Communications Officer (Permanent)

Location

Ottawa, ON | Canada

Job description

Communications Officer (Permanent)

Ottawa, ON

Expected Salary: $63,055 to $94,583

Underpinned by a deep understanding of technology integration, asset management, and specialist training, Babcock International works with customers around the world to improve the capability, reliability, and availability of their most critical assets within the key market sectors of Marine, Land, Aviation, and Nuclear.

In Canada, Babcock works in the Marine sector, where our teams provide critical and complex support to Canada’s submarine fleet. Our Canadian team is proud to be trusted to deliver key naval in-service support for the Royal Canadian Navy. We also operate in the Aviation sector, where Babcock ensures that the aircrew trainees of our partner nations receive the world’s best flying training. We deliver vital aerial emergency services and are proud to have been selected by the Government of Manitoba to deliver their wildfire suppression services, as well as key components of their critical air ambulance services.

Whether it is providing technical training instruction, developing training materials or maintaining critical training assets, Babcock is trusted by its customers to deliver world-class training solutions.

Babcock’s Purpose is to  create a safe and secure world, together . Our Principles create the foundation for how we will do this. They keep us on the right course, unify the way we work and guide us towards success. By thinking, connecting, and acting in line with these Principles, we’ll deliver better outcomes for our Culture, Customers and Communities. Collectively at Babcock, our employees embody the Principles that help make us great at what we do:

• Challenge the status quo, Be Curious , and ask, ‘how might we?’
• Whenever measuring success, Think: Outcomes and positive impacts.
• Be Kind to ourselves, each other, and our planet.
• Babcock employees Collaborate – we are greater than the sum of our parts,
• Be Courageous – be brave, ambitious, and determined.
• Everyone has a part to play - Own and Deliver to be successful.

We encourage you to explore our Babcock Canada website to learn more about us at .

In this role, you will:

• Oversee and coordinate the business’ internal communications activity across various channels, such as internal e-mail updates, digital signage, physical signage, intranet, vlogs, and emergency notifications systems,
• Deliver communications advisory support to internal stakeholders to help ensure internal communications campaigns and initiatives achieve their desired results,
• Responsible for the production of marketing and communications materials and assets such as brochures, case studies, info sheets, etc.;
• Manage the business’ annual internal communications content calendar and ensure the most appropriate and cost-effective channels are utilized and maximize the potential of digital communication channels.
• Oversee and manage the copywriting of editorials, articles, blogs, features and profiles, presentations, and web and social media content;
• Act as an alternate to the Head of Communications for crisis communications support and develop and manage plans for handling internal communications at times of crisis; including the creation and delivery of any necessary internal communications and engagement plans following a crisis;
• Coordinate Babcock Canada’s internal communications with Babcock’s Global Communications Function,
• Ensure the Communications function’s policies and procedures are maintained and updated as needed;
• Assume other duties as assigned.

The ideal candidate brings:

• A post-secondary education in Marketing, Communications, Business, Journalism, or a related field
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in communications with demonstrated experience in coordinating projects;
• Superior verbal and written communication skills, including writing marketing copy, editing, proof reading, and making presentations;
• Expertise in strategic storytelling, communications, marketing and working knowledge of website best practices, digital and content marketing, as well as communications design, development and execution.
• Excellent organizational skills, and is comfortable managing multi-project timelines and deliverables, and identifying potential issues upfront;
• Strong relationship-building skills, and is able to develop rapport with team members, vendors, and internal stakeholders;
• Demonstrated experience thriving in execution-driven roles and is capable of identifying operational improvements or processes to increase efficiency;
• A highly level of proficiency using MS Office suite of applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, SharePoint, and Outlook.
• Experience using of Social Media platforms (LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter) and using WordPress for web publishing;
• You are eligible for a Canadian Secret Security and ITAR Clearance

Babcock Canada supports the safety and wellbeing of our employees through the following programs:

• Contributions towards an employee’s physical and mental health
• Wellness days
• Supportive work life balance: flexible work schedule and competitive annual vacation time off
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits
• Pregnancy and Parental Leave top-up available
• Employer matching of employee retirement contribution
• Employee recognition and bonus programs
• Support of professional development and reimbursement of membership dues
• Relocation assistance for individuals and families

Babcock is committed to promoting a workforce without boundaries. One that welcomes everyone to contribute to our success regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, or age. If you require accommodation during any stage of our recruitment process, please let us know how we can assist you.

Applicants, please apply online at

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