Company Description
114 race victories in Formula 1, nine times Formula 1 Constructors’ Champion, seven times Formula 1 World Drivers Champions and the only team to have won in F1, 24h Le Mans and British Touring Cars. A proven track record that sets Williams Racing apart from the competition. Our unique character, combined with a deep passion for racing and future-oriented thinking, has created the very essence of our company.
Our mission is to win races and, in doing so, establish an authentic racing and lifestyle brand. Pure efficiency and the determination to win are key components of our company’s DNA and its overriding purpose. And it’s not only about being victorious on the racetrack. It is the essential mindset to remain competitive and to achieve success in everything we do.
It follows therefore that Williams' world class people are its most important asset. Our team operates at a high standard to ensure success.
Our commitment to support the next generation of innovators and winners gives us the opportunity to be ready for every challenge we face. Together we are successful. Together we win. We are Williams.
To be considered for this position, please ensure you answer the following questions in the "Message to the Hiring Team" section of the application:
1. A stakeholder has approached Internal Communications for help sending out some information to all staff. What approach do you take to support their request?
2. Describe the internal communications campaign you are most proud of creating and executing and why?
3. What are the most important things to consider when writing an internal release for staff?
Job Description
We are on a long-term mission to return to the front of the grid and are looking for the brightest and best talent to help us get there.
The Internal Communications Executive will be part of a team that are the driving force to deliver a communications approach that has been designed to connect employees to the business strategy, values and behaviours, support a high-performance culture, and create an engaging employee communications experience.
The ideal candidate will already be working in internal communications and have experience of developing and delivering communications plans to support business projects and priorities. A great storyteller, you can easily build relationships across all company functions to discover compelling stories that fit into an overall company narrative. You will transform these stories into engaging content assets, bringing them to life for our employees across multiple channels, both digital and in person. And you will play a key role in supporting our programme of employee engagement events including Town Halls and post-race debriefs.
The Internal Communications Executive will be a hands-on team member who has incredible attention to detail, is able to confidently deliver at pace, work with ambiguity and manage competing priorities. All the time collecting insight that will help drive the future of internal communications at Williams Racing.
Main Duties:
* Working within the Internal Communications team, you will play a key role in the execution of the internal communications strategy ensuring organisational initiatives and projects are successfully communicated to employees and stakeholders.
* Plan, edit and write content for a variety of internal communications mediums, such as our intranet, digital channels and internal communication events.
* Work closely with key stakeholders across the business to increase frontline engagement and develop content for the regular programme of internal communications.
* Support key internal communication projects and change initiatives.
* Help to build and maintain a content calendar that supports the delivery of multiple streams of content and events across all channels.
* Support key internal communications events such as regular race debriefs, all-staff town halls and staff engagement activities.
* Provide support to the internal communications manager during crisis situations which affect organisational perception and reputation.
* Use audience insight and analytics to help drive our IC strategy, channel selection, content calendar, and messaging with the objective of continuous improvement.
* Ensure our values and behaviours are embedded into all comms to reinforce and bring them to life.
Core Competencies:
* An enthusiastic and active contributor and team colleague who collaborates on ideas, opportunities and issues in order to deliver team goals.
* Proactively seeks information from a wide variety of sources to increase clarity, build new insights and recognise opportunities or threats.
* Capacity to view situations from multiple perspectives and provide alternative and innovative solutions to business problems.
* Able to communicate with impact and listen actively and with empathy, respecting the views of others so they feel valued and heard.
* Excellent attention to detail and a high level of organisational ability, able to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines with, sometimes a changeable set of priorities.
* Resilient and tenacious, confident under pressure, able to work at pace and adapt to change.
Qualifications:
* Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering communications plans to support business projects and priorities.
* A great storyteller with excellent English language writing and editing skills, able to tailor complex and technical content to different audiences.
* Excellent editorial and copywriting abilities with incredible attention to detail.
* Experience of how to engage through various communication styles and channels.
* Demonstrable previous experience of prioritising and multi-tasking a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong interpersonal skills, with the capability to build relationships at all levels of the organisation.
* Experience of creating and delivering content via digital internal communications channels.
* Experience of organising and producing employee events.
Additional Information
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Williams is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.
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