Communications Manager (maternity cover)

at  Kone

Passionate about communications? Want to work for an industry leader that moves two billion people a day? Excited about the prospect of working with colleagues globally ? Raise your hand and apply if that’s you!
We are looking for a comms pro to join our n ewly formed Communications Center of Expertise as Communications Manager for the KONE Australia and New Zealand ( K ANZ ) organisation . This is an exciting opportunity to shape the new function and ways of working. The role is both strategic and hands-on, as your responsibilities will span from coaching and advising leaders to driving strategic communications and being a spokesperson for the company as needed. You will be responsible for planning and implementing KONE communications in Australia and New Zealand with support from your global and area level colleagues.
You will be a member of the K ANZ People & Communications leadership team, and report to Head of Communications for KONE A s ia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APM ) , and in dotted line to KANZ People & Communications Director . This position is preferably based in S ydney , Brisbane, or Melbourne . Travel within Australia and New Zealand is required from time to time. This is a full time fixed term role covering maternity leave.

What you’ll deliver:

• Plans, implements, and distributes the KONE story across all our channels for KA NZ – internally and externally
• Actively delivers communications strategy and roadmap, including strategy and change communications & external communications
• Develops different types of communications activities and materials, to create dialogue, which and are often implemented in close collaboration with KONE marketing and people colleagues
• Internal channels and content development, following global guidance and standards
• External communications development for K ANZ , including media relations, PR, social media, kone.com company information related content
• Handles crisis communications at K ANZ level
• Supports and coaches K ANZ l eadership team in communications topics, including thought leadership
• Can act as a spokesperson at K ANZ level
• Conducts communications training for senior leaders (crisis comms, presentation training, media)
• Independently manages relationships with external vendors and agencies, in accordance with the KONE APM Area’s guidance (for example comms agencies, advertising agencies, PR agencies, graphic designers)
• Much of the work is done in a project mode and requires someone who can be flexible and cope with changing priorities from time to time.
• Actively builds KONE brand and protects the organization reputation.

What you’ll bring:

• A suitable academic degree, preferably in corporate communications or journalism
• Min. of 5 years’ work experience in areas such as communications or marketing
• Strong track record in media relations and in crisis communications
• Excellent writing, editing and verbal communication skills .
• Good digital communications skills, including creating content and managing social media channels and digital communications campaigns
• Experience in planning, creating, distributing, and monitoring editorial content for and in different channels
• Experience in setting up or developing program and stakeholder specific communications channels and measuring the impacts
• Experience in managing and leading projects
• Accuracy, attention to detail and good organizational skills
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously, take charge of issues and follow through to resolution
• Experience in working in an international, matrix organization is an asset.

As a colleague we expect you to be innovative, self-motivated with a business mindset. You will be operating in a fast-paced environment which means you need to know how to prioritise and understand what activities will add most value at a given time. You are passionate about communications and understand how communications add value to employees, customers, and other external stakeholders. This role requires strong internal and external stakeholder management which means strong emphasis on your business acumen and social competencies.

Please refer the Job description for details