• Are you a strategic thinker with operational expertise across digital and marketing disciplines?
• Have you got a proven track record leading high performing teams?
• Are you looking for a role that has loads of variety in a high profile environment
• Join a team that is passionate about helping people participate with confidence in the housing and tenancy market
• Starting salary between NZD100,000 to NZD115,000

About the role
The Team Leader, Digital and Marketing is a people leadership position in MBIE.
The team delivers high-quality digital content, tools and services including management of the Tenancy Services website and digital channels (eg social media and e-news publications). The team also manages the design and implementation of nationwide public information marketing campaigns, working alongside creative agency partners.
The position holder will bring their marketing, communications and digital technical ability as well as their business understanding and perspective, to work in partnership with other managers, staff, and stakeholders.
The role requires strategic thinking and technical savvy regarding complex housing and tenancy issues as well as highly developed project management skills to ensure the team delivers projects successfully.

Skills and experience required:

• A proven track record and achievement in managing a team of specialists that provides strategic and tactical support across an organisation.
• Experience in creating a team environment where people can grow and develop.
• Wide ranging knowledge of digital channels and marketing communications best practice.
• Desirable to have creative agency experience or working client side with a creative agency
• A strategic thinker who is able to make the connections between various aspects of the organisation, with a proven track record in developing and implementing digital and marketing communications strategies and plans.
• Ability to quickly establish and build strong working relationships.
• A strategic thinker who is able to make the connections between various aspects of the organisation and implications for their team.
• Proven ability to develop trust and credibility with senior managers and to provide them with wise counsel and strategic advice.
• Sound appreciation of corporate management disciplines and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining an environment focused on continuous improvement to enhance organisational performance.
• Able to demonstrate innovative qualities in the use of new digital and marketing tools
• Government experience is desirable

Qualifications
A tertiary qualification, preferably in communications, marketing or web, or extensive and comparable relevant experience in managing a team in a complex environment. Project management and stakeholder accreditation (eg, PRINCE2, IAP2) is desirable.

About MBIE:
MBIE is the lead agency for making it easier for business to work with government. MBIE's purpose is to grow the New Zealand economy to provide a better standard of living for all New Zealanders. We do this by working with others to help businesses to be more competitive, improving job opportunities and by ensuring quality housing is more affordable.
The Information and Education team sits with in the Housing and Tenancy Services Branch. The team's mission is to:

• Shape information and education initiatives that motivate behavioural change, improving how the housing and tenancy system functions.
• Collaborate with the wider housing and tenancy system including internal and external partners to contribute to shared goals and support sector compliance
• Deliver timely source of truth' information through communication channels to educate audiences about their rights and responsibilities.

How to apply:
Click on the APPLY button below in order to be directed to our on-line careers website. You may view a position description at this site, as well as complete the on-line application, and upload a CV and cover letter. For tracking and evaluation purposes, all applications must be submitted via our on-line process.
Email Jennifer Sykes at Jennifer.Sykes@mbie.govt.nz if you have any further questions. Please note that MBIE closes on the 24 December 2018, and reopens on 3 January 2019 and will not be able to answer any queries during this time.
Applications close at 5pm on 16 January 2019.