The communications team is responsible for building and protecting the reputation of the Ministry, to support its role as stewards of the environmental management system. The team advises on and delivers all external and internal proactive and reactive communications for the Ministry, including land management, freshwater, oceans, climate change, waste and biodiversity. The team also supports Ministerial-led communications and works closely with other agencies to ensure alignment of messaging and approaches for key work programmes across government. This role is responsible for taking a lead role with the Ministry's social media channels and media monitoring. The role will also provide communications support across some key environmental portfolios of the Ministry. We are looking for a person with strong communication and social media skills, who is both a team player and a self-starter, and is keen to build their skills in a range of communications disciplines. We would love to hear from you if you: have strong time and workflow skills have some experience working in a communications specialist role have experience maintaining social media channels and their delivery tools in a work environment are a natural storyteller who can share perspectives across our channels have political acumen and a nose for risk and opportunity understand how to write and pitch a great story can build trusted relationships at all levels of an organisation and externally are happy rolling your sleeves up and getting involved where you are needed are a multi-tasker who thrives in a fast-paced environment have a broad-based understanding of Maori values and knowledge including the contextual background. Salary range for this role is $79,598 to $96,372pa. Appointment within this range will be based on skills and experience. Nga hua ka puta i te mahi ki MfE | Benefits of working at MfE agile ways of working, allowing you variety and challenges across the organisation as we work as 'One MfE' active employee networks including Maori Ropu, Asian Network, Neurodivergent and Disability Networks, Women's Network, Tagata Moana (Pacific Peoples' Network), and Rainbow Network opportunities for development and education. Apply directly by completing the online application form and submit your CV and cover letter. Note: your cover letter will be a key part of our assessment process, so please highlight how your experience relates to the key skills required for this role. As a flexible friendly employer, we are happy to discuss solutions that may work for you and the business. We value and care about enabling our people to work in a way that means they can work at their best. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and actively strive to be a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture. We actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We are proud to be a Rainbow Tick and Gender Tick certified organisation and are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for everyone. You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this role. #J-18808-Ljbffr