Job Description

At Arcadis we focus on attracting, retaining and developing people who share our passion and commitment to improve quality of life. In return we offer you the opportunity to transform your world and the world around you, that could be through client work, upskilling yourself, championing equality and inclusion or getting involved in charity work, to name just a few. Our people value different perspectives, they care about the sustainability of our planet and dare to shape the future.

One of our core values is 'people first', and supported by our Lovinklaan foundation, we invest in you for the long term, to ensure you reach your full potential. You'll have the opportunity to own your career and work on industry-defining projects, finding solutions to real challenges that make a difference to people's lives. You're encouraged to have a growth mindset and are given the space to develop personally and professionally, building a flexible career that works for you.

Role description:

This role will help to raise brand awareness, enable business growth, achieve strong employee engagement and enable the business to grow share of voice and connect with clients.

Aligned to our leadership model we seek candidates with a strong fit to our leadership success profile, to build and drive our culture of inclusion, accountability, human-centricity, and sustainability. Successful candidates will possess strong learning agility, combined with a balanced mix of being curious, driving success and igniting passion.

Role accountabilities:

Internal communications (50% of role)

• Adapts and implements internal and change communications plans to support strategic objectives
• Develops tailored communications plans in line with country business priorities
• Develops plan for leadership communications
• Builds strong relationships with internal stakeholders

External communications (50% of role)

• Crisis management, reputation, and media management
• Develops and delivers plan to amplify the C-Suite voice and presence both internally and externally through different channels
• Liaises with external media partners to explore and amplify media exposure opportunities (i.e., industry events, award programs, executive interviews, opinion pieces, etc.) to support corporate communications as well as sector/market-based campaigns
• Develops and localizes press releases for corporate communications and campaign activations as needed
• Leads marketing campaigns and assists SMEs with thought leadership development to support local/regional campaigns as needed
• Partners with HR team to build the employer brand and help to attract and retain talent, and help drive community outreach, engagements, and activities
• Develops and manages the content calendar for regional social media platforms in line with our social media strategy
• Works with the Pursuits Team to ensure that sales/client collateral are refreshed and is in line with company guidelines

Qualifications & Experience:

• At least 5 years' experience working with senior stakeholders as a marketing & communications professional
• Degree educated, preferably with an advanced or professional communication degree in marketing, communications, or Public Relations
• Advanced experience in MS Office Suite (in particular MS PowerPoint)
• Experience in digital marketing (i.e., LinkedIn and other social media platforms
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud is an added advantage
• Experience of navigating matrix organisations in professional services organisations
• Proven marketing, communications, and branding experience in B2B environment, ideally with an agency or consulting background experience
• Creative with experience in implementing marketing & communications strategies
• Proven record in visual design and delivery of compelling presentation, and content development for media and campaigns
• Professional level English verbal and written communications
• Committed team player with willingness to be hands-on, self-driven and resourceful
• Previous experience of employee branding and employee engagement, including cultural change programmes with a good understanding of new communications trends and their application to a changing employee pool
• Experience of C-suite relationships and ability to influence senior level discussion making
• Experience of tracking and reporting on impacts of communications.
• Experience in optimising websites and social media outreach

Why Become an Arcadian?

Our work with clients has a direct impact on people's lives and on the planet. We make moving, living and belonging in cities safer, more resilient and more sustainable. By partnering with our clients as responsible custodians of our earth's resources, we can create a sustainable planet.

We continue to think of new ways to make positive impacts and create better experiences for people; data driven and digital solutions have become part of the Arcadis DNA. Working together with clients and using techniques like design thinking, we can get to the heart of our clients' most pressing challenges and work together to solve them.

As a global business, we have committed to support five of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals to ensure that our projects contribute to a better and more sustainable future for all. But it's not just the work that we do on client projects that benefits communities and our planet. As a global business, we are committed to making a positive impact to society by supporting local communities where we operate.

To help protect our planet, we monitor and measure non-financial information to inform business decisions and reduce our own environmental impact as part of our commitment to be net zero carbon as a global company by 2030.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. At Arcadis, you will have the opportunity to build the career that is right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations, their own career goals. And, as a 'people first' business, it is why we will take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.

Transform Your World

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