Marketing Communications Manager vacancy in Greenford (313jc)

Our Client is a world leader in the research and development of cybersecurity.

They provide encryption, network protection, automated payments, tactical and commercial communications and telemetry systems, covert and mobile surveillance systems and situational awareness technology to defence, public sector and commercial customers worldwide. The Company prides itself on providing state of the art development tools, an excellent working environment and career development opportunities for employees in the very exciting cybersecurity domain.

Job Purpose:
To develop and lead effective marketing communications activities for the Company in line with the marketing strategy, in order to support the business in achieving revenue objectives.

Scope / dimensions:
Deliver sustained proactive marketing communications across all media platforms to raise the profile of the company and support the business objectives. This requires the design and executions of multi-channel marketing campaigns including digital, PR, social media and events.

Key Responsibilities:
• Deliver effective marketing communications activities in line with the marketing strategy, within timescales and to budget.
• Develop product-marketing collateral to support the sales cycle and win business.
• Support the Head of Marketing to deliver our participation at trade shows, exhibitions and conferences.
• Maintain CIS messaging and brand consistency across the CIS website, marketing collateral, events and campaigns.
• Report on the performance and ROI of marketing campaigns.
• Support VIP (customer, analyst and investor) visits, demonstrations and other events as required, to ensure the clear and effective communication of tailored messages to different stakeholders.
• Lead internal communications activity to ensure the appropriate channel, method, tone and message is delivered to foster positive employee engagement.
• Support the HR Director and team in delivering effective change communications.
• Manage security of information as defined in the security manual.

Competencies:
Action Orientated
• Enjoys working hard; action orientated and full of energy for things he/she sees as challenging; not afraid of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
Business Acumen
• Knows how businesses work; knowledgeable in current and possible future policies, practices, trends, and information affecting his/her business and organisation; knows the competition; is aware of how strategies and tactics work in the marketplace.
Comfort around Senior Management
• Can deal comfortably with more senior managers without undue tension and nervousness; understands how senior managers think and work; can determine the best way to get things done with them by talking their language and responding to their needs; can craft approaches likely to be seen as appropriate and positive.
Customer Focus
• Dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Approachability
• Easy to approach and talk to; spends the extra effort to put others at ease; can be warm, pleasant and gracious; is sensitive to and patient with interpersonal anxieties of others; builds rapport well; is a good listener; is an early knower, getting informal and incomplete information in time to do something about it.
Listening
• Attentive to others; hears people out and accurately restates opinions and views of others even if disagrees.
Organising
• Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources effectively and efficiently arranges information and files in a useful manner.
Creativity
• Comes up with lots of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections amongst previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings. Presentation Skills
• Is effective in a variety of formal presentation settings: one-on-one, small and large groups, with peers, direct reports, and bosses; is effective both inside and outside the organisation, on both cool data and hot and controversial topics; commands attention and can manage group processes during the presentation; can change tactics midstream when something isn’t working.
Written Communications
• Is able to communicate clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
• Experience in creating and delivering integrated campaigns across digital, web, print, social media and PR is essential.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
• Strong IT skills, particularly MS Office and demonstrable experience of working with websites and intranet platforms.
• The ability to work independently and with team members to deliver high quality marketing communications.

Desirable
• Knowledge of the design process and experience of graphic design products such as Adobe Creative Cloud.
• Experience of working in defence, B2B, technology or related sector.
• Ability to work with and relate to technical subject matter.

Qualifications:
• Demonstrable experience of multi-channel marketing communications including campaigns, digital, PR, social media and events.
• Ability to obtain SC Clearance.

In return the are offering an excellent base salary and benefits package and the ability to join a dynamic and expanding company that is seeking to grow the company for the next decade.