Project Communications Advisor – Secondment

Description

• Delivering communications on projects to achieve the client’s vision and objectives
• External stakeholder engagement including with contractors, residents’ associations, interest groups and elected representatives
• Event management for ministerial sod turnings and official openings of water and wastewater projects
• Writing - project briefing sheets, press releases, website articles, social media content, etc
• The candidate should be able to organise and manage key events (project launches, public consultations)
• Devising and implementing project communications plans
• Planning and delivering public information / public consultation open days/evenings and online events
• Stakeholder mapping, relationship management and maintaining up-to-date contact databases, in line with GDPR
• Internal stakeholder engagement including liaison with technical colleagues and multi-disciplinary teams, preparing internal reports and presenting to internal meetings
• Organising, attending, presenting, and taking minutes at stakeholder meetings

Requirements

• Hold an honours degree (Level 8 in the National Framework of Qualifications) in a relevant academic discipline: Communications, Public Relations, Social Sciences, Behavioural Economics, Law or Business.
• The candidate must have proven ability to work closely with clients to achieve high levels of satisfaction and win-win outcomes
• The candidate should have strong analytical skills and the ability to develop communications strategies and plans for the designated area where required
• The candidate should have demonstrable account management experience including managing client relationships and reporting.
• The candidate must have, strong communications skills, strong report writing skills and excellent stakeholder management skills
• The candidate should have the ability to prioritise tasks, work with schedules and manage resources while remaining focused on team goals
• The candidate should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The candidate must have demonstrable experience of devising and implementing successful communications strategies, including developing communications collateral, media and social media campaigns, event management and stakeholder engagement
• The candidate should have proven experience of delivering projects in a deadline driven and evolving environment
• The candidate must have proven professional experience in communications for infrastructure projects with experience at construction stage an advance
• The candidate must have a minimum of 5 years’ post graduate relevant experience in communications with the majority relating to infrastructural or climate action projects.
• The candidate must have strong communications advisory skills with the ability to guide multidisciplinary project teams on effective project communications

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance