Communications Assistant

3 weeks ago

Blackwood, United Kingdom General Dynamics Land Systems UK Full time

**Description**

Joining an established team based at our Oakdale and Merthyr facility based in South Wales, you will work across a range of stakeholders, to support the development of an internal and external communications strategy for GDLS-UK

**If you were already working in this position, this is what you would have been working on this week**:

- Handle all external communications requests from the media
- Support the joint MoD/ GD Ajax Comms Team
- Develop marketing material in support of GDLS-UK and its programmes
- Deliver, in coordination with the wider business, GDLS-UK external events
- Subject to discussion and agreement with the wider organization, handle the GDLS-UK website, social media and our on-line marketing portal.
- Experience in a communications role is desirable
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong attention to detail, with ability to proof read
- Able to work to a high standard with short deadlines
- Project management skills for directing staff, where appropriate, and overseeing projects

**Our Company Benefits**:
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering highly competitive benefits:

- A compressed nine-day fortnight - which means every other Friday off
- A flexible benefits scheme - allowing you to adapt your benefits to suit yours and your family’s needs
- A personalised career development plan, alongside regular progress reviews - supporting and valuing your progression within the Company
- Professional training and development courses, both internal and external - allowing you to reach your full potential
- A flexible working environment where your contributions are recognised and rewarded, which includes compressed hours, reduced hours and job share
- A Company sports and social club, offering events at discounted prices - giving you the opportunity to meet and socialise with your fellow colleagues outside the workplace

**About General Dynamics UK**

General Dynamics Land Systems is a global leader in providing products and support across the full spectrum of combat vehicles. Our global team has more than 6,000 employees working towards creating a diverse product portfolio delivering best-in-class capability to Armed Forces communities worldwide. In the UK, we employee more than 650 people and are leading the way in Armoured Fighting Vehicles and sustainment services. Our vision is documented and embedded into our culture, so all employees understand the Company’s direction and their role in achieving it. We are currently delivering the AJAX programme, providing 589 Armoured Fighting Vehicles in six variants to the British Army and have also developed and delivered 400 Foxhound vehicles - a highly-protected and mobile 4x4 platform with high-deployment availability.

We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace - inclusive of beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we invite you to join our high performance team

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