Location: Belfast, United Kingdom
Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.
Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Are you a skilled internal communications individual with a passion for connecting people to their purpose in an engaging and effective way? Do you want to use your creative skills to inspire and motivate teams? If you do, read on!
What we can offer you in this role:
The chance to use your creative skills to source, write, edit and publish content
- An opportunity to develop your digital skills across a range of platforms
- Ability to generate engagement activities that promote inclusivity and drive engagement
Our Opportunity
We have a fantastic opportunity for an Internal Communications Coordinator, to join the Integrated Airspace Protection Systems (IAS) business within Thales. This role focuses on providing internal communications guidance, planning and delivery expertise to the business as well as communications and engagement activities.
Designed to generate great engagement and involvement, you will help create an environment where employees can give their best each day. You’ll report directly to the Managing Director for IAS with support from the UK Internal Communications Business Partner. This role will work closely with the Executive Team, other stake holders and external suppliers.
Day to day you’ll:
- Support and deliver the annual IAS UK internal communications plan, agreed by the Internal Communications Business Partner and IAS UK Managing Director, ensuring they’re on time and budget.
- Be confident to challenge and offer direction to stakeholders using understanding of communication channels best practice, knowledge of the wider IC strategy and experience as an employee.
- Represent the UK Communications team at events where appropriate and agreed by the Internal Communications Business Partner
- Travel to and provide communications support to relevant sites as required
- Manage the various online and offline communication channels across the IAS UK business
- Be a team player and share best practice across the functional team
- Ensure that campaign deliverables adhere to the Thales Brand Guidelines and match relevant Thales procurement and delivery processes
- Think creatively and use a varied mix of channels and tools when developing communication activities
- Support the IAS UK [& Thales UK] strategic message platform that motivates colleagues to understand and take the appropriate action to achieve our vision and strategy and IAS UK strategic priorities.
- Source, write and edit internal content and publish across a range of channels
- Ensure that all content (intranet news, emails, team briefs, videos, team listening content etc.) is on message and linked back to the overall IAS UK and Thales UK messaging and Ambition vision and strategy.
- Build the ‘Thales Story’ enabling individuals to understand how their day-to-day role contributes to the success of the IAS business both in the UK and in France as well as Thales UK and the Thales Group.
About you:
You’re an excellent communicator both written and oral, demonstrating strong business acumen, with the ability to collaborate at all levels of the organisation. A creative storyteller who motivates people to achieve, is outcome focused and measured. Encourages and facilitates a culture of dialogue amongst all audiences. Is proactive and gets out there to understand how our people think and feel.
To be successful in this role, it’s essential you have a strong knowledge of what good engagement looks like, internal communication channels and business as usual communications activities. You’ll need to be able to demonstrate your experience and understanding of business requirements to support the translation into internal communications.
In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency.
At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working.
Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles.
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