Communications Advisor - Community Investment and Social Impact

Company: BAE Systems
Location: Washington
Posted on: November 1, 2024

Job Description:

Job title: Communications Advisor - Community Investment and Social ImpactLocation: Barrow, Glascoed, Portsmouth, Washington, Scotstoun, Filton or Frimley - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.Salary: Up to -50,000 dependent on experienceWhat you'll be doing:

• Delivering the Maritime and Land Sector Community Investment and Social impact strategy.
• Operate as the Sector lead for engagement with our CI/SI stakeholders, including our strategic charity partners, Regional Growth Funds, Local Enterprise Partnerships etc., to deliver and measure activities.
• Working with Group Communications to deliver all corporate CI/SI activity, leverage centrally provided budgets, and collaborate around sponsorship, employee fundraising, and volunteering opportunities.
• Working effectively with stakeholders, strategic partners, and the other team members in the Maritime and Land Communications Function, to ensure the delivery of relevant internal and external communications, in support of an annual Communications Plan.
• Managing relevant compliance and audit processes around Community Investment and Company Giving.
• Working closely with Business Development to identify and leverage Social Value opportunities and activities, in support of business winning activity.
• Facilitation of our network of regional CI/SI committees.Your skills and experiences:
  • Significant experience in a communications and/or project management discipline; notably with skill in activity planning and stakeholder engagement.
  • A positive and enthusiastic outlook with excellent personal communications and presentation skills.
  • Excellent content creation and copywriting skills, with an eye for detail.
  • Previous experience in a corporate Community Investment and/or Social Impact role, or with experience of Third Sector or community work.You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance, and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work, and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.The Maritime and Land Communications Team:Employing close to 30,000 highly skilled colleagues across its Submarines, Naval Ships, Maritime Services, Munitions, and Australia businesses, the Maritime and Land Sector is growing; and in order to best position itself to meet future challenges, its Communications Function has evolved to enhance and realign the delivery of integrated and proactive communications.As part of this role, you will be working in a brilliant team of enthusiastic communications professionals, and you will have an exciting opportunity to deliver projects and create engaging communications that bring to life the role we play in supporting our Customers and the communities we live and work in.Why BAE Systems?This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, and LGBTQ+ individuals.We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.Closing Date: 6th November 2024We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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