Internal Communications Specialist - Global Manufacturing

Role Responsibility

So, what will you be doing? This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Working with key stakeholders, develop (and subsequently manage) a global communications plan for DM&S to ensure consistent delivery of key messages and information to support the achievement of strategic objectives, with particular regard to change, transformation and employee engagement.
• Design and deliver the internal communications strategy for the division, including planning, design, delivery, measurement, and review ensuring standardisation across the division.
• Work in partnership with HRBP’s and comms ambassadors on sites to maximise reach an effectiveness of comms initiatives.
• Maximise the value of internal comms channels and leverage existing good practice.
• Work closely with Group Employee Communications to ensure that the specific needs of DM&S are represented when Company communications plans are formulated, e.g., geography, culture, and particularly the needs of frontline manufacturing employees.
• Identify and implement new initiatives to improve internal communications.
• Play a key role in supporting DM&S change agenda through membership of appropriate project teams and by the delivery of timely and targeted communications.
• Working with relevant stakeholders, across departments and projects, to understand communication needs and establish plan of support.
• Develop and promote the positive branding of the sites as part of DM&S recruitment strategy to support the attraction of an increased volume of high -calibre candidates to meet future business challenge and growth requirements.
• Create and maintain DM&S content calendar/plan for all comms channels to align communications and maximise impact of initiatives.
• Provide comms input to DM&S HR projects/activities as required.

The Ideal Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer and we embrace candidates from all walks of life. We’re particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• Confident and highly effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience within manufacturing environment or comparable where large numbers of employees may not have access to all modern communication channels.

• Excellent attention to detail, planning and analytical skills.

• Ability to manage own workload, meet deadlines and remain focussed with long term deliverables.

• Collaborative approach with ability to build and maintain relationships with multiple stakeholders internal and external to Dechra.

• Enthusiastic self-starter with resilience.

• Strong MS Word and PowerPoint skills.

Desirable:

• Experience in developing online content (LMS, Intranet etc)

• Ability to ensure remote teams remain on track to achieving tight deadlines and key milestones.

• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary change project teams.

• Experience in Adobe Package (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)

• Experience in curating video content

• Enthusiastic self-starter with resilience.

• Strong MS Word and PowerPoint skills.

Additional Details:

• Occasional global travel may be required with this role

About the Company

Dechra is a global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals and related products business. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

We are a global leader in veterinary endocrinology and topical dermatology, have a broad portfolio of analgesia, anaesthetics and products for the treatment of pain, and are also recognised as innovators in other specialisations such as the treatment of equine lameness, nutrition and differentiated generics. 

We deliver high quality products and services to veterinarians worldwide through our employees and a network of third parties to sustainably improve global animal health and welfare.

Everything we do is underpinned by our Culture and Values. They are important to us and have helped drive the Group’s success. 

All applications received are reviewed by our internal talent acquisition team and we will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. Should you not hear back from us within 28 days please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies which may be suitable and we encourage you to keep an eye on our careers site. For any questions or queries, please contact us at recruituk@dechra.com