Marketing Communications and Engagement Advisor at Wellington Water, Wellington

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Opportunity to lead high profile behavior change campaigns
• Join a dynamic team supporting key water services to our community
• Based in our Petone office close to the beach and shops

This is a full-time position of 40 hours per week.

The opportunity

You will get to deliver effective marketing and communications campaigns and activities that raise awareness, educate, and drive public behavior change. This includes delivering paid and organic campaign activities and supporting the management of our digital and social media platforms. We're looking for someone who is self-driven and takes proactive action. You will be part of our rostered on-call communications team.

You will get to:

• Lead the behavior change campaigns and communications for WW
• Support the management of media enquiries for campaign media communications
• Support the communications and engagement team to increase awareness about how the Wellington Water network works
• Work with Senior Leaders.

About you

To be successful in this role you will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in marketing, communications or media or ideally three plus years of experience in a communications or marketing role
• Experience in delivering and implementing behaviour change marketing campaigns
• Strong digital skills
• Ability to write for a range of channels, both digital and hard copy
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Benefits

At Wellington Water, our purpose extends beyond delivering great water services for the region; we foster a thriving community, support a diverse workforce, and offer supportive development opportunities. We genuinely care about your safety and wellbeing.

Our benefits include the following:

• Flexible working arrangements including up to two days working from home
• Comprehensive wellbeing programme, including one paid wellbeing day annually
• Formal and informal professional development opportunities
• Five weeks annual leave accrual will be available following two years of continual service.

For a full list of our employee benefits click here

About us

Wellington Water is the professional water services provider across Greater Wellington and South Wairarapa. Our job is to provide safe and healthy drinking water, collect and treat wastewater, and ensure the stormwater network is well managed. We're a multi-council owned entity, tasked to manage the infrastructure and deliver water services to our communities.

The value of water (a precious taonga) sits at our organisational heart. Our people are passionate about providing waters services for our communities and environment which is reflective in our values; Tangata Tiaki, Whānau and Mana.

Applications close: Tuesday, 25 March 2025.

How to apply

To view a copy of the position description: click here

To apply for the role, click on the 'apply' button or visit the Wellington Water Careers site, please note if you are a Wellington Water employee please apply using your work email.

For further information, email: tania.forsyth@wellingtonwater.co.nz

Applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to commencing employment with Wellington Water. You must also be legally entitled to work long-term in New Zealand.