Communications manager
The role of a Communications manager at SUEZ consists of defining the global communications policy (internal and external), supervising its implementation and ensuring the coherence of internal and external messages.
Assignment
Main activities
Communications:
- Manages the communications budget for the branch in conjunction with policy defined by company management
- Guarantees the creation, quality and homogeneity of forms and contents of communications to support the development strategy of the branch
- Assists staff and operational managers to align communications with corporate development policy
- Supervises the implementation of communication aids (publications, commercial and institutional posters, etc.) with regard to the strategy determined with management
- Supervises the implementation of internal communications (internal newsletters, websites, etc.)
External relations:
- Manages external relations in collaboration with staff and operational managers (press, customers, prospects)
- Monitors and manages the branch’s participation in trade fairs, forums, conferences, professional workshops with the operations departments
characteristics
- Customers: local authorities and industry
External corporate relations
Service providers (agencies), journalists, customers, etc
Profile
Required experience
Baccalaureate, plus 4 or 5 years of general or communications studies
At least 2 or 3 years in corporate communications
Key skills required
- Self-starter
- Good inter-personal skills
- Well organised
- Global vision
- Creativity
- Communications techniques: knowledge of the graphical chain, information and communications technologies, crisis communications, aptitude for diverse situations
Development
Possibilities for personal development
- Communications manager in another unit in the Group and at central office of the Business Units
