Communications Specialist - Contract Role
- Reference Number
- CAN0004
- Closing date for applications
- 23 February 2014
- Country
- Canada
- City
- Vancouver
- Function/Discipline
- Policy & Corporate Affairs
- Employment Category
- This is a contract role
- This role is offered on local conditions
- Working Hours
- Full/Part-Time
- Full Time
- Number of Roles Available
- 1
- Salary
- Commensurate with Experience
Communications Specialist - Contract Role
Position Summary
The BG Canada Communications Specialist will provide comprehensive internal and external communications support for the company’s current and future responsibilities in western Canada.
The position will help develop and implement our communications strategy in line with business objectives. In close coordination with the BG Canada Communications Manager and Houston-based communications team, the BG Canada Communications Specialist will have responsibility for internal and external communications, the latter including, social media, event planning, and marketing/branding, crisis communications and Canadian, provincial and community media outreach.
The position will help develop and implement our communications strategy in line with business objectives. In close coordination with the BG Canada Communications Manager and Houston-based communications team, the BG Canada Communications Specialist will have responsibility for internal and external communications, the latter including, social media, event planning, and marketing/branding, crisis communications and Canadian, provincial and community media outreach.
Key Accountabilities
The jobholder must understand how effective communications (external, internal and crisis) will assist BG Canada in delivering its business objectives, in line with BG Group’s communications policy and branding guidelines.
Specific accountabilities:
• Responsibility for supporting development and implementation of BG Canada’s communications strategy, including materials design and development;
• Responsibility for developing a social media platform and website for BG Canada;
• Project management/delivery of external stakeholder events (e.g. conferences, exhibitions, VIP visits, stakeholder events, etc); and
• Responsibility for the internal communications needs of BG Canada
Specific accountabilities:
• Responsibility for supporting development and implementation of BG Canada’s communications strategy, including materials design and development;
• Responsibility for developing a social media platform and website for BG Canada;
• Project management/delivery of external stakeholder events (e.g. conferences, exhibitions, VIP visits, stakeholder events, etc); and
• Responsibility for the internal communications needs of BG Canada
Every individual has a duty to both themselves and those around them to ensure that safe practice is adhered to at all times. In addition to any specific accountabilities for HSSE, all employees are accountable for ensuring that they take care of themselves and adopt exemplary safe behaviours.
Unique Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Attribute
Experience Needed:
• Preferred candidate will have at a minimum, 3 years of professional communications experience in British Columbia, preferably in the energy sector or a related industry such as mining, forestry or clean technology;
• Experience in communication strategy design and development, including social media communication strategy design;
• Experience with internal branding and why this is important;
• Experience in managing large highly complex events and corporate hospitality;
• Experience in conducting communications audits; and
• Some level of experience in facilitating media interaction
• Experience in communication strategy design and development, including social media communication strategy design;
• Experience with internal branding and why this is important;
• Experience in managing large highly complex events and corporate hospitality;
• Experience in conducting communications audits; and
• Some level of experience in facilitating media interaction
Specialist Knowledge:
• Bachelor’s degree in communications or related field;
• Excellent written and verbal skills;
• Social media skills
• High degree of knowledge and experience regarding external and internal communications;
• Ability to engage senior management in discussions regarding communications strategy.
• Excellent written and verbal skills;
• Social media skills
• High degree of knowledge and experience regarding external and internal communications;
• Ability to engage senior management in discussions regarding communications strategy.
Skills:
• Strategic thinking & planning – important for developing the strategic communications plan;
• Creative in developing communications approaches and materials for different audiences;
• Analytical skills – these are important in determining the best course of action for a particular program as well as developing budgets, etc;
• Engaging others – key to ensuring support for communications programs and policies;
• Strong organization and project management skills;
• Very high-level of written and verbal communication skills;
• Teamwork/team building; and
• Demonstrating cultural awareness.
• Creative in developing communications approaches and materials for different audiences;
• Analytical skills – these are important in determining the best course of action for a particular program as well as developing budgets, etc;
• Engaging others – key to ensuring support for communications programs and policies;
• Strong organization and project management skills;
• Very high-level of written and verbal communication skills;
• Teamwork/team building; and
• Demonstrating cultural awareness.
Attributes, Competences:
• Highly motivated and proactive;
• High energy level and enthusiasm;
• Commercial aptitude; and
• Self-starter capable of developing and implementing a communications strategy.
• High energy level and enthusiasm;
• Commercial aptitude; and
• Self-starter capable of developing and implementing a communications strategy.
Special Features:
Must be able to travel extensively, sometimes internationally and work hours outside a traditional business day from time to time.
Additional Information for External Candidates
BG Group values diversity and is committed to equal opportunities; applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates.
Please note that after the closing date you will no longer be able to apply for the vacancy. The specific time of closing is midnight UK time on the date displayed. BG Group also reserves the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date without prior notice.
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