Position Summary:

LIFE Community is looking for a new full time team member to oversee LIFE Community’s role in the Ka Ora, Ka Ako healthy Lunches programme and LIFE Community initiatives that support our schools.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Community Response, this role will manage LIFE Community’s relationships and engagement in Schools. This is primarily outworked as a supplier of Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy Lunches programme and the mobilisation of LIFE Community initiatives that support our schools.

Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy Lunches programme sees an average of over 13,000 meals weekly to schools in South Auckland with room for future growth. In this role you are responsible to ensure that the programme is smoothly running between all parties involved, including but not limited to: Schools, food supplier, Ministry of Education, and other contractors.

LIFE Community has initiatives that support schools and staff by mobilising volunteers to provide extra services.  This role will lead the mobilisation projects that are related to schools which will also include the engagement of internal and external stakeholders.

Additionally, this role is responsible to ensure that LIFE Community is well represented in all areas and that we are going above and beyond to serve the schools communities, where they present a need or a challenge, where we can help.

You:

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, work well under pressure, and has a high level of critical thinking and problem-solving skills. We are looking for someone who:

• Deals well with conflict and/or crisis management
• Has an excellent command of English and pride yourself on excellence in writing and oral communication.
• Has a background in People Management
• Is able to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders in various organisations
• Has excellent time management skills and is able to work to deadlines.

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Full Time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

The Creative Communications Team is looking for a full-time Video Producer, reporting to the Video Lead to join the team.

The Role:

Reporting to the Video Lead as an experienced Video Producer in the Creative Video team, you will have the opportunity to make an impact creating videos that feature authentic stories and create exciting content for campaigns that reach and move people both inside and outside of LIFE. You will be involved in creating videos across the process including ideation, planning, shooting, and editing.

You:

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, flexible, and be a team player with a collaborative spirit. They know how to work hard, stick to timelines, and deliver on time. We are looking for someone who:

• Has a passion for video storytelling and has experience in shooting and editing video content that can communicate and captivate audiences.
• Is creatively driven by nature and always looking for new ways to do familiar things. They may keep on the leading edge of cultural, industry and tech trends to create content that people want to engage with.
• Is confident communicating in group settings to progress and deliver concepts and ideas, both with in-house team and external people and video subjects. Understands the importance of team, can receive, and respond well to feedback.
• Is self-motivated, takes initiative and ownership, and exercises good problem-solving skills. They can regulate their time well and work quickly when required in a fast-paced environment.
• Is physically capable to effectively pack, set-up and work with film equipment and operate actively in shoot environments.
• Is good at working with people and stories from different cultural and social backgrounds.

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Full Time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

As the Creative Assistant you have the responsibility of being part of the team that produces the ideas generated by our Creative Communications Team. You will assist the Creative Producer in outworking, managing the creative expression of Church in key events, special Sunday services, and assisting in video and photography shoots.

The Role:

You are committed to the creative process and are skilled at taking a creative idea and making it happen. You have a natural sense of visual style, are collaborative by nature and have an eye on the detail. In your role as the Creative Production Assistant, you will be organising shoots, styling spaces, sets and people, and helping to organise and outwork service and activation experiences that are more than just “cool ideas”, but that are more importantly, effective in leading people in their faith journey. You will have a broad understanding of creative disciplines and can speak the language of stage and theatre, video, music, fashion, and style. Your creative instinct will help you to take creative concepts and make them a reality.

You will also be a lover of administration and organisation, who knows how to keep multiple wheels turning at the same time. You will be a super clear communicator, with an eye for detail making sure everything is smooth sailing from conception of an idea to the completion.

Beyond that, you will be able to build great relationships and help in building a team of creative volunteers that make ideas happen.

You:

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, flexible, be a team player with a collaborative spirit and know instinctively what engages people. We are looking for someone who:

• Has a passion for creativity and has experienced first-hand the influence of your creativity to shape conversations, challenge perspectives and bring change.
• Is an admin superstar who pays attention to detail, is well organised and is clear with processes and communication.
• Is a people person, who can lead and direct a group of people effectively and confidently.
• Understands what makes great experiences and events.
• Always has an eye on the trends and can use well-formed, insightful data as inspiration.
• Has an excellent command of English and pride yourself on excellence in writing, even when typing on your phone.
• Is a team player, who takes direction well and understands that a win for them is a win for everyone.
• Is happy to work some late nights and weekends, if need be, in order to get a job done. Especially around major event or special services which require extra work (eg- SISTAS, Christmas Spec)

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Full Time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

The Creative Communications Team is looking for a Graphic Designer to join their team.

This is a casual or part time position.

The Role:

This position is primarily responsible to support the needs of the Creative Communications Team in meeting the design needs of LIFE. The scope of work will be across all four focus areas of LIFE.

This role will work closely with the Senior Designer on rolling out briefs for a wide range of campaigns – both in print and digital spaces.

You:

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, flexible, be a team player with a collaborative spirit and know instinctively what engages people. We are looking for someone who:

• Is driven by a strong creative/innovation instinct. Creative by nature and always looking for new ways to do familiar things. They will have the ability to produce high quality design in both concept and execution.
• Is a team player.
• Has a strong understanding of what makes good design across different media and platforms, including print, digital and social media best practices.
• Understands the ins and outs of printing procedures, including correct format for files to pre-press.
• Has an excellent command of English and pride yourself on excellence in writing, even when typing on your phone
• Tertiary qualification in design and/or communications, or related field

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Permanent / Full Time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

The LIFE Community team is looking for a multi-platform storyteller and creative thinker with strong digital nous to join the team as a Digital Content Creator.

The Role:

As the Digital Content Creator you are the champion of LIFE Community’s online and social presence. You will be a digital storyteller using visual (video + still), written and experiential elements to influence the perception of LIFE Community’s brand and initiatives, ultimately to serve the vision of bringing help and hope.

In this role, you and your creativity will be instrumental in shaping and challenging the perspective of our community initiatives and programmes.  Your ideas will also help to encourage and empower the communities around us to get involved and participate with who we are and what services we can provide.

Your day-to-day work will include concepting, curating, producing and implementing content for social channels as well as real-world activations to bring our initiatives to life. This role will be a part of the team that serves as the public-facing voice of our brand, and will create authentic 1:1 engagements with an online community. Often, you will be the first touch point for people curious about LIFE Community and we all know that first impressions count!

You:

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, flexible, be a team player with a collaborative spirit and know instinctively what engages people in this ever-changing digital world. We are looking for someone who:

• Keeps on the leading edge of cultural, industry and tech trends in order to create content that people want to engage with.
• Has an excellent command of English and pride yourself on excellence in writing, even when typing on your phone.
• Is fluent in the language of gifs, memes, emojis and whatever is #trending.
• Is driven by a strong creative/innovation instinct.
• Is ideally proficient in graphic design.
• Is a people-person and knows how to rally people around you to strengthen your weaknesses.

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Full Time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

LIFE Community is looking for a junior to mid-level Graphic Designer with a passion for visual communication to join their team as a Designer.

The Role:

As the Designer, you will play a key part into the visual design at LIFE Community. You might literally judge books by their cover, but that’s because you believe that design makes a difference! You know that it’s more than making things look good, good design is about communicating a message that moves people.

In this role, your creativity will be instrumental in shaping the perspective of our LIFE Community brands to a range of audiences. You believe that your skills and talents aren’t just artistry but they are for bringing Help and Hope.

You are a people person, determined to get the best out of those around you and you will be working with a team to produce your best work. You can keep many plates spinning at once and are able to balance your workload without compromising creativity. You understand that the best creative processes require collaboration, and you’re comfortable giving and receiving feedback to get the best result for the brief.

You:

The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, proactive, flexible, be a team player with a collaborative spirit and know instinctively what engages people. We are looking for someone who:

• Is driven by a strong creative/innovation instinct. Creative by nature and always looking for new ways to do familiar things. They will have a strong instinct to stay ahead of design trends.
• Is a team player.
• Has a strong understanding of what makes good design across different media and platforms, including print, digital and social media best practices.
• Understands the ins and outs of printing procedures, including correct format for files to pre-press.

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Full Time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

We have several vacancies for Personal Assistants within our Executive Department.

The Personal Assistant role provides effective and timely support to the LIFE Executive and serves as a point of contact and liaison between the Executive Team and wider LIFE Staff and entities. This is an important role, responsible for organising and coordinating key information as well as undertaking operational and administrative tasks to assists the LIFE Executive – releasing the Executive of administrative duties to carry out the functions of LIFE’s key focuses.

This is a full-time, 5-day a week position Monday to Friday (part-time option available).

The Role:

• Overseeing the efficient coordination, monitoring and follow-up of all internal and external communication on behalf of the LIFE Executive
• Developing strategic processes and clear direction that facilitate timely delivery of all LIFE Executive requests
• Building and sustain essential working relationships with key stakeholders (including key staff members, LIFE entities and external contacts)
• Helping to collate Board packs for the different LIFE Boards
• Ensuring all special project information is accessible for the LIFE Executive and kept up to date with changes
• Organising meetings, resources, taking minutes and communicating developments with project stakeholders as required

You:

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, able to take initiative and be a flexible team player.

Education:

• Completion of a tertiary qualification (preferred)

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in an administration background, preferably in a support role
• Strong level of written and verbal communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point)

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden, Auckland

Work type: Permanent, full-time and part-time

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

LIFE is looking for a talented and highly skilled IT Support Engineer to join our passionate IT team. This is a fast paced and varied role that develops, maintains, and administers a wide range of technologies across our LIFE Campuses.

The Role:

This role is key to enabling the outworking of IT systems at LIFE. The key outputs of the role are:

• Providing Tier 2 and 3 IT Support to Staff at Students at LIFE
• Assisting the LIFE IT Support Team with direction and input into resolving Tier 1 IT Support cases
• Assisting in providing high level IT Support direction to LIFE’s External Entities and liaise with their third party supplies as required
• Outworking and maintaining LIFE’s network core across its New Zealand sites
• Assisting in maintaining the fleet on devices across LIFE
• Assisting in the planning, budgeting and outworking of the LIFE IT Capex Budgets
• Managing and outworking projects that align with IT Strategic Plan

You:

You will have the ability hit the ground running and learn new tools and systems quickly. We are looking for someone who:

• Has 5+ years’ industry experience
• Has core IT Support and Troubleshooting experience
• Experience with management of Aruba Network hardware in a managed environment
• Experienced in Office365 and Azure environments
• Has excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical problem-solving skills and the ability to cope well under pressure
• Strong time management and workload management skills
• A high level of attention to detail and the ability to cope well under pressure

Location: LIFE Central, Mt Eden
Work type: Full Time Employment (5 days)

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Position Summary:

LIFE has an exciting opportunity for a Community Facilities Maintenance Person to join our Facilities team. Reporting to the Assistant Facilities Manager you will be responsible for maintaining LIFE’s three Community facilities to a professional standard.

This is a permanent, full-time position with a Monday – Friday work pattern.

The Role:

As the Community Facilities
Maintenance Person you will be responsible for but not limited to:

• Managing relationships with key external contractors to LIFE
• Managing budget spend
• Scheduled and proactive maintenance
• Working closely with the rest of the Facilities team
• Managing relationships with the Entity managers and Head of Community

You:

The ideal candidate will have a strong work ethic and commitment to excellence. We are looking for someone who:

• Has strong building maintenance experience
• Elevated Work Platform license (preferable)
• Forklift license (preferable)
• Height and harness training (preferable)
• A friendly, approachable and a professional manner
• Punctual, organised and practical

Location: LIFE, Mount Eden, Auckland
Work type: Full-time, Permanent

What to expect:

After you have applied, you will receive an email acknowledging your application. We will review your application and if you are shortlisted, you will be contacted by the hiring manager and invited for an interview.

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].