Strategy & Investor Relations Specialist

Te Tākinatanga - Our Story   

At Contact, we believe home is the most important place in the world. That belief shapes everything we do, from leading the energy transition to how we power Aotearoa and care for our people and communities. 

We’re a power, broadband, and mobile company, but we’re also investing boldly in renewable energy and smarter, more connected ways of working (mahi). Our ambition is simple: to leave Aotearoa better than we found it. 

Guided by our tikanga, we’re a team who care deeply about the work we do, how we support one another, and the impact we have. Simply put, we touch lives to make life better. 

We’re here to help Aotearoa thrive in a net-zero future. That means making bold choices, investing for the long term, and being clear and confident about where we’re heading and why it matters. 

Our Strategy & Investor Relations team sits at the heart of that story. We work across the business to shape Contact’s enterprise strategy and translate it into a clear, credible narrative for our Board, our kaimahi (people), and the capital markets. 

This role exists now because the scale, complexity, and pace of change in our sector has increased. With a refreshed enterprise strategy in place, we’re leaning into strong investor engagement, and clear market communication. This role plays a critical part in making that happen. 

This mahi (work) directly influences how Contact is understood, trusted, and supported as we deliver on our strategy and long-term ambitions. 

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity  

This role operates across enterprise strategy and investor relations, with real influence and visibility. 

You’ll work closely with the Head of Strategy & Investor Relations, senior leaders, and subject matter experts across Contact to ensure our strategy is robust, well tested, and clearly communicated. 

Your impact will come through in: 

• Owning key elements of enterprise strategy development, testing, and refresh 

• Developing and translating commercial, market, and business performance insights into clear strategic narratives 

• Supporting investor and analyst engagement through high‑quality financial and operational analysis, materials, and messaging 

• Playing a central role in results cycles, disclosures, and market‑facing communications 

• Lifting capability across the function, enabling senior leaders to focus on broader leadership and decision‑making 

This is not a narrow “crank‑the‑model” role. It’s about judgement, influence, and connecting the dots across our complex organisation. 

Ko wai koe | About You    

You’re someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of strategy, markets, and people. 

You’re comfortable with ambiguity, confident engaging at senior levels, and motivated by work that has real organisational impact. 

You’ll likely bring: 

• Strong strategic and critical thinking, with the ability to challenge and synthesise complex information 

• Solid commercial and financial acumen, including credible financial modelling capability 

• Experience navigating complex organisations or markets and the ability to bring others along the journey 

• Polished communication skills, with experience in preparing high-calibre board-level and / or market-facing materials 

• Confidence working with senior leaders and stakeholders, even when views diverge 

• Intellectual curiosity and a genuine interest in how businesses create value 

Bonus points if you’ve worked in capital markets, investment analysis, funds management, or a listed environment. But what matters most is your ability to think, influence, and learn quickly. 

Additional Information 

If you’re looking for a senior role where you can work with complexity, grow your impact, and help connect Contact’s story with capital markets, we’d love to hear from you. 

We support flexible working where it works for the individual, the team and the business. Ideally this role is based in Wellington. Being physically present matters for this mahi, it enables strong relationships, informal collaboration, and timely engagement with senior leaders across the business.  

Contact is not a place you’ll stagnate. We are growing and offer superb learning and development opportunities along with a bunch of other perks like free health insurance cover, boosted KiwiSaver, access to Contact Shares, a ‘Good to be Home’ annual payment toward your home set up & wellbeing, a trail-blazing parental leave policy, twice yearly payments towards our products if you’re a Contact customer, and more! 
 
Applications close on Thursday 30th April, but just like peak demand, great talent surges early. So, if this role sparks your interest, power up your application now! 

Here at Contact Energy (Te Mata Hiko), we know our strength lies in developing a sense of belonging - one that helps us attract and retain people with a broad range of perspectives and experiences.

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of our customers and communities to help build a better Aotearoa New Zealand.

We have a rich community of talented people that we support to thrive at Contact.

Our inclusive hiring process is designed to embrace the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand, ensuring a wide range of perspectives are included in our decision-making and helping reduce bias along the way.

The wellbeing of our kaimahi is super important to us.

We use employee insights to offer a range of initiatives and resources to support physical, mental, financial and emotional wellbeing – including flexible working arrangements, employee network groups and a market-leading parental leave policy.

At Te Mata Hiko, we want everyone to thrive. We welcome applicants far and wide - of every age, stage, background, and pride. Join us and be part of a team that values your passion and attitude just as much as your experience and skills.

Please note, only candidates with the right to live and work in New Zealand will be considered for this role.

Research shows that while men apply to jobs where they meet 60% of the criteria, women and those in underrepresented groups tend to only apply if they tick every box. We're not about box ticking, so if you think you have what it takes but don't meet everything stated above, please still get in touch. We'd love to kōrero.

Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) does not accept any CVs received from recruitment agencies where a formal engagement has not been confirmed and agreed to with our Talent team. In the event that unsolicited CVs are submitted by recruitment agencies, Te Mata Hiko (Contact Energy) reserves the right to contact these candidates directly and consider them for current/future vacancies without any financial obligation to the recruitment agency in question. This will also apply to any CVs sent directly to line managers.