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About Network Rail
Key Information
Salary: circa 28,000 per annum depending on experience
Location: Manchester / York
Positions: Communications Executive
Contract type: 12-month secondment (maternity cover)
28 days annual leave + bank holidays
Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure which includes off peak and super off-peak tickets
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join Transpennine Route Upgrade as Communications Executives!
Brief Description
You will work closely with the TRU communications team, senior management and various project departments to ensure consistent and impactful messaging across all channels. Your role will involve building relationships with key stakeholders, both internally and externally, to generate advocacy. Additionally, you will be expected to engage with media, creating awareness of Transpennine Route Upgrade's activities and the long-term benefits they will offer. You will play a crucial role in developing and implementing communications strategies for various work streams while evaluating successes and required changes.
Key Accountabilities
1. Support the delivery of communications programmes, working with colleagues and stakeholders across the route and wider business.
2. Support the delivery of appropriate communication channels for the target audience.
3. Research, draft and proofread communications content.
4. Build a good understanding of the business and its audiences to help inform communications support.
5. Understand relevant corporate communications guidelines and brand policies with a view to contributing to a consistent tone, style and design across Network Rail communications.
6. Work collaboratively with the team and broader Communications department to deliver joined-up internal and external communications, supporting corporate-led communications activity as required.
We need you to have:
* Experience in external communications
* Good interpersonal skills
* Good attention to detail
* Strong verbal and written communication skills
* Good organisational and time management skills
It would be advantageous if you have:
* Experience writing for channels
* Experience in engaging and/or managing relationships with external stakeholders
* Knowledge of media relations (including print, digital, social and broadcast)
* Experience of working collaboratively to deliver
* Evidence of pursuing career development in communications
Company
Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.
Your health, wellbeing and benefits
We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.
We have a range of benefits including:
* 28 days annual leave entitlement.
* My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
* A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
* Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
* A range of pension schemes.
* 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.
What Diversity and Inclusion means to us
‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
Disability Confident Leader
Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.
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