Marketing Manager - or Secondment

• Are you an accomplished behaviour change marketer looking for an opportunity?
• Fantastic fixed-term or secondment opportunity through to 26 February 2027
• Salary range $151,774-$168,638 (pro-rated) dependent on skills and experience

Head our marketing function, providing leadership and strategic direction across our behaviour change campaigns, brand, and digital delivery teams.

Mo tenei turanga - About the role

The Marketing Manager leads and supports a team of dedicated specialists across brand, community engagement, design, digital, and marketing disciplines to deliver integrated and insight-driven strategies that support Fire and Emergency's risk reduction objectives.

Bringing expertise in behaviour change marketing, you will drive the development of integrated campaigns that influence public awareness and encourage safer behaviours.

As an experienced leader, you will also support a great team, providing stability, coaching and a clear work programme.

Working collaboratively across the organisation, you will strengthen our brand and reputation, ensuring marketing efforts are aligned, impactful, and focused on delivering better outcomes for the communities we serve.

This is a fixed term or secondment opportunity through to 26 February 2027.

Ko tau na i tenei turanga - What you'll bring to the role:

Bringing a passion for leadership, you will be comfortable managing a high performing team. It goes without saying that you will also have a strong knowledge and understanding of brand, design and behaviour change marketing and research principles and campaigns.

To be successful in this role, we'd expect you will:

• Be a strategic thinker who leads and delivers evidence-based, data-driven campaigns achieving measurable behaviour change and community risk reduction outcomes
• Lead and inspire high-performing multidisciplinary teams to deliver impactful marketing and communications initiatives
• Strengthen Fire and Emergency New Zealand's brand, reputation and community engagement across diverse audiences
• Partner across the organisation to deliver integrated, innovative and strategically aligned communications and marketing initiatives.
• Bring strong programme planning, budget management and supplier management experience.

The salary range for this role is $151,774-$168,638 (pro-rated), actual salary dependent on skills and experience.

Ko wai matou - who are we?

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is a Crown Entity responsible for reducing unwanted fires, responding to structural and vegetation fires and other emergencies including motor vehicle crashes, medical emergencies, hazardous substance related incidents, natural disasters, and supporting increased community resilience.

Our vision is to build stronger communities and protect what matters most to the people within them. We are proud to be recognised as New Zealand's most trusted public sector agency. Our values reflect what our people believe is core to who we are and the organisation we aspire to be.

• We Do the Right Thing - Kia Tika
• We Serve and Support - Manaakitanga
• We Are Better Together - Whanaungatanga
• We Strive to Improve - Auahatanga

Come join us - we are excited about the future of Fire and Emergency New Zealand, and we'd love you to be part of it! We value diversity as a strength and welcome applicants that can help bring a difference to our organisation.

If this sounds like you, apply now outlining which position you are applying for. To download a copy of our position summary please visit our vacancy page on our FireJobs website.

If you have any specific questions about this role, please email: ***email_hidden***. Please note, applications sent via email will not be accepted.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible if you are interested in this position.

Applications close Sunday 28 June 2026.

Please note: Eligibility to work in New Zealand is mandatory for this role.