Wolverhampton EPMC

In a commercial role at JLR, you can reimagine the future of modern luxury. In teams focused on extraordinary customer experience, sustainability and forward-thinking. You’ll work alongside strategically-minded problem-solvers supporting the transformation of our iconic house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery, and Jaguar – and our heritage-rich JLR Classic range. Becoming a proud creator of the exceptional starts here.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Corporate Affairs owns the communication strategy for the business, ensuring high quality, integrated and impactful communications to engage, align and influence across all stakeholders. That includes internal and external audiences – including the effective management of JLR’s communication channels.

In the Senior Communications Officer position, your role is to develop and lead the delivery of a plan of communications and engagement activities to inform, support and inspire our people at these sites – helping them to align their work to the wider JLR Reimagine strategy, and feel connected and able to drive change at a local level. 

You will be working closely with the Propulsion Manufacturing Operations leadership team, you will oversee communications at the site, from quarterly townhalls to monthly management briefing sessions, to running the daily operational newsdesk. You will have experience of both strategic communications and operational storytelling – linking local people news to the bigger JLR picture – acting as corporate gatekeeper to align messages back up to the business-wide agenda.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Leading, developing and managing the delivery of the EPMC/BAC communications strategy  Senior stakeholder management with JLR’s senior leadership at the site and across Industrial Operations as needed Managing the EPMC/BAC internal communication channels network Leading on the creation of key communications across all EPMC/BAC channels including email, screens, the ‘Our JLR’ app and Team Talk Support the creation and delivery of JLR wide digital employee communications campaigns for our brands and products where required.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Excellent communication skills – both spoken and written – with outstanding attention to detail. Proven ability to plan, manage and deliver communications campaigns and allocate work to the team to support delivery. Demonstrable experience of producing and delivering relevant, engaging internal communications - including written, film, photography and events – which are tailored to meet the needs of varying audiences. A good level of competence with photography and video equipment to generate engaging and informative content. Have an innate news sense and be able to identify good stories from across the business.

Please note that this is a temporary assignment for 12 months. If you are a permanent employee you will return to your current role / team at the end of the assignment unless you find an alternative role. If you are a fixed term employee you will be offered a new fixed term contract for this assignment. Click for more information.

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. 

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role – but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.