National Crime Correspondent

Te Tūranga –The opportunity 

An opportunity to work with New Zealand’s award-winning public media company. RNZ aims to strengthen Aotearoa and the Pacific through informative, challenging and entertaining content.

Te Mahi – About the job

RNZ is New Zealand’s only non-commercial public multimedia organisation and exists solely to serve the public interest by providing unique, impartial services and content to all New Zealanders.

Part of RNZ’s strategy involves continuing to expand our digital content and distribution to connect with a growing and increasingly diverse audience.

The aim of the National Crime Correspondent role is to lead coverage of crime, justice and law and order. This involves speaking to a significant audience on an important subject for readers and listeners; public safety and the policing of it. 

In this role your responsibilities will include: 

• Provide RNZ with comprehensive, up-to-date, accurate and in-depth coverage of crime stories across all our platforms, including digital, radio programmes and news bulletins.
• Break and cover crime stories that are in the public interest.
  
• Work and liaise closely with other RNZ teams and journalists.
  
• Give the news story meaning, by providing context and insight.
  
• Understand the audience needs and interests about law and order issues, and consider how a public media organisation can best meet them.
  
• Foster and maintain a widespread network of contacts, including experts best suited to speak on a story. 

Ōu Pūkenga - About You

To be considered for this role you will need:

• A Tertiary level Journalism Qualification.
  
• Proven experience in Journalism and in-depth knowledge or experience relating to crime and justice reporting.
  
• Effective working knowledge of the media landscape including competitors, industry trends and audience in relation to crime and justice reporting.
  
• Experience and ability in addressing audience needs.
  
• The ability to work across a range of multimedia platforms.
  

Ngā Hua: What we offer

• An opportunity to join RNZ and help define the way we report on the stories that matter to our audience in relation to crime and justice. 
  
• A friendly, welcoming and inclusive team/organisation.
  
• Development and regular training opportunities for our people.
  
• Competitive salary.
  
• Will match an employee’s KiwiSaver contribution up to 4%.
  
• Additional leave provisions for some roles and the option to buy extra leave.
  
• Comprehensive parental leave over and above standard legislation.
  
• Company discounts and benefits including discounted Southern Cross health insurance, car rental services and free flu shots.
  
• RNZ supports work/life balance for our people including working from home initiatives where possible.
  
• Comprehensive wellbeing support including access to a confidential support, guidance and counselling service.
  

Te Ahurea – Our Culture

At RNZ we are committed to fostering an inclusive and constructive culture. This means creating a place where our people feel like they belong and can do their best work. We do this through our attitudes; Be Bold, Better Every Day and Extend Manaakitanga. 

This is a full-time role based in Auckland, Wellington or Christchurch but we are open to flexibility.

To apply for this role, please complete your application on our careers site, including your covering letter and a CV. If applying through Seek you will be able to view and download a copy of the job description for this role after clicking Apply. 

Applications close: Friday, 13th December 2024

RNZ is committed to the principles and practices of Equal Employment Opportunity and welcomes applicants reflecting New Zealand’s cultural and ethnic diversity.