Public Relations & Corporate Affairs (Marketing & Communications) The Serious Fraud Office is a highly specialised government department responsible for the investigation and prosecution of serious or complex financial crime, including bribery and corruption. We take pride in the work we do to keep New Zealand safe from financial crime. We employ a clever team of accountants, investigators, lawyers, electronic forensic, policy, and counter fraud experts to do just that and, importantly, we have a small support team that enables them to focus on their work. Numbering eighty, we are a cohesive team with a strong sense of justice and a vibrant culture. The SFO seeks an accomplished communications specialist to join either our Commercial Bay, Auckland or The Terrace, Wellington team as Communications Lead. This is a salaried twelve-months fixed term employment status position with full-time hours, covering a period of parental leave. In the role of Communications Lead, you will report to our Deputy Chief Executive Strategy and Engagement and work closely with our Chief Executive, Senior Leadership Team, and government stakeholders such the Minister's office, Public Service Commission and Justice sector. In this sole-charge role your remit is focused on media engagement, including responding to enquiries and writing and delivering statements and releases. You will manage our website and social media presence, and act as event manager for our significant announcements. You will deliver our Annual Report and ad hoc publications, help formulate our responses to Select Committee questions, and manage and act as custodian of our brand. To be successful in this role you will have demonstrated achievement in broad communications roles where you have had sole responsibility for delivering strategic and operational level products and tasks. Experience working within or with the New Zealand public sector is beneficial, as is connection with the New Zealand media community. You are an accomplished wordsmith and apply your craft appropriately across platforms and audiences. An effective and engaging communicator, you enjoy constructing and delivering compelling messaging. Highly collaborative, you have an ability to quickly understand facts, complexities, and intent, to inform your work product. Possessing an eye for design, you have competency with a range of applications used to create presentations and publications. At the SFO we value a 'growth mindset' and explore this attribute during our recruitment process and in our development discussions. We believe possessing a growth mindset is a key contributor to success in the SFO environment. We are a close, motivated team with a strong workplace culture. We recognise that diversity and inclusion is important to our work. We value the unique abilities and perspectives of our employees which allows us to continue to create a supportive environment that meets the needs of our people, our business, and the communities where we work. We are a flexible by default organisation. When our work allows, we have opportunity to work remotely a couple of days each week, and we have flexible start and finish times. We offer an additional week of annual leave that covers the three usual workdays between Christmas and New Year plus two days to use at your discretion. Each year we are allocated 20 days of sick leave, with no initial stand-down period, which can be accumulated to a maximum balance of 260 days. If you would like further information about this role, you are welcome to call Emma Reid – Recruiter with the SFO on 021 199 0985 . If you wish to apply for this role, please send a PDF version of your CV and cover letter (attachments titled 'First Name Last Name – CV or Cover Letter') to ****** and 'Communications Lead' in the subject line. In this role you may be privy to information of national significance. It is important that you are eligible to obtain and maintain the required level of NZ Government security clearance for this position. The SFO, other government agencies, and probity organisations will complete comprehensive background checks. Applications close 10am Monday 11 March 2024 Your application will include the following questions: Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in New Zealand? Report this job advert Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Researching careers? Find all the information and tips you need on career advice. #J-18808-Ljbffr
