Communications Manager [Capital Delivery]

To manage and deliver consistent and effective communications strategies for key capital delivery internal and supply chain projects. To manage internal and external stakeholder issues effectively to protect and enhance corporate reputation and co-ordinate a broad range of stakeholder communication activities (across trade media, public affairs, community relations and internal audiences) in line with Government & Corporate Affairs objectives. You will work across multiple communications platforms producing in campaigns for both internal and external audiences. The ability to source, film, produce and edit excellent quality video packages for media releases and on social platforms would be advantageous. Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities: 1. Develop and implement communications strategy on projects which present reputational risks or opportunities for the business. 2. Produce and manage detailed communications plans, detailing activities and resources necessary for implementation and providing recommendations for continuous improvement / best practice. 3. Interface with key external audiences (across community relations, media and public affairs) so that these relationships are appropriately managed, in consultation with relevant external communications teams in Government and Corporate Affairs. 4. Build relationships and provide direction / influence to senior project managers and external industry parties / funding organisations where appropriate. 5. Provide guidance on all external communications activity undertaken by project personnel including Project/ Programme Director and Project Managers, delivering consistency with the approved G&CA communications strategy and in accordance with Network Rail’s corporate policies. 6. Assist with delivery of Network Rail’s corporate internal communications programme and act as a conduit for material/information for corporate comms channels. 7. Check that all branding used on the project complies with Network Rail’s corporate policy on branding, visual identity and image. 8. Produce regular reports on all communications activities on the project, including budget.

· Significant experience within corporate communications · Proven track record in public relations activity in a high profile organisation · Excellent writing and the ability to think strategically · Excellent influencing skills and ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders · Thorough knowledge of the media and how it operates We would also like but it isn’t crucial to have/to be: · Video making skills · Educated to degree level · Graphic design skills (experience using Adobe Creative Suite) · Experience of working within an agency environment

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. Every day our 40,000-strong workforce strive to put passengers and freight first by keeping trains running on time. Those trains carry millions of passengers as well as millions of tonnes of freight, keeping power stations running, construction projects building and supermarket shelves stocked. We make millions of lives better every day and have a vital job in driving the economic prosperity of the nation. Our work matters to millions. We also invest millions improving the railway so its infrastructure is fit and reliable for the future. This Communications Manager role concentrates on the part of the business which is at the forefront of that renewal. You will promote the work of Capital Delivery in the North West and Central Region, showcasing how in partnership with our supply chain we are building a railway for the future. In joining Network Rail, you’ll not only be working for an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a business dedicated to being one of Britain’s best employers. We're proud to be recognised as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth year running. Find out more from our people here. Does this sound like a team you'd love to be a part of?, We have an exciting opportunity to join one of Network Rail’s busiest regional communications teams. We’re looking for a Communications Manager in our North West and Central Region. They will have a strong background in communications and someone who loves working with people and wants to tell great stories. They’ll always be thinking of new ways we can engage our workforce, through impactful campaigns which have the power to change behaviours and showcase the best in innovation across our industry. It’s an exciting patch, with some of the country’s most important rail routes, including: · the West Coast Main Line from Euston to the Scottish border, · Chiltern Main Line from London Marylebone to Birmingham, · and key railway lines across the West Midlands, North West, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria We’ll encourage you to get out and about – filming and finding the stories we should be telling by going behind the scenes on some of our biggest projects. That will involve getting out on site on schemes such as new station builds, construction of new railway lines linking communities for the first time in decades or seeing how we’re using the latest technology to push what’s possible in civil engineering. It is not a sit at your desk job, it’s a get out and meet people job, it’s a grab a camera and make a film job, it’s a ring your internal contacts to find a unique story job, it’s an everyday is different job, it’s a job you’ll love in a place where you can develop your career and never stop learning. You can be based in either Manchester or Birmingham, and part of the NW&C Region which is broken down into three ‘routes’

· Salary: £35,582 to £40,029.

• Pro-rata annual leave entitlement (28 days)
• My benefits – our discounted online shopping site
• A range of discounted offers including, healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets
• 75% discount on leisure travel
• A choice of contributory pension schemes
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community
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