About us

The National Foundation for the Deaf promotes the rights, interests, and welfare of over 880,000 New Zealanders with hearing loss, supported by a highly regarded membership base of consumer and professional hearing-health organisations.

The Foundation's vision is a world where hearing and listening is valued; the consequences of hearing loss are understood; people with hearing disorders and disability can lead fulfilling lives; and the impact of hearing loss is reduced through access to treatments, technology, and social support.

About the Role

We are searching for a motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills who enjoys working in a dynamic and fast-moving environment. This opportunity could be your chance to be part of a passionate charity that is all about supporting our Deaf & Hard of Hearing community through knowledge.

As the Programme & Communications Coordinator, your role will be to provide support to the Community & Partnerships Manager to deliver all programmes effectively including the School Screening and Make Listening Safe Programme, Workplace Accreditation Programme, workshops, events and the like.

You will need to be self-motivated, technologically savvy, energetic, highly organised, able to think on your feet, someone who is proactive at problem-solving and an excellent communicator. You will need to be a “people’s person” comfortable with fostering positive and collaborative relationships along with being proficient and comfortable with preparing various forms of communication for social media channels, websites, and other printed collateral.

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We are a friendly and passionate team, with our offices located in Auckland. This role is permanent, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We offer a flexible remote working environment.

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To succeed in this role, you:

• Ideally, have at least 2+year office administration and/or experience in a similar role

• Have experience writing various forms of communication and possess social media expertise.

• Are able to cope under pressure and can multitask.

• Have the ability to work well within a team environment and autonomously

• Possess excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

• Pride yourself on your great people skills and have a warm, can-do, and positive attitude

• Have a strong work ethic with a high attention to detail

• Are technically savvy, and proficient in Word, PowerPoint and Excel, as well as comfortable managing social media platforms.

• Are resilient, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same

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All applicants will be required to provide proof of their eligibility to work in New Zealand. The successful applicant will need to hold a full class 1 driver’s licence.

If this sounds like you and you want to be part of our team, apply now by emailing your cover letter & CV to shirley.rippey@nfdhh.org.nz