About the role
Interested in shifting the narrative to transform the economic system to one designed around the wellbeing of people and the taiao? The Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) Aotearoa is looking for a Communications Specialist to join our small team to deliver an exciting and transformative programme of work.
We are looking for a smart and dynamic team player who is passionate about using social media, design and narratives to help build a broad-based movement. You will be committed to the aims and objectives of WEAll and to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
You have a background in communications, digital design or movement building and will lead the creation of content for social media, our website, reports, and external events such as webinars, seminars and conferences.
You will support our Communications Lead in the development of narratives and key messages, video production, and media as appropriate.
This position is 3 days a week and there is the opportunity to combine with the Events and Administration role also advertised for a fulltime position.
Key Responsibilities
Working alongside the Director and Communications Lead to develop and deliver our communications strategy for WEAll Aotearoa.
Manage WEAll Aotearoa’s social media engagement across various platforms (currently LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram).
Help manage WEAll Aotearoa’s website
Write and share WEAll Aotearoa’s monthly pānui newsletter.
Lead our media monitoring.
Manage communications with our with our growing membership.
Support development of narratives and key messages and video production
Work with the team to drive campaigns and events.
Support evaluation and monitoring across our projects.
Contribute to strategic planning and setting goals for WEAll Aotearoa’s work.
Key Skills and Experience
Knowledge of wellbeing economy ideas and concepts, and a willingness to learn more in this space.
Excellent communications skills, including the ability to translate complex messages into those which are easy to understand, and which are applicable to a range of individuals and organisations.
Experience managing social media platforms and growing engagement.
Experience in updating websites and sending out newsletters.
Experience using Canva, InDesign and other digital design tools.
Excellent self-organisation, time and project management skills.
An understanding of diversity and inclusion work, and a commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression and exclusion.
An understanding of the relationship between the economy and planetary boundaries.
Working arrangements:
The contractor will work remotely at their own location. If based in Wellington, the team co-works two days a week in the CBD and in Auckland there exists the opportunity to co-work alongside the Communications Lead.
The contractor will provide their own laptop/computer and phone, for the purposes of WEAll work.
Location: Hybrid/Remote with ability to co-work in Auckland and or Wellington
Contract type: Self Employed Contract
Remuneration & Hours: $67,000 pro rated to 3 days a week (24 hours)
Contract length: Fixed term contract for twelve months with extension subject to review
Reporting to: Director (with some direction provided by Communications Lead)
Manages: No management responsibility
Applications close: 25 May
Please send a cover letter and CV to Gareth@weall.org.nz by 5pm 25 May
Our mission is to redesign the economy of Aotearoa New Zealand around the wellbeing of our people and te taiao.
WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand is a registered charity and Te-Tiriti-led, non-partisan, people-powered movement to transform the economic system to a Wellbeing Economy.
We are part of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll) the leading global collaboration that brings together organisations, individuals and governments to transform the economic system into one that prioritises dignity, purpose, nature, fairness and participation.
We define a Wellbeing Economy as an economy designed to serve people and the planet, not the other way around. Rather than treating economic growth as an end in and of itself and pursuing it at all costs, a Wellbeing Economy puts our human and planetary needs at the centre of its activities, ensuring that these needs are all equally met, by default.
Wellbeing Economy approaches encourage a greater purpose than just growth: preventing environmental and social damage from occurring in the first place; increasing community resilience in managing shocks; asking the economy to do more of the pre-distribution of resources and opportunities; incorporating greater public participation; and centre on people and place.
In Aotearoa we work in a non-partisan way to reshape our economic system through:
sharing and creating new knowledge and policy to influence change,
spreading and amplifying powerful narratives of hope to change the debate and inspire New Zealanders from all walks of life,
strengthening and connecting existing mahi to build a movement for a Wellbeing Economy.
Advocating for Wellbeing Economy tools such as Community Wealth Building, participatory approaches, intergenerational thinking and for-purpose business.