Fixed-term until 30/06/2027 | Full-time 37.5 hours per week

It's true, Ōtautahi Christchurch is having its moment. The city is changing, growing and stepping confidently onto the world stage.

At ChristchurchNZ, we’re right in the middle of that progress. We work alongside business, government and the community to help shape a city where people and places thrive.

This is your chance to be part of it.

Tukuna mai ōu pūkenga | About the role

We’re looking for an Engagement Advisor to join our Growth Sectors team. This role sits within our Innovation and Business Growth pillar (IBG).

Reporting to the Head of Growth Sectors, you’ll play a key role working alongside sector leads and IBG leaders to support exciting projects across the Christchurch Antarctic Office, Aerospace, Healthtech, Cleantech and the Bioeconomy. You will coordinate stakeholder engagement, communications, events and programme delivery, maintain key Antarctic partnerships, manage sector digital platforms, and provide operational support.

In this role, you’ll:

Lead and Coordinate stakeholder engagement and key governance groups supporting the Antarctic Gateway strategy.
Deliver communications, marketing and activation initiatives that promote Christchurch’s Antarctic sector in partnership with our marketing and comms team.
Organise and support events, workshops, hosted visits, delegations and outreach activities.
Manage stakeholder communications, event logistics and engagement schedules.
Maintain and administer the Aerospace and Health digital ecosystem platforms, including user support and performance monitoring to grow engagement.
Provide wider coordination and administrative support across the Growth Sectors portfolio.

What you’ll bring:

A relevant tertiary qualification or similar practical experience
3-4 years of engagement, marketing or communications experience.
Strong organisation, prioritisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage seasonal peaks and competing demands.
Confident stakeholder engagement and written and verbal communication skills.
Experience supporting events, workshops, communications or public-facing programmes.
Competence with digital platforms, databases, social media, web applications and Microsoft Office.
Ability to undertake research, synthesise information, maintain accurate records and support reporting.
Comfortable working collaboratively across teams in an ambiguous environment.
Diplomacy, sound judgement and confidence working with government, research, industry and community partners.
Understanding of economic development, innovation, commercialisation or sector ecosystems is desirable.
Experience with Antarctica, Healthtech, international engagement or community programmes is desirable.

You don’t need to tick every box, but you do need to care about the future of Christchurch and our ambition for this place.

Ko wai mātou | Who we are
ChristchurchNZ is the city’s economic development agency.
We are a council-controlled organisation (CCO), working alongside local and central government and the private sector to increase the attractiveness, liveability and productivity of Christchurch.

Ō mātou mahi | What we do
In a nutshell? We bring jobs, people and investment to Christchurch.
Our Innovation, Business Growth team directly contributes to this by offering support to the local business community, especially in targeted growth sectors, creating high-value jobs for residents and attracting investment to the city.

Ngā mātāpono takitaki | How we work
Our values shape how we show up:

Open – We’re innovative and welcome new ideas
Purposeful – We focus on what matters
Together – We are a strong team who values collaboration

We’re motivated by public good and a long-term view of success for the city.

Ō mātou rawa | What we offer

Flexible ways of working
Workride programme available to staff
Three days of wellbeing leave a year
A modern, central city office
Opportunity to make a genuine difference to Christchurch

Learn more about us and view the position description:
https://www.christchurchnz.com/about-us/careers

Apply
Interested? We would love to hear from you. Please submit your CV and cover letter via the apply button.
This role is a fixed-term position until 30/06/2027. Applications will remain open until Monday the 2nd of November.

For a confidential chat, contact Delis Fraser, Head of Growth Sectors at [email protected]