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Te Tūranga | About the Role
This is a permanent role working 24 hours per week, offering a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful change and support our team on a journey of growth and innovation.
As a Communications Officer in our Regulatory and Compliance Team, you’ll lead the coordination and delivery of our regulatory newsletters, manage social media content, and provide reporting and analytics on our external communications. You’ll also create new content and support proactive opportunities as they arise.
A focus of this role will be supporting the team in adopting effective use of co-pilot to deliver efficiencies and improve how we communicate. You’ll work closely with team members—sometimes one-on-one—to encourage consistent, high-quality messaging and help develop communication strategies that connect with both internal and external audiences.
If you’re skilled at creating engaging content and looking for a role where you can grow and help others grow too, we’d love to hear from you. We’re looking for someone experienced, motivated, and confident working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
Key responsibilities include:
Ngā Pūkenga | What You’ll Need to Succeed
To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:
Tō Tātou Kaunihera | About Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council is one of Tauranga’s largest employers, and we are always looking to attract great talent to join our driven, passionate, and community-focused team.
We always strive to ensure that you feel valued and supported in the workplace.
To highlight that our people are our greatest asset, we offer a wide range of benefits that include 5 weeks annual leave, flexible hours and work from home options, as well as career development opportunities.
You can find out more about working at Tauranga City Council here
Te Tukanga | How to apply
If you want to be part of an energetic, fun, and supportive team, then we'd love to hear from you.For more information, please contact Tracey Cotterell at Tracey.cotterell@tauranga.govt.nz
To submit your application, please apply online, as we are unable to accept applications via email.
Applications will close Sunday 14th June
We’re committed to building a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those living with disabilities.
If you need any support or adjustments to take part in our recruitment process, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruitment@tauranga.govt.nz

Auckland Council serves over 1.5 million Aucklanders providing services, policies and decision-making.
We’re here to serve Auckland and build a more prosperous region, one that gives a voice to our citizens, and makes it a great place to live, visit and invest.
Our talented people support Auckland’s elected representatives by providing specialist advice, implementing decisions and delivering services like rubbish and recycling, resource and building consents, bylaws, events and parks.
Our vision is to create a world-class city where talent wants to live. If you are interested in working for Auckland, visit our career website (careers.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz) or check our 'Jobs' and 'Life' tabs.
Auckland Transport, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, Watercare are independent council-controlled organisations that look after specific council assets or activities on our behalf.