SUMMARY

Our client is hiring a Communications Manager to join the team.

A suitable candidate should be a motivated and multi-skilled individual that meets the requirements of the role.

DUTIES TO INCLUDE

• Plan, create and implement a yearly communications plan.
• Design, set up and communicate the engagement strategy and promote employer branding.
• Provide creativity and flair to the development of organizational communications and hr activities, especially for the recruitment activity.
• Manage intranet and other digital channels within the business.
• Create a monthly external communications plan to develop brand awareness.
• Track and monitor of news as well as managing crisis communications within the media.
• Deliver and implement strategic communications assets, such as annual messaging frameworks, brand guidelines, audience analyses, budgets, and content pipelines.
• Lead communications at the operational level, by planning, delivering and evaluating marketing & communications projects across the organizations' campaigns, services and events.
• Ensure Communications is at the forefront of the organizations' key strategies, supporting other teams to engage with the Communications team early in the lifecycle of key projects.
• Protect and enhance the organisations' brand, identity and reputation across all channels, platforms and audiences.
• Support effective internal communication and collaboration within the organisation.
• Advice and support staff if they engage with local or national media.
• Prepare content from staff for the organisations' digital platforms that advance the organisations' strategic goals and objectives.
• Evaluate the impact and reach of the organisations' communications through reports for senior management.
• Ensure the Communications team works in a project-based, agile manner, making effective use of digital tools and platforms available to all the organisations' staff and officers.
• Manage the organizations' digital presence and systems, such as social media accounts, website, internal communications platforms, and datasets.
• Plan the regular collection of insight, data and feedback from multiple channels, and use the results to shape future operational and strategic planning.
• Manage the workload and scheduling of the team.
• Ensure the professional development of direct reports through regular, well-documented one-to-one meetings, performance reviews and appraisals.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Experience within a similar role.
• Internal and external communications experience.
• Outstanding written and verbal communications.
• Ability and desire to stay plugged into what’s happening in the mass media and popular culture.
• Ability to work collaboratively, hardworking, motivated and results-orientated.
• Excellent knowledge of social media platforms.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership and nurture current staff.
• Communications budget management skills.