Communications & Events Officer

Job Description

Job title: Communications & Events Officer

Location: Preston; We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: Circa £37,000 depending on skills and experience

What you’ll be doing:

• Lead the transformation and delivery of Commercial communications and engagement initiatives
• Coordinate and produce creative content for monthly newsletters, Vlogs and social media posts
• Delivering and elevating a range of Engagement Sessions
• Lead the coordination of functional focus groups, feedback and data analytics to enhance the teams’ output
• Maintaining refreshing and enhancing the Commercial Intranet site
• Lead the delivery of the Commercial Achievement Awards Scheme and coordinating the Awards Ceremony
• Delivering a programme of events & activities to celebrate, connect and strengthen the Commercial community

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:

• Excellent written communication skills as well as strong verbal communication, presentation & influencing skills
• Experienced in creating and scheduling content across various platforms and tailoring to targeted demographics
• Able to prioritise multiple projects and demands
• Strong attention to detail
• Creative marketing mind-set as well as agile and able to adapt to new digital marketing trends and tools
• Determination to drive work package and corral inputs from multiple stakeholders

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Group Commercial team:

This is an exciting opportunity to work in the Talent & People Capability team to deliver the Commercial Communications & Engagement Strategy, coordinate a programme of events and support the Commercial Development Proposition.

This role provides the opportunity to grow your existing experience across business units and deal with stakeholders at all levels from Directors to new entrants. The role requires management of conflicting demands and changing priorities.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 30th August 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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