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About the role
- External Communications Director at GKN Aerospace leading global communications strategies and managing media relationships in the aerospace technology sector.
Responsibilities
- Lead the global media communications strategy to strengthen brand awareness, engage with journalists, and position the organization as a global technology leader and employer of choice.
- Coordinate external communications across the business, ensuring messaging is aligned with the global narrative and released in a way that maximises impact.
- Act as a central point of guidance and governance for external communications activity.
- Develop and deliver a global social media strategy that enhances employee engagement, protects our company’s reputation, and reinforces the organisation’s leadership position in the aerospace and technology sectors.
- Provide crisis communications leadership, developing robust preparedness plans, training key stakeholders, and leading communications responses during incidents to safeguard the company’s reputation.
- Oversee the development and continuous improvement of the award-winning global corporate website, ensuring content remains current, engaging, and aligned with strategic messaging, working close with the Digital Communications Manager and external agency partners.
- Partner with the Executive Team of GKN Aerospace to enhance leadership visibility and industry profiles, providing strategic counsel on messaging, media engagement, and the development of key narrative materials.
- Lead media and journalist engagement at major global events, including flagship industry events such as the Farnborough and Paris Air Shows.
- Define and track communications metrics to measure media and PR performance, using insights to drive continuous improvement and demonstrate impact.
Requirements
- 10 years’ experience in communications within a complex global corporate business.
- Relevant professional qualification or training.
- Familiarity with publicly listed companies, preferably in a highly regulated and technical sector.
- Track record of leading media relationships and crisis communications.
- Experience in working in an international environment, preferably of global scale.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, diplomatic and able to act as business partner to executives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Dutch or Swedish.
- Proficient in using MS Office suite and social media.
- Ability to travel globally.
Benefits
- A gross monthly salary based on WTW grade-E and in line with your experience and qualifications.
- 8% holiday allowance.
- 30 paid holidays for full-time employment.
- An excellent pension scheme (PME) and travel allowance.
- Bonus scheme.
- A pleasant and informal working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers in a pleasant atmosphere.
- Opportunity to learn and grow within a truly international team.
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