Internal Communications Manager

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

12/16/2024

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Job Description

Start here. Grow here.

We are recruiting for an Internal Communications Manager who will work with the Europe and India Internal Communications team and will be responsible for supporting our Transportation business in communicating and engaging effectively within their teams and to the broader business.

You will lead the development of the internal communications strategy, along with providing strategic and tactical advice on effective internal communication and engagement within the Transportation business. Acting as a key trusted advisor and contact point (including stakeholder management) for members of the Transportation leadership team, you’ll have the confidence to challenge decisions in order to foster collaboration and drive success.

You’ll also be the co-ordinator and editor of news, stories, project wins, milestones, campaign content, events, internal newsletters and internal social media related to Transportation. You would be writing, editing, researching and curating stories from our Transportation team across UK, Ireland, Western Europe and India for use in a range of platforms, including company intranet (known as Ecosystem), emails / newsletters, internal social media platform, video clips / digital media, presentations, Local offices and events. In addition, you will work closely together with our marketing, external communications and creative teams to coordinate regional-wide campaigns.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Strategic Communications: Develop and lead the execution of a strategic communications plan that aligns with the Transportation business goals and objectives. This includes creating messaging frameworks, content strategies, and communication channels to effectively reach target audiences​
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• dvisor to Leadership: Build strong relationships with senior leadership and serve as a trusted communications advisor. Provide strategic counsel on messaging, reputation management, and crisis communication.
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• hampion Collaboration: Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the Transportation team and across sectors. Challenge existing norms and processes to drive creativity and excellence in activity.
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• takeholder Engagement: Identify and prioritise key stakeholders, including employees and those that have an impact on the employee value proposition. Develop strategies to engage and build relationships with these groups.
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• ontent Creation: Oversee the development of compelling and relevant content, including town halls, leadership communication, articles, internal social media updates, and other materials that align with Transportation messaging.
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• eople Engagement: support in the people spotlights and promoting our Transportation Employee Value Proposition to existing employees and working with the TA marketing lead to support recruitment and staff attraction.
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• trategic Marketing Campaigns: Working with sector marketing teams and discipline teams to provide internal communications support on key strategic marketing campaigns/priorities.
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• ompany-wide Campaigns: Work closely with the Internal Communications team for Europe and India in support of regional delivery of company-wide communication campaigns providing specific Transportation content.
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• levating Transportation: Liaise with the Europe and India Marketing & Communications team to ensure end market content is showcased and promoted more broadly through all the relevant internal communications platforms. Liaise with the Transportation Global Business Lines to make sure Transportation Europe & India is well represented within the global business.
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• igital Media: Bring new thinking and best practice into their work including the application of digital media.
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ome grow with us.
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nd let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle , technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days
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ualifications
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eady to push the limits of what’s possible?
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ere’s what we’re looking for:
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• ducated to degree level in Communications, Marketing or Journalism.
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• e are looking for someone with internal communications’ experience working within a large, preferably professional services, organisation.
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• oftware skills: Good working knowledge of PowerPoint, InDesign, Photoshop and SharePoint (desirable).
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• igital skills: Experience in delivering content through multi-media and digital platforms.
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• n understanding of the Transportation industry would be beneficial but not essential.
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e celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com
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t AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
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dditional Information
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nterested in the role or curious about life at AECOM? Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!
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or further information about the role, reach out to the recruiter on LinkedIn Siobhan Osborne
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bout AECOM
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ECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
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reedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
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ou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
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ou will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
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ECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
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oin us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
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ll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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eqID: J10121168
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usiness Line: Geography OH
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usiness Group: DCS
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trategic Business Unit: Europe & India
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areer Area: Marketing & Communications
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ork Location Model: Hybrid
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egal Entity: AECOM Limited