Digital Communications and Media Coordinator

Te Pae Tawhiti: A just, inclusive and sustainable world for everyone, now and for future generations.

Digital Communications and Media Coordinator

• Do you love stories and images that show real impact and inspire others?
• Do you geek out a little over social media analytics and increasing engagement?
• Would you like to be part of a small but mighty comms team working to shine a light on stories coming from all over the world?

Join us at Oxfam as our Digital Communications and Media Coordinator and become part of an incredible organisation that challenges global injustices and fights against poverty and inequality. We’re not just an NGO, we’re a movement committed to taking on the most pressing threats of our time.

At Oxfam, we tackle the urgent issues of climate breakdown and inequality for women and girls. This is your chance to be part of an international team with a reach that spans the globe. You’ll work alongside like-minded individuals who embody our core values of māia, manaaki, and tika in everything they do.

Job Purpose

The Digital Communications and Media Coordinator sits in the Communications, Media, and Advocacy Team, which exists to work with and alongside partners and communities, both here and in other countries, to actively facilitate, support, create and inspire collective action to nurture systems that foster climate and gender justice.

The Digital Communications and Media Coordinator is responsible for Oxfam Aotearoa (OAo)’s digital communications, including social media and website management, graphic design, and brand stewardship. Another primary responsibility in this role is to help maximise OAo’s media relationships and coverage, to grow OAo’s credibility, reputation, and profile as a quality international development organisation that people wish to support and take actions with. The Digital Communications and Media Coordinator works closely with the Head of Communications, Media, and Advocacy and key staff across the organisation to ensure OAo’s digital communications and media activities motivate existing supporters and the public to actively engage with Oxfam Aotearoa.

Competencies

Knowledge, skills and experience

• At least two years’ experience in a communications or digital role preferred.
• Relevant tertiary qualification e.g. in communications, design, journalism, marketing or equivalent industry experience.
• Demonstrated success in creating original, high-quality social media content.
• Demonstrated ability in designing compelling content for digital communications channels.
• Demonstrated success working on multi-channel digital marketing campaigns with a strong understanding of building a digital community.
• Understanding of working with media strategies, writing press releases, organising photo opportunities and pitching stories to the media.
• Working knowledge of Meta ad campaigns, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Google Analytics.
• Strong social media experience including analysing metrics and reporting back on best practice, driving up engagement and continually seeking to improve.
• Experience using Wordpress, eDM dispatch platforms, Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Photoshop, Premiere Pro), and Microsoft Office applications.
• An understanding of branding and application of brand identity.
• An active interest in social justice and international development issues and knowledge of the activities that Oxfam is engaged in.
• Excellent written communication skills including the ability to produce succinct and inspiring copy and communicate complex ideas to different audiences.
• Ability to think strategically and analytically.

Personal attributes

• Knowledge of and sensitivity to cultural differences, race and gender issues, sexual and gender identity, disability and class issues as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
• Active commitment to champion and progress Feminist principles, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of OAo’s work.
• Commitment to Oxfam’s safeguarding and anti-harassment and bullying policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, under pressure and to react to changing events.
• Highly effective interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Motivated and creative.
• Good analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to take initiative and responsibility.
• A keen eye for detail.
• Proven ability to manage stress.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Mature and sensible.
• Flexible, adaptable and willing to take on a wide range of tasks.

Apply now

Applications closing date: Friday, 6 June 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted soon after this date with interviews taking place beginning Wednesday, 11 June 2025. Only candidates living in Aotearoa New Zealand with the right to work here need apply.

See full job description here: https://www.oxfam.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Digital-Communications-and-Media-Coordinator-May-2025.pdf

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment FTE: FTE

Minimum Experience: Mid-level

Compensation: Salary Grade 13:  $74,751

About us...

Oxfam Aotearoa believes in a just, inclusive, sustainable world for everyone, now and for future generations. We are here to change and transform the systems that drive climate and gender injustice.

With a vision for the future that is deliberately different to the status quo, Oxfam Aotearoa has evolved as an organisation. Across the world, Oxfam continues to grow its focus on systems change through influencing. No longer wanting to be a traditional ‘charity’ organisation, Oxfam is actively seeking to facilitate, support, nurture, inspire and spark collective action to transform the systems that create and entrench discrimination, exclusion and poverty.

Our work is focused in the places where people are trapped in poverty and injustice, despite their incredible resilience and drive to change things. Our international development work spans advocacy, mobilisation, partnering to deliver in-country programmes, and humanitarian response. Across this work, we build collective power to influence the people who can decide whether or not to alter unhelpful structures, whether these people are in governments, corporations, regional or international organisations, or in communities.

We couldn’t do what we do without the generous Kiwis who share our vision, kindly donating time and money to support our vision. We raise funds for the greatest impact possible through a sophisticated public fundraising programme, and through partnering with institutional donors such as the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

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