Communications Manager

We are seeking a culturally competent Communications Manager with a talent for storytelling to join us at Te Kura. In this role you will not only lead a small team delivering internal and external communications, but you will be a key contributor to our bilingual strategy.

Here at Te Kura our vision is to enable ākonga (students) to achieve their educational and personal goals, empowering them to become engaged and contributing members of their communities and enjoy their lives to the fullest. Ākonga are at the centre of everything we do, our learning programmes are flexible, enabling us to respond toākonga needs. Ki te tī, ki te tā, ki te katoa – Anytime, anywhere, anyone.

With up to 30,000 ākonga enrolled through distance education from early childhood to NCEA Level 3, including to young adult and adult learners, our kaimahi work together to ensure successful outcomes for our ākonga and their whānau.

In this role you will lead a small team delivering internal and external communications. You will play a significant part in supporting the Chief Executive and Senior Leadership Team on brand and reputation management as well as developing and delivering the communications strategy.

Key accountabilities include responsiveness to Taangata Whenua and to Pacific ākonga and their whanau. All communications will incorporate the goals of Te Kura's Māori Student Success Framework and the goals of the Pacific Strategy.

You will be an experienced and precise writer and editor and be responsible for managing and developing content for the website, social media and other external channels. You will be the go-to person for the media, so you have expertise in proactive and reactive media liaison.

To be successful in this role you will be politically savvy and have an understanding of the machinery of government and of the education sector. You will also know how to spot emerging risks, issues, opportunities and trends.

As a key contributor to our bilingual strategy Te Rautaki Reorua need proficiency in written and spoken Te Reo Māori.

Te Kura will provide you with the opportunity to learn and grow in a supportive environment and work in a team that offers genuine work flexibility as part of an organisation that makes a difference to ākonga (students) across New Zealand.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply

If you would like to join a school that is dedicated to improving education outcomes for ākonga across Aotearoa, click the apply button, we want to hear from you!

Applications must be lodged via our career's portal, and you must have the right to reside or work in New Zealand.

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Applications close Friday, 21 June 2024 at 11:59pm