Corporate Communications Manager
Key responsibilities:
External Communications
- Drive media relations and cultivate enduring connections with journalists, editors, and influencers to attain favorable media coverage that aligns with organisational KPIs.
- Plan, coordinate and execute PR and communications campaigns in close collaboration with internal teams such as the academic, student insights and business development teams.
- Manage the development of content for media and public communications, including press releases, presentations, pitches, and media kits. – Plan, coordinate, and execute PR and communications campaigns in collaboration with internal teams.
- Identify and source news-worthy student case studies for media and internal purposes across all partner brands.
- Conceptualize and create media kits, including writing press releases and coordinating visual assets. – Work with key internal stakeholders to identify newsworthy innovations/products and developments for media use.
- Manage the OES LinkedIn page and other social media accounts as required.
Internal Communications
- Develop and implement internal communications strategy for OES, ensuring alignment with business priorities.
- Collaborate with HR and Communications teams to design and execute internal communications that encourage high performance and celebrate diversity.
- Manage distribution of internal communications to ensure appropriate channels are used.
- Organise and manage internal events, including weekly updates and quarterly All Hands
- Develop internal communication plans for the launch of new partnerships/products/investments.
- Provide internal communications advice to senior executives.
- Build relationships across the business and develop a network to create reflective content of activities across all departments and OES geographies.
- Ensure that the OES values of Integrity, Teamwork, Agility & Innovation and Passion & Perseverance and conveyed in messaging where appropriate
- Support HR team to promote OES’s EVP in alignment with corporate messaging and positioning.
- Drive responses to ad hoc requests for communications support and advice from internal stakeholders
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications or a relevant field
- Ability to communicate effectively to different audiences
- 10+ years Communications experience including experience in Corporate Communications
- High-level strategic skills, stakeholder management and content briefing
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with cross-functional teams
- The ability to work and communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders including CEO and senior executives
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to handle multiple tasks and take accountability for those tasks, prioritizing them appropriately whilst maintaining a strong dialogue around progress on projects and issues.
- Successful management individual goals and development plans.
Benefits
Flexible work for genuine career-life fit
- Professional development and mentoring
- OES Culture Club and events calendar
- Health and wellbeing activities
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Paid parental leave
- Purchased leave
- Study assistance and leave for eligible employees
- Mental health support resources and Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Income protection insurance
- Corporate health insurance