Manager, Media and Events

We're looking for a Manager Media and Events to join our multidisciplinary communications team. This is a permanent, full-time role is based in our central Wellington, Cuba Street office .

About the role

In this role, you will set Greater Wellington's strategic approach to proactive and reactive media engagement, event delivery, and sponsorship activity. You will support these functions to operate in a coordinated, consistent, and risk-aware manner, ensuring they are aligned with organisational strategy, customer experience objectives, and democratic accountability.

This position requires flexibility to respond outside core business hours, including managing the media phone and ensuring out-of-hours events run smoothly.

Skills and experience required

We are looking for someone with extensive experience leading media relations and reputation management, with a demonstrated history in media, risk or crisis management. You will be confident in providing strategic, trusted advice to internal and external stakeholders, with a strong consideration for reputation, risk and governance.

Co-ordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) or emergency experience will be an advantage, as this position is required to support Greater Wellington's emergency response by providing public communications as part of the Public Information Management (PIM) desk function.

You will have strong people management skills, with previous experience managing a high-performing team. This will enable you to effectively manage our 5 person Media and Events team, who are trusted internally and externally to deliver fantastic outcomes for our region.

What we offer

• Work to suit your life and whānau with our flexible working policy.
• We'll encourage you to grow and prosper with a range of learning and development opportunities, internal secondments and career progression.
• Your wellbeing is our priority - we'll provide medical and trauma insurance, support through our employee assistance programme, including Rongoā Māori partner providers, generous annual and sick leave, along with Tangihanga leave and support.
• We want you to have a sense of belonging, where you can reflect your personal and cultural identity in the way that you work.
• Social clubs, staff networks and a friendly and inclusive culture.
• Great working environments across our beautiful region.

Come help treasure and grow our rohe together

Our rohe and its lands, waterways, animals, plants and people can only grow stronger if they are nurtured.

To join our team is to step up and commit to playing an active part in this important mahi. That means restoring nature, connecting people and places, reducing environmental impacts and helping this rohe and its people prosper.

We are part of a collective movement alongside mana whenua and community members whose hopes for the future of this region are just as high as your own.

Our efforts across environmental management, public transport, flood protection, regional parks and water supply are interconnected and integral to treasuring our rohe and growing our future.

How to apply

Greater Wellington is proud to be a member of Te Uru Tāngata Centre for Workplace Inclusion. We value diversity and are committed to an inclusive, flexible, and supportive workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds and welcome the unique talent and experience you will bring to our team.

We are passionate about ensuring our recruitment processes are fair and equitable. Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs or adjustments that need to be made so we can offer a recruitment process that is more accessible to you.

Click on the Apply link to view the position description and to apply for the role with a cover letter and CV. All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand as we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position.

For further information, please contact Matthew O'Driscoll, 022 681 8441.

Applications close: 5.00pm, Saturday, 20 June 2026 . However, we will be shortlisting applications as they come in and will interview as soon as possible to secure the right person.

Greater Wellington is an accredited Living Wage Employer. We're committed to making sure our people, including people in our supply chain, earn enough to meet life's basic needs, support their whānau, and participate fully in their communities.

The remuneration for this position, inclusive of all benefits, is $123,052 to $184,579 with a midpoint of $153,815. Starting remuneration will depend on the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

Agency applications won't be considered at this time.