Communications and Community Manager

The Role

We have an opportunity for an experienced Communications Manager to join our Waste Treatment Business. This is a hybrid role with some time being spent at our office in Newport (Isle of Wight) and the rest of the time from home. In this role you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of both internal and external communications in line with the Waste Treatment strategic plan and in-year plan. The service provision will be professional, responsive to local demands and have a strategic approach in engaging the wider community.

• Manage the communication and community engagement planning and delivery (including brand, communication, campaigns, employee communication requirements and social value), in line and complementing the wider Waste Treatment communications strategy.
• This also includes the strategical direction and communication/ engagement needs for the Waste Treatment Education centre, based at Newport
• Produce communication and engagement materials (e.g. collateral, press releases, award entries, reports, case studies, internal news items, social media entries etc.) as required both internally and external
• Produce content for various communication channels including the internal and external websites, social media and collateral (videos, vlogs, infographics etc.) as required including filming and presentations.
• Own and maintain all relevant site communication channels
• Deliver end-to-end communications projects, in line with the wider Waste Treatment communications strategy
• Obtain business buy-in for projects and collaborate with colleagues throughout the site and externally (such as the media statements, press releases, local businesses etc), while promoting across Waste Treatment)
• Define and seek necessary approvals for material
• First escalation point for communication query resolution
• Ensure Waste Treatment communications policies are followed
• Manage and own distribution of communication materials
• Define and share best practice for communication

Experience

• Communications qualification (English / Media Studies A Level, relevant communications degree)
• Significant proven communication and engagement experience, at manager level
• Experience of working in agency or in-house communications team
• Proven ability to lead projects from concept to completion
• Create, plan and orchestrate communications plans with stakeholders
• Liaise with external agencies, suppliers or other third-party members on projects
• Measuring impact and outcomes, expressing value of communications.
• Benefit would be experience and good understanding of Waste Treatment, Energy/ Renewable sector

Our Business

The waste treatment division is separating out from Amey and creating a new Stand-alone business entity in the UK. You will be joining us at such an exciting time and help shape the future of the new business. Within Waste Treatment, we use state-of-the-art technology to make the most of rubbish and reduce the amount being sent to landfill. From recycling materials; composting; and mechanical biological treatment to energy from waste (EfW) facilities creating better environments. Our three treatment facilities in Milton Keynes, North Yorkshire and the Isle of Wight will between them, create enough energy to power the equivalent of 60,000 homes when they are all fully operational. Both Milton Keynes and North Yorkshire bring together three different technologies on one site – mechanical treatment, anaerobic digestion and EfW. This allows us to extract any organic and recyclable materials (such as plastic and metals) which have been placed in with general, non-recyclable waste before using the rest to create energy. In Cambridgeshire we offer a range of treatment capabilities from our 400-acre Waterbeach Waste Management Park, providing services as part of partnerships with local authorities and directly for businesses and residents.