Communications Advisor (Part-Time) | Kairuruku Whakawhitinga Kōrero, Catherine Wedd MP

Bring your first-class communications expertise to the heart of Parliament!

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Catherine Wedd MP is looking for a Communications Advisor, who has experience in social media delivery. You will join her team in the Tuktituki electorate office for 10 - 15 hours per week, either working in the office or remotely. You’ll help deliver across all social media platforms to inform and engage the Tukituki community.

This will include developing targeted content across a variety of traditional and social media channels as well as working in the back end of social media. A strong understanding of Facelook, Instagram, Linkedin and Tiktok is required.

Working as part of the team, you’ll step into an environment that is unique, exciting, and rewarding. This position offers real variety and plays a vital role in supporting Aotearoa New Zealand’s democracy.

Tō kete | What you will bring to the role

Ideally, you will have a wide range of experience to call upon for this position, including finely honed communications and social media expertise. Your friends and whānau describe you as community minded, technologically savvy, resilient, proactive, and willing to roll your sleeves up and get things done!

You’ll be able to work independently and as part of a team.

In your application, please clearly outline how your experience and knowledge make you the right candidate for the role.

Ngā haepapa | Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the MP’s social media strategy.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to promote the MP’s activities and work to the public across social media.
• Lead the development and implementation of content across all social media platforms.
• Write material in relation to current reactive topics specific to the MP’s electorate and/or areas of interest
• Create, identify, advise and recommend on social media opportunities for the MP
• Chart, assess and evaluate the performance of all social media and report this to the MP
• Use creativity and come up with ideas to engage people in the Tukituki electorate about the work happening in Parliament and across the electorate.
• Work with the Tukituki electorate team and Wellington Parliament team to develop social media content and implement across the various platforms.

He aha te pai o te mahi ki Te Ratonga Whare Pāremata? | Why work for Parliamentary Service?

• We offer a range of benefits including 5 weeks’ annual leave, an eye and hearing subsidy, and an annual well-being payment.
• You will receive an induction from Parliamentary Service to set you up to succeed, as well as having access to ongoing learning, development, and professional networking opportunities.
• We are proud of He Ao Takitaki (our Te Ao Māori strategy); we offer karakia, waiata, and reo Māori opportunities along with opportunities through other staff networks.
• Our core values are at the heart of how we work: Integrity, Manaakitanga, Accountability, Whanaungatanga, and Empowerment.
• As an employee of Parliamentary Service, you will be politically impartial in your role. An awareness of the political landscape may be beneficial in supporting your MP.

The pay band for the role starts at $72,100 per annum and appointments will be based on skills and experience. All employees who work for MPs are employed on an ‘events-based’ agreement, with your employment linked to your MP.

This role is not confined to the Tukituki electorate, but living in the region would be beneficial. The role would be for 10 - 15 hours per week and could be done remotely.

Please state in your application how many hours per week you would like to work.

If you want to work in a role and environment unlike any other—one that is hugely rewarding and exciting, with the chance to make a difference—please apply now.

Applications close Midnight Sunday 23 February 2025 at 5.00pm.

If you have any questions, please contact Fredwyn.Kisona@parliament.govt.nz

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to tell us when you apply so we can assist you through the recruitment process. 

The Parliamentary Service and the Office of the Clerk appoint on merit and are committed to diversity and inclusion and good employer principles. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and value the experience that your point of difference brings.