Communications Lead

Communications Lead

6 Month Contract

Inside IR35

Broughton - Hybrid

Belcan is excited to be looking for an Interim Communications Lead!

Belcan are looking for a Communications Lead to join our clients team who are based in Broughton, who specialise in Aerospace manufacturing and innovation.

The Interim Communications Lead will work closely with the project team, the wider Communications team and the leaders across the new business to support all communication-related matters relating to the acquisition of the site in Belfast.

This will include shaping and delivering a communications plan to support the M&A process and "onboard" the acquisition into the current client's family of businesses!

The role is based at our client's office in Broughton. Flexible working arrangements are in place for the team. The successful candidate is expected to be in the office 3 days a week, with the opportunity to work 2 days from home. There will also be regular travel to Belfast.

What You'll Be Doing

As a Communications Lead, these will be some of your key responsibilities, and day to day duties:

• Plays a key role in the establishment of Communications "set up" and outputs for the new site in Belfast, bringing local needs into alignment with the communications approach in the UK as appropriate.

• 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

Competencies/Skill Set

• Established experience in communications (internal, external, community relations)
• Experience of M&A comms environment, transformation and change
• Good understanding of the company structure, its products and the environment in the UK
• 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 easily 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 you're a Communications Lead looking for your next challenge, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now for a confidential chat!

This vacancy is being advertised by Belcan