UK Head Of Site Communications

☞ Airbus

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Broughton Wales

Category: Marketing / PR

Industry: Aerospace Defence

Job type: Full-time

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Job Description:
We are looking for an experienced Head of Site Communications who will serve as the local on-site expert for all communication-related matters regarding Airbus Commercial Aircraft in the UK, coordinate and execute the community relations and internal and external communications on and for the different sites ( Filton near Bristol and Broughton near Chester).
As a proximity manager for a team of 3 communication professionals and placement students on behalf of HQ-based (Toulouse, France) communication leaders ensuring personal needs such as Development Plans are in place and annual objectives are set and monitored.
You will have strong experience in 360 communication and, ideally, have worked in and understand an industrial environment where you have demonstrated your ability to interact and build relationships with senior site managers. An understanding/experience of working in a International company would be desirable.
RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
  • Design and align the national communications plan for Airbus Commercial Aircraft in the UK, in full coordination with the National UK Communications coordinator for Airbus, ensuring the plan reflects the needs of the UK-based businesses (predominantly Operations in Broughton and Engineering in Filton)
  • Ensure Communication- related services provided to the UK by suppliers are delivered on time, to cost and quality.
  • Leads the execution of the Airbus Commercial Aircraft communication plan in the UK to ensure Airbus business objectives are achieved. This includes participating in Airbus top management meetings, providing advice on communications topics and managing business communications requests.
  • Drives the efficient collaboration with and provides site specific knowledge to the the wider Communications organization where appropriate to ensure alignment and consistency across all communications.
  • Support the UK sites by proposing and implementing new services for community-specific visits, working in collaboration with other visit operators such as Early Careers and Employment Marketing.
  • Collaborates with the appropriate representatives on Community Relations-related matters for the planning and execution of local activities such as sponsorships, donations and partnership projects which are aligned to the global Community Impact Charter and reflect the UK sites’ community engagement objectives.
  • Monitors and evaluates news and media coverage of Airbus Commercial Aircraft in the UK and is proactive in escalating, mitigating, identifying opportunities and managing Airbus communication response and statements.
  • Manages the crisis communication for the Airbus Commercial Aircraft in the UK in alignment with relevant stakeholders (for example the UK Crisis Management Team) and as per the company crisis communication policy and guidelines.
  • Maintains strong relationship with all of the site’s external audiences and stakeholders, and supports all relevant stakeholders across the wider department in capturing stakeholder requirements and expectations.
  • Ensure the activities of the UK communication team are compliant with the appropriate frameworks, guidelines and policies such as sponsorship frameworks, E&C policies and accepted Procurement practices.
This role will is responsible for the relationships of the internal and external stakeholders. Below will give you a flavour of the interactions you will have:
INTERNAL INTERACTIONS
  • Commercial Aircraft Communication Advisors team
  • Communications content production team
  • Divisional Comms Advisors (alignment on communication activities)
  • External Communications team (spokespersons/social media)
  • Events and exhibitions team (on site events)
  • Internal communications team (for internal site communications)
  • Corporate Sponsorship team
  • Airbus Operations management in UK
  • Head of Sites of Airbus Operations in UK
  • Head of HR Airbus Operations in UK
  • Filton & Broughton Site Leadership Team
  • UK Public Affairs site representatives
  • Country Representative for Environment & Sustainability

EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS
  • Relevant divisional audiences and stakeholders
  • Local media
  • Suppliers involved in editorial content; photography, audiovisual; graphic design, events delivery.
  • Local communities and community leaders

REQUIRED QUALITIES AND COMPETENCIES FOR THE JOB
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Personal qualities:
  • Strategic thinking while able to act and implement quickly
  • Understanding of UK media and how to effectively manage topics in the media
  • Able to think 360 in communications i.e. an ability to identify and manage all aspects of a topic across all communication disciplines including internal, external and community relations
  • Brand awareness
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Fluent in English, other languages an advantage
What Airbus Can Offer You
  • A competitive salary with annual profit share
  • An ever growing list of company benefits including enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
  • A hybrid working pattern of 2 to 3 days per week in the office and 2 to 3 days remotely
  • Flexible hours - 35 per week with no core hours on Friday afternoons!
  • Very strong, very real career development options across our transnational, market leading company.

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need. We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments for the selection process – you can share this with the Recruitment Business Partner who gets in touch if you are invited to interview. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.#LI-AS1
This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.
Company:
Airbus Operations Limited
Contract Type:
Permanent Contract / CDI / Unbefristet / Contrato indefinido
Experience Level:
Professional / Expérimenté(e) / Professionell / Profesional
Job Family:
Leadership
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to
emsom@airbus.com
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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