Media & Communications Partners
Core
Build and shape a newly established Communications function at New Zealand's largest university, partnering with senior academic and professional leaders to tell stories that inform public debate, influence policy, and improve lives.
Role type
Senior strategic communications partner
Builds
Strategic communication plans, media opportunities, and content for internal and external audiences
Domain
Higher education, research, and public affairs
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Strategic communications advice, media relations, external communications, public affairs, writing, storytelling, digital content development, stakeholder management, risk assessment, translating complex topics
Preferred skills
Experience in STEM, research, medical, and health communications environments, knowledge of te ao Māori
Responsibilities
Building trusted relationships with senior leaders and researchers, providing strategic communications advice, developing strategies for employee engagement, managing media enquiries and training spokespeople, identifying and managing reputational risks, translating complex topics into engaging content, supporting continuous improvement through evaluation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
