Comms Officer Cb

REQ ID: 114071
JOB TITLE: Comms Officer CB & Sustainability
SALARY: £33,100 - £37,300
POSTING END DATE: 15.03.23
LOCATION: Castle Bromwich

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

**WHAT TO EXPECT**

The role is a key role in Jaguar Land Rover’s global Corporate Affairs function based in the west midlands, promoting and protecting Jaguar Land Rover.

As Communications Officer CB & Sustainability, you’ll be responsible for supporting the delivery of manufacturing communications priorities for a diverse audience of employees, local residents and media, councillors, partners, charities and other stakeholders relating to our Castle Bromwich Manufacturing Plant - where the role is based. In addition to this, you will support the delivery of internal communications around the JLR global sustainability strategy - part of the Reimagine strategy.

The role will involve responsibility for core communication channels at the plant, including the weekly Team Talk newsletter, digital signage and business critical employee briefs. A solid understanding of internal communications channels and measurement, including working knowledge and experience of software tools such as Poppulo, is a must. Stakeholder management, networking, and an understanding of what makes a compelling story is also essential.

You will also support the local and national news and campaign activities of the wider Corporate Affairs team, as a storyteller and content creator, in support of our Reimagine strategy, new Purpose and Refocus transformation.

**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Support in the development and delivery of an effective internal communication strategy for the manufacturing plant (Castle Bromwich) and for the sustainability strategy.
- Co-ordinate internal communication channels including the weekly newsletter
- Delivery of written, film and photography assets to support planned and reactive plant communications.
- Support the delivery of employee communication and engagement activities: Milestone events, Town Halls/Village Halls, new model launches, tactical plant campaigns and initiatives.
- Work with colleagues to develop, collate and identify compelling stories and features and elevate across all channels
- Stakeholder management at all levels
- from hourly associates to senior leaders including supporting the Communications Manager with advising and producing material/content for the Operations Director
- Use technical in-house software systems (Poppulo) to manage and maintain content and distribution lists
- Use data and metrics to report and provide feedback on engagement good practice
- Manage process of auditing and measuring the impact of communications and make recommendations for improvement based on data.
- Develop opportunities to enhance and improve existing global communications channels.

**WHAT YOU'LL NEED**

**Essential**
- Excellent communication skills - both spoken and written
- Demonstrable experience producing communications which is relevant and engaging
- Working knowledge and experience of using internal communications software tools such as Poppulo
- A good level of IT competence is required in Excel, Word, Power Point and experience with the creative cloud (indesign, photoshop and premier pro)
- Commercially astute and used to working in a business environment
- Able to negotiate and influence stakeholders
- Knowledge of key communications and engagement practices - both tactical and strategic
- Strong ability to organise self, and prioritise workload in order to meet tight deadlines
- Sound Communications experience
- Excellent writing skills
- Independent self-starter with a can-do attitude and the ability to work flexibly, reactively and perform under pressure to tight deadlines.
- Ability to identify good stories from across the business

**Desirable**
- Experience or knowledge of sustainability and corporate social responsibility
- Filming and film editing skills and experience
- Media handling experience
- Working in stand-alone communications role with large organisation and/or a diverse customer group
- Managing sensitive communications issues
- Experience in Manufacturing or Retail communications

**Qualifications**
- Relevant Degree, such as Communications or equivilent
- Ideally accredited membership of CIPR and/or IoIC

**SO WHY US?**

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working wh