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