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Sector: Marketing, Advertising and PR
Role: Senior Manager
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
About Network Rail
At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter.
Scotland's Railway is part of this large family, covering a geographical area from the Borders to Thurso, accounting for almost 20% of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day, and we actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.
Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don't always fit around a traditional working pattern. We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and will adapt the process to help support people with disabilities access, apply, and interview for roles.
Brief Description
Are you a strategic thinker? Are you passionate about building effective and impactful communication strategies? The Network Rail team in Scotland is looking for a head of strategic communications, who will work closely with our strategy and infrastructure delivery teams to showcase the importance of rail to the Scottish economy, our passengers, customers, and our colleagues.
In this newly created role, you will lead a team of three senior communications business partners and work closely with colleagues to support the delivery of our business objectives. This role will involve issues ranging from multi-million pound rail infrastructure renewal projects to working with teams responsible for maintaining some of Scotland's most iconic landmarks.
This role will report into the Communications Director and will involve out-of-hours and on-call working, based in Scotland with regular travel around the country.
About the role (External)
Here are some of the duties your role will include:
1. Develop, implement and maintain the Regions Calendar and Communications grid for Network Rail in Scotland.
2. Propose and advise in the development of external communication materials for Senior Executives.
3. Lead on the development and co-ordination of core communications content.
4. Lead Scotland's Market Research activity.
5. Manage the implementation of the publications strategy.
6. Lead the production and promotion of key publications.
7. Provide input to the development and updating of Network Rail's core corporate narrative.
8. Lead a team of engaged, strategic communications professionals.
What you will bring to the role:
1. Extensive successful experience working in Corporate Communications at management level.
2. Demonstrable successful experience of developing and delivering comprehensive communications strategies.
3. Proven experience of management roles, developing and motivating teams.
4. Demonstrable experience in achieving targets/results.
5. Proven understanding of relevant political calendars.
6. Experience of directing and managing agency support.
7. Excellent written and spoken communications skills.
Desirable qualifications:
Proven experience of delivering integrated communications for complex operational projects, crisis situations, and managing complex budgets.
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 are committed to the wellbeing of our employees.
We have a range of benefits including:
* 28 days annual leave entitlement.
* Discounted online shopping site.
* Discounted offers including childcare vouchers, healthcare offers, 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.
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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