Internal Communications Specialist

Internal Communications Specialist

6 month contract

Based in Belfast

Offering £34.98ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience in communications (internal, external, community relations)?

Do you have an understanding of local UK media and community relations?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If your answers are yes to these, then this could be the role for you!

As the Internal Communications Specialist, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry!

You will be involved in:

• Local Delivery:
  Supports the building out of Belfast's internal and external communications setup, ensuring local site needs align with UK and global frameworks
• Managerial Support:
  Assists in defining core messaging and drives the delivery of localised communications materials
• Channel Deployment:
  Facilitates the rollout of interim and longer-term internal communication tools and channels
• External Consistency:
  Co-ordinates with the wider UK/global communications and public affairs teams to ensure unified messaging for external audiences
• Support the delivery of post-merger integration (PMI) communications
• Play a key role in the establishment of Communications "set up" and outputs for the Newco in Belfast
• Supports the creation of interim and long-term internal communications tools and channels to support the onboarding of colleagues
• Works with the project team to define and deliver key messaging and communications materials during the transition phase
• Interacts with wider UK and global communications team - and the public affairs team - to manage consistent messaging to external audiences

Your skillset may include:

• Established experience in communications (internal, external, community relations)
• Experience of M&A comms environment, transformation, and change
• Good understanding of Northern Ireland as an operating environment
• Comms plan definition and execution
• Strategic thinking while able to act and implement quickly
• Ability to connect to different stakeholders across functions and divisions
• Excellent writing skills and content creation skills
• Event management capability
• Understanding of local UK media and ability to engage effectively with them
• Understanding of community relations and ability to engage effectively with a wide range of neighbours
• Understanding of internal communications channels and ability to effectively engage with colleagues from across the business

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!