Description
- Research and plan external communications activity to support project milestones
- Play a key role in implementing the projects communications strategy and tell the project's story to public and stakeholders
- Work collaboratively with colleagues across the project team on the implementation of the project's communications strategy
- Help to manage a specific communications channel delivering coordinated, integrated and effective communications activity and content
- To produce engaging communications materials including digital and print collateral
- Provide communications advice to the wider project team ensuring consistent external messaging
- To deliver parent company project governance requirements as required
- To look for ways to encourage innovative thinking around how to improve Legacy benefits
- To hold health, safety and welfare (HSW) as a key project value and to participate in the creation, development and implementation of HSW strategies by the project leadership team
Previous experience:
- Experienced external communications professional with a track record of supporting the delivery of integrated communications strategies in infrastructure, transport or public service industries.
- Experience of working in a high pressure, politicised communications environment
- Experience of working with suppliers to develop communications materials
- Demonstrable experience of working in a major infrastructure project in a similar industry &/or to working in a Matrix and dispersed team
Skills
- Excellent writing, proofing and editing skills
- Ability to identify and shape compelling stories
- Perfect eye for detail
- An ability to place yourself in the audiences' shoes and think about how a story is likely to land.
- Ability to work with internal and external stakeholders
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and personal resilience to working under stress/different styles of leadership/getting things done
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills including Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Church International Ltd (CIL) acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. CIL is a committed equal opportunities employer. If you do not hear from us within 7 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, however we may retain your details on our database for future opportunities. Candidate's CVs will not be forwarded onto third parties without their consent.
Applicants must be eligible to live and work in the specified location.