Senior Specialist, Global Communications

Job Description

The Global Communications function helps the organization achieve its objectives by optimizing our function resources toward high-value work.

The Senior Specialist, Global Manufacturing Communications is an important part of the Global Communications and Manufacturing team, focused on site communications for our Company Durham, NC; Elkton, VA and Wilson, NC sites, comprising approximately 2,700 employees within our Company's Manufacturing Division. The ideal candidate has expertise in site communications, change management and workforce engagement with diverse employee populations.

The position requires a candidate who is highly adaptable and can balance multiple priorities. The Senior Specialist partners with colleagues across corporate (enterprise) communications, divisional communications of our Company's Manufacturing Division and functional leaders at the site.

This position reports to the Associate Director, Global Communications, Manufacturing Division.

Scope of work and core responsibilities include the following, in partnership with the Associate Director, Global Communications, Manufacturing Division:

Boost employee performance by helping to develop communications plans that boost site colleagues' understanding of how their role and work connects to the site, divisional and corporate strategies; utilize most effective platforms and channels and implement innovative solutions to reach both “wired” and “non-wired” manufacturing employees.

Enable leader effectiveness by helping improve site leader communication through advancing site leaders’ core communication skills and crafting leader communications that empower employee decision making and increases their engagement, diagnosing communication breakdowns at the site and supporting site leaders by creating materials for site events and news.

Reduce organizational risk exposure by creating communications that effectively educate employees on formal and informal policies, escalating potential risks that could impact our reputation and partnering with divisional communications to identify, assess, address and prioritize actions.

Differentiate organization from competitors by supporting efforts to differentiate our corporate brand at the site level.

Qualifications:

Education minimum requirement

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4 or more years of communications experience

Required:

• Track record of success in communications

• Internal and external communication expertise with fluency in digital communications channels

• Strategic thinker and hands-on individual who can take projects from concept to implementation in a team environment

• Demonstrated capabilities to drive organizational change, ensure employee engagement and manage cross-functional projects

• Demonstrated success in collaborating across functions

• Proven ability to translate science/business/technical information, developments and challenges into compelling communications for key stakeholders

• Strong collaborator with effective relationship and partnership skills

Preferred:

• Experience within a highly regulated industry; business knowledge, understanding of manufacturing across a global enterprise

• Experience with manufacturing site communication

NOTE:

*Candidates that do not meet ALL of the skills indicated as “required” do not meet the basic qualifications and will not be considered (in the U.S.) due to Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) regulations.

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Required Skills:

Business Communications, Communication Coordination, Communications Planning, Content Creation, Employee Engagement Strategies, Event Management, Media Communications, Organizational Communications, Project Implementations, Risk Communications, Stakeholder Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Strategic Communication Planning

Preferred Skills:

External Communication, Internal Communications

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