He kōrero mō mātou | About Watercare
Ki te ora te wai, ka ora te whenua, ka ora te tangata
When the water is healthy, the land and the people are healthy
Now is an exciting time to join Watercare, we're planning to spend $14 billion over the next 10 years to ensure we can continue to support our growing city in a climate-resilient way. When you average that out, that's an investment of $3.8 million every day!
He whakamārama mō te tūranga mahi | About the role
This is a pivotal role working across key major infrastructure programmes. You’ll be at the heart of programme delivery with skill at translating complex technical information into engaging narratives that build understanding, trust, and reputation to bring everyone on the journey.
You’ll work closely with programme managers, engineers, and technical specialists, shaping engaging communications from early concept through to delivery. A storytelling superstar, from strategy to hands-on content creation, you’ll own the story end-to-end.
What you’ll be doing
- Partner with programme leaders and technical experts to understand complex projects and translate them into clear, engaging communications
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including contractors, consultants, and community partners
- Develop and deliver integrated communications strategies and plans aligned to programme milestones
- Create high-quality content across channels – including media, digital, social, and video
- Lead programme storytelling, identifying opportunities to highlight people, partnerships, and outcomes
- Provide trusted advice to stakeholders and ensure communications are aligned, accurate, and on brand
- Support reputation management through proactive media engagement and compelling narratives
Ngā pūkenga e rapu nei mātou | About you
- A digital native with strong content skills and confidence creating for different platforms and audiences
- Strong communication skills, with confidence influencing at senior levels
- Exceptional writing and storytelling capability across a range of formats and channels
- Experience delivering integrated, multi-channel communications
- Strategic thinking combined with a hands-on, delivery-focused experience
- Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in a fast-paced, matrix environment
- Ideally experience working with technical or infrastructure-focused teams, with the ability to simplify and present complex information engagingly
Ngā hua mōu | What's in it for you
We offer a competitive salary and staff benefits package including:
• Training and development opportunities
• Life and income protection insurance plans
• Generous parental leave
• Employee discounts at a range of large retailers
Me pēhea te tono mai | How to Apply
Come and join our team! If you are looking for an exciting career opportunity with a fantastic team then please apply online today - careers.watercare.co.nz.
Skills Required
- Strong content creation skills for multiple digital platforms
- Exceptional writing and storytelling across formats and channels
- Experience delivering integrated, multi-channel communications strategies
- Strong communication and influencing skills at senior levels
- Strategic thinking combined with hands-on, delivery-focused experience
- Ability to work collaboratively and flexibly in a fast-paced, matrix environment
- Experience with proactive media engagement and reputation management
- Experience working with technical or infrastructure-focused teams and simplifying complex information
- Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders including contractors, consultants, and community partners
What We Do
At Watercare we’re proud to provide a lifeline service to the people of Auckland, while protecting the environment for future generations. Every day we provide the highest quality drinking water to 1.7 million Aucklanders, and take it away again once it’s been used in the sink or flushed down the loo. Without using chemicals, we treat wastewater to a very high standard and safely return it to the environment. We also plan for new and upgraded infrastructure far into the future to ensure we can meet the needs of our fast-growing city. We operate assets worth more than $9 billion – but it’s our people who are our most valuable assets. Our staff are passionate, motivated and trustworthy people who are the leaders in their fields. They’re not afraid of a challenge and are constantly looking for new ways of improving our processes and the service we offer our customers. If this sounds like you, please visit our careers centre to see our job vacancies and be notified of future opportunities: https://careers.watercare.co.nz
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