29 July 2026
- Social Media role
Mount Roskill, Auckland (Hybrid)
Full time - $65,000 – $75,000 depending on skills & experience - Southern Cross Medical Insurance
- Extra leave at Christmas and on your birthday
- Apply now to become a part of Tearfund’s Creative & Communications Team of passionate designers, videographers, writers, storytellers, and marketing strategists
Tearfund is a Christian non-profit organisation working for a just and compassionate world. Our mission statement is “motivated by Jesus, we encourage Kiwis to act for justice to relieve poverty among the world’s most vulnerable people”. We’re a team of kiwis and internationals who believe that, by partnering with local communities in developing countries, we can end extreme poverty in our lifetime. For more than 50 years, Tearfund has partnered with local churches and communities across the globe, seeing lives restored, dignity upheld, and hope renewed. We believe in putting “faith in action”, in communities overseas, in the hearts of generous people here in New Zealand, and in the stories that connect the two.
The role
The Social Media Specialist role is part of Tearfund’s Creative & Communications Team. We’re a team of deeply passionate designers, videographers, writers, storytellers, and marketing strategists responsible for creating inspiring content to engage Kiwis with issues of injustice and poverty around the globe. We are looking for someone who is on fire for the cause at hand, professional, organised, creative, digitally savvy and super-efficient.
You’ll be successful if you genuinely love collaboration to accomplish the best final product. You’ll have an appreciation for quality brand and design, and love powerful comms. You’ll thrive in a fast-paced environment, and whilst you love a good plan, you’ll also be energised by the need for quick pivots. You will communicate with excellence, and be willing to pitch in and do whatever you can to move the team forward.
You'll also build Tearfund's ambassador and influencer network. You'll find values-aligned voices, form genuine partnerships, and turn their reach into new supporters. You'll brief them, create content with them, and measure the difference they make.
You’ll play a crucial role in Tearfund’s marketing strategy by efficiently planning, coordinating, and executing engaging social media content across various channels. Success will be measured by your ability to grow engagement with both our existing supporters and new audiences across our social channels, fostering an active and expanding community committed to our mission.
Ideally, you’ll have some or all of the following:
- 3+ years’ experience writing for and using social media channels within a professional work environment.
- A clear, confident and articulate communication style, both written and verbal, ideally with experience communicating with faith-based audiences.
- Administration skills, ideally with some exposure to working with different systems and platforms (e.g. CRM, media platforms, Microsoft Teams, Sprout etc).
- Sound working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- An excellent work ethic, with energy and enthusiasm.
- A genuine passion for Tearfund as an organisation – our mission, ethos, and the important work that we do.
- Digital media skills, journalism skills, photography or videography experience, basic experience with creative tools like Figma/Capcut would all be desirable (but not essential) skills to bring to this role.
In return, we’ll provide;
- A friendly, supportive and high-performing team environment
- The opportunity to learn new skills and take on more responsibility as you learn
- Flexible office/home working arrangements
- Extra leave at Christmas and on your birthday
- Southern Cross Medical Insurance
Apply on SEEK https://nz.seek.com/job/93571472
please include a cover letter confirming why you’re interested in the role and working at Tearfund.
Please note that any offer of employment for Tearfund will be subject to the satisfactory completion of;
- A self-declaration process
- A criminal records/police check
- Two reference verifications