Communications Manager

Job Title: Communications Manager

Location: Barrow-In-Furness or Frimley

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Competitive

What you'll be doing:

• Providing professional advice and counsel, to help influence the delivery of strategic business priorities
• Providing support to directors and senior leaders
• Devising communications strategies and plans for the Submarines business
• Be a part of the Communications leadership team to help coordinate and manage communication planning and delivery, leading the delivery of impactful employee communications campaigns
• Work with HR colleagues to devise strategies and plans to improve employee engagement
• Support leaders to effectively engage and communicate with their teams
• Support reputation management, including media relations where appropriate
• Support the delivery of effective business continuity and crisis management, as well as change and transformation programmes
• Play a significant role in working effectively across communication teams within Sectors, Lines of Business and/or Group

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Experience of dealing with senior stakeholders with a strong customer focus and the ability to communicate with people at all levels effectively
• Expert knowledge of core communications principles, techniques and skills
• Ability to translate business strategy into action for people agendas, creating winning solutions and output for the business
• Experience of people management or leading small teams

Desirable:

• Experience of operating within a customer environment
• Understanding of the markets in which BAE System operates, as well as its competitors

Benefits:

You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive

The Communications Function team:

The Communications Manager will provide strategic advice and direction to support the delivery of BAE Systems' submarine programmes. In this role you'll develop engaging and creative content, to help motivate and inspire a workforce of c13,500 employees. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on multi-billion pound core submarine programmes. You will play a key role in the programme outcomes team, with the opportunity to engage with stakeholders across the public and private sector, helping to shape and deliver our communications approach.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation

Closing Date: 8th May 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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