Communities Manager

Job Description

MBDA's Group Communications team is making a strategic shift to strengthen our brand and engage with new audiences!

Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security Clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

What we can offer you:

• Company bonus: Up to £2,500 (based on company performance and will vary year to year)
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Flexible working: We welcome applicants who are looking for flexible working arrangements
• Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave -enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity:

We are reinforcing our strategic focus, optimising our support activities and significantly increasing our engagement with the general public. Our objective is clear: to ensure every audience, from our customers and shareholders to the wider public, knows, understands and supports MBDA.

As a Communities Manager within the Communities Team of the Communications Operations department, you will be crucial in delivering impactful communication projects aligned with the strategic and business objectives and deliver our engagement strategy in our people communities (e.g MBDA employees, newcomers, managers) engagement across internal and external audiences. Build and animate thriving communication networks that strengthen the Group’s sense of belonging, collaboration, and reputation – both within the organisation and across its stakeholders’ ecosystems.

What you will be doing:

• Support the implementation of a comprehensive community engagement strategy covering internal and external audiences (including potential candidates, partners, suppliers, etc.)

• Contribute to the editorial roadmap and create content for all communications platforms: website, intranet, corporate social media channels (LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube, etc.) and other channels (video, podcasts, email, digital screens, etc.)

• Be the point of contact for coordination of the editorial planning of the different tools

• Ensure editorial consistency (tone, storytelling, visuals) across all channels and touchpoints

• Foster employee advocacy by supporting local communication ambassadors and communities of practice

• Develop and coordinate the animation of internal networks on our enterprise social platforms

• Participate in monitoring and analysis of engagement performance (reach, interaction, sentiment) and recommend continuous improvement actions

• Collaborate closely with relevant functions to align community initiatives with corporate culture and strategic priorities

• Support the development of social media guidelines, training, and community management best practices

• Contribute to the Group’s reputation management by identifying emerging topics and community sentiment

What we're looking for:

• Excellent writing and storytelling skills across all communications channels

• Interest and understanding of community management tools and analytics dashboards

• Strong interpersonal and cross-cultural communication skills

• Creative mindset with an analytical rigor

Our Company: Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given.

MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom.

We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more …

We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

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