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Communications Officer
March 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Communications Officer
Location: Crawley, Southampton or Maple Cross
Business Area: Regional Buildings Southern
To coordinate all communications and marketing activity in the region, supporting local operational leaders, bid and project teams.
Coordinate all communications activities to support the business priorities and objectives for the region, aligned to overall business stream priorities.
Responsible, under the guidance of the Head of Submissions, for the timely production of a wide range of internal and external communications across a variety of media. Work closely with overall business stream communications team to ensure all activity is coordinated across PR, marketing and internal comms feeding into business and Group wide channels. Currently these include internal and external updates (electronic and printed), social media posts, and marketing collateral..
The post-holder will need to be self-motivated and confident and be capable of building good working relationships with a wide range of people, both internal and external. Knowledge of the construction industry is not important but enthusiasm, a demonstrable gift for communication and excellent organisations skills are.
Job responsibilities
- Building strong working relationships with key stakeholders in the region, keeping abreast of what's happening in the business to in order to communicate key milestones, project progress, and support with site branding
- Support regional events (e.g. topping outs; key milestone celebrations, Open Doors Week), including event organisation, client liaison (as appropriate) and local media relations.
- Ensure that projects and local successes are promoting by coordinating and drafting award entries for local / regional projects; monitoring local / regional presence on the Kier website, and drafting and submitting project case studies for use across different channels
- Draft copy for different channels (including social media, website case studies, internal comms, marketing materials etc) and feed into business Marcomms team for business and Group wide channels
- Provide support to promote CSR/social value activity happening across the projects and in the regional, connecting with other Kier businesses in the area to ensure a joined-up approach
- Advise on all photography, video and timelapse footage for projects in the region and ensure this is available via the marketing hub as (appropriate) and logged following the business stream process
- Coordinate internal communications across the business
- Act as the gatekeeper for all materials produced in the region to ensure Kier brand compliance (e.g. social media, all marketing collateral including e-marketing, leaflets, posters, newsletters, merchandise etc.) and quality of materials.
Ability to work to the highest standards, demonstrating resilience to pressure and uncertainty, retaining due professionalism.
Skilled at developing productive relationships with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
Proven experience in dealing with and influencing senior business unit leaders, and confident at networking and building strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.
Experience in a similar role, with a proven track record in developing and executing multi-channel communications programmes.
Experience of qualitative and quantitative research to understand target markets to inform strategy and approach.
Excellent organisational skills and the ability to project manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and work under pressure and to deadline.
Exceptional verbal, written and editing skills, and in particular the ability to write in different styles to reflect the nature of the target audience and core messages.
Experience in business to business markets.
What will you receive?
Being part of Kier means living our values of being collaborative, trusted and focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy. Bring your talent and ambition to Kier and you will be given the scope and opportunity to invest in your own future, to build your expertise and contribute to a rich and diverse culture.
In return we will give you a competitive reward and benefits package including:
Competitive salary
Matched pension scheme up to 7.5%
Free Life Assurance
26 days annual leave (with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday)
Access to a range of attractive flexible benefit options to tailor your package to suit your lifestyles
Two employee Share Scheme options
Flexible and Agile working (dependent on your role)
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to Kier Rewards, our exclusive Discount Shopping Site with deals available at over 800 retailers
Pre-employment checks
It's worth remembering that we'll undertake the relevant/ standard employment checks if you're successful in the selection process. This includes taking up your references, as well as checking your ID, driving licence (if appropriate) and your right to work in the UK. Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.
Make the journey. Leave a legacy.
Being part of Kier means living our values of being Collaborative, Trusted and Focused. We all have the potential to shape our world, and it's through these values that we will leave a lasting legacy.
Kier is an inclusive employer
Closing date: 24/04/2021