Communications Advisor, Katie Nimon MP

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

About the role | Mō te tūnga:

Katie Nimon MP is looking for a Communications Advisor to join her team in the Napier electorate office for 20-40 hours per week. You’ll provide communications and social media advice as you develop and drive the implementation of your MP’s communications plan. This will include developing targeted content across a variety of traditional and social media channels to engage the community. 

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.

What you will bring to the role | Tō kete:

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.

Responsibilities | Ngā haepapa:

• Lead the development and implementation of the MP’s communications plan.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to promote the MP’s Parliamentary profile to the public across media; print, television, radio, and social.
• Lead the development and implementation of all communication materials, in line with the communications plan: including media releases, radio interview content, speech writing, briefing notes, newspaper articles, website content, newsletters, global correspondence, long term canvassing materials, and social media.
• 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 media opportunities for the MP.
• Chart, assess and evaluate the performance of all media and report this to the MP.
• Create and maintain positive working relationships with local and regional media, and networks both inside and outside Parliament to support the MP’s profile and media engagement.
• Organise and run press briefings, conferences, and media advisories for the MP.

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

• 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 based is based in the Napier electorate office for 20-40 hours per week. 

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 29th January 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact jodie.taylor@parliament.govt.nz