Te Omanga Hospice is a charitable trust that provides specialist palliative care to patients and their whānau in the Hutt Valley living with a life-limiting or terminal illness. Our vision is that everyone with palliative needs in our community receives equitable, responsive, and proactive care. We hold our values close to our heart, with respect, partnership, compassion and learning at the core of everything we do.
We celebrate different perspectives and are committed to creating an equal and inclusive workplace. The community we support is diverse, and it is important to us that diversity is reflected in the team here at Te Omanga.
Job Description
About the position
The Brand, Marketing & Communications Manager is a senior leadership role responsible for the strategic leadership of Te Omanga Hospice’s brand, marketing and communications across the whole organisation, including hospice services, fundraising, community engagement, education and our retail stores.
The role is accountable for developing and delivering an integrated brand, marketing and communications strategy that strengthens Te Omanga’s reputation, increases awareness and understanding of our services, supports fundraising and retail activity, and builds meaningful engagement with our community.
A key focus of the role is creating a clear and compelling organisational narrative that reflects Te Omanga’s purpose and impact and connects patients and whānau, staff, volunteers, donors, supporters and the wider community with the work we do.
The role provides strategic communications advice to the Chief Executive and Executive Leadership Team and leads the Marketing & Communications function to ensure high-quality, coordinated and effective delivery across all channels.
Desired Skills and Experience
Desired Skills and Experience
Significant experience in senior marketing, communications, brand or related leadership roles.
Demonstrated experience developing and implementing organisation-wide brand, marketing and communications strategies.
Strong strategic thinking combined with an ability to translate strategy into effective delivery.
Demonstrated leadership and people management capability.
Exceptional writing, editing and storytelling skills.
Experience providing communications advice to senior executives.
Strong understanding of digital communications, social media, websites and contemporary marketing channels.
Experience managing media and reputational communications.
Experience developing integrated campaigns across multiple channels.
Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capability.
Ability to manage competing priorities, budgets and deadlines.
Experience within the not-for-profit, healthcare, community or fundraising sector would be advantageous.
Qualifications
A relevant tertiary qualification in communications, marketing, public relations or a related discipline, or equivalent senior-level experience and knowledge.
Think you're a great fit? We'd love to hear from you. Apply today! Applications close on Friday 4 September.
