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Communications Advisor - Community
Why choose Lotto?
At Lotto NZ, we’re believers in inspiring Kiwis to dream big. So working with us means doing meaningful mahi that benefits good causes across Aotearoa. All while having fun along the way.
Everything we do comes back to making sure Kiwis can play in a way that’s healthy and fun, whilst returning 100% of our profits back into our communities around Aotearoa.
Our Commitment as a Crown Entity
Ka mahitahi mātou o te ratonga tūmatanui kia hei painga mō ngā tāngata o Aotearoa i āianei, ā, hei ngā rā ki tua hoki. He kawenga tino whaitake tā mātou hei tautoko i te Karauna i runga i āna hononga ki a ngāi Māori i raro i te Tiriti o Waitangi. Ka tautoko mātou i te kāwanatanga manapori. Ka whakakotahingia mātou e te wairua whakarato ki ō mātou hapori, ā, e arahina ana mātou e ngā mātāpono me ngā tikanga matua o te ratonga tūmatanui i roto i ā mātou mahi.
In the public service we work collectively to make a meaningful difference for New Zealanders now and in the future. We have an important role in supporting the Crown in its relationships with Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi. We support democratic government. We are unified by a spirit of service to our communities and guided by the core principles and values of the public service in our work.
Your day-to-day:
This role works within the Corporate Communications team to lead
communications activity for Lotto’s community work. This role encompasses
internal and external communications, public relations, and relationship management
with our community partners, grant recipients and media.
Your team:
You’ll be part of a small but supportive and high-performing
communications team. You’ll have the opportunity to shape your own workplan
with lots of mentoring and support from senior team members, and to grow and
develop within the role.
A bit about you:
You may have a background in communications or be ready to move
over after time in the news media. A can-do attitude and appetite to pick up
the phone and tell the world about what’s happening at Lotto NZ are the most
important things you can bring to this role - as well as the ability to write
for different audiences and build great relationships of course!
The detailed stuff:
As The Communications Advisor, Community you will tell
the awesome stories of how Lotto NZ supports our community partners and grant
recipients across Aotearoa. You’ll bring creative ideas to the table and:
Develop PR and communications plans to support our partnerships
with community organisations across the country
Proactively seek out stories and opportunities to share them
through the media, and on our owned external and internal channels
Contribute to the day-to-day work of the communications team
including draw night communications, corporate communications, and internal
communications
This is a full-time role. The hours of work will be primarily 08:30am –
05:30pm Monday – Friday.
We have a hybrid model; you will be working from our Corporate HQ in
Newmarket and can spend some time working from home.
How we care for you:
To help you win at work and beyond, we’ve created some purposeful ways to look after you, your whānau and the community we share. Some of this includes: (* permanent roles only)
*Insurances including medical, life, income protection and critical illness to make sure you’re covered whenever you need it!
Cancer care programme: access to comprehensive Cancer support, including personal health coaching and educational resources. Free and confidential for employees and their whānau.
Flexibility to have the work-life balance that suits both you and the people you care about via our hybrid working model.
*An annual wellness benefit to support your wellbeing.
Extra paid leave for days like Lotto Day at Christmas and Volunteer Day.
Personalised development to help you grow, including access to tools like *LinkedIn Learning.
Recruitment referral bonus.
Modern office in Newmarket plus barista coffee machine.
An array of health and wellness benefits such as free flu jabs, access to EAP and onsite gym.
*Extra Parental leave benefits including return to work lumpsum payment plus KiwiSaver equality payment.
Opportunity to join any of our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Wellbeing networks.
Enjoy fresh fruit, biscuits, coffee, breakfast, and a selection of teas on us!
Come as you are:
We want you to feel at home when you’re with us. We accept you and celebrate you exactly as you are, no matter your background.
At Lotto NZ, we believe that when everyone’s in, everyone wins. That’s why we’re committed to and intentional about building a diverse and inclusive workforce that our customers and communities can feel a part of. Our focus is to create an environment where you thrive, and where people from all backgrounds feel seen, heard, and understood!
This is your opportunity to join a group of good people, with good vibes who support each other like whānau.
