Communications Officer

We're looking for a Communications Officer to join our Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks team.

Location: Flexible on location - hybrid working available, with travel to sites and offices all over the UK

Hours: 37.5 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Communications Officer, you'll be working within the Natural Resources, Nuclear and Networks team, supporting them in taking our written and visual content to the next level .

Your day to day will include:

• Writing for internal and external channels, including our internal comms platform, the NRNN LinkedIn page, presentations, award entries, case studies and other marketing material.
• Working with others to gather information for news stories and announcements. This will involve speaking to various subject matter experts to understand the objective of the piece and translating corporate and technical jargon into accessible, well-written articles.
• Capturing and editing photos. Uploading them to our media library.
• Shooting and editing video for social media and other channels.
• Graphic design for presentations, posters and other marketing material.
• Helping to plan and run events, including workshops, roadshows and conferences.

What are we looking for?

This role of Communications Officer is great for you if:

• Relevant experience in a similar function, such as communications, stakeholder liaison, marketing or business development.
• Experience of working in the construction, utilities, nuclear, flood/coastal risk management of engineering sector, or similar.
• Great writing skills, including the ability to produce engaging, well-written content tailored to suit different audiences and communication channels.
• Basic photography skills, including the ability to use (or learn) photo editing software (like Photoshop or Lightroom).
• Basic videography skills, including the ability to use (or learn) video editing software (like Premiere
  Pro).

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits
We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier

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