu ā-tau | Salary
This position is covered by a collective agreement and salary will commence between $110,425 and $117,014 dependent on skills and experience relevant to the role.

If you are an internal applicant, you must apply internally through the police system. You must provide an alternative contact email address and state your future commitments should you be successful in the next stage of the recruitment process.

If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Jessica.harris@police.govt.nz