The Company

Imerys is a world leader in creating specialty solutions that improve everyday life through minerals. Our success is built on our people, and creating an environment where our 18,300 employees around the globe can thrive.

We passionately believe that our teams are at their best when they have the opportunity to learn, collaborate and find new ways to solve our customers’ challenges, no matter what part of the business they are in.
We can offer you a variety of work and real opportunities to make an impact and be part of our evolution.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Head of Press and Crisis communications

Job Summary

Head of Press and Crisis communications

Job Summary:

Imerys, the world leader in mineral-based specialties for industry, is willing to redefine its content strategy in order to ensure a strong positioning of the brand and reinforce its reputation amongst its stakeholders.

Within this framework, Imerys is seeking its Head of Press & Crisis Communications for the Group, as part of the Communication department, he or she will have to define a clear PR strategy to position the Group through clear storytelling, messages, tone of voice, as well as help build awareness and a positive reputation for Imerys globally. He or she will coordinate PR globally, issues management and directly handle media relations in France and Europe. 

Job Scope:

Scope: Worldwide

Travel: may be required

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for PR and crisis communications.
• Coordinate all media relations efforts including top-tier print, broadcast, regional and trade publications with the Business Areas Communications heads.
• Identify and provide relevant business content to promote Imerys brand awareness and reputation
• Identify significant media and public policy issues that can be leveraged to support the business, and create and implement plans to leverage.
• Provide support and advice to field and country teams on their daily PR communications.
• Support the Financial Communications team.  This will include annual and interim results, trading updates and acquisitions.
• Ensure that there are agreed and up-to-date crisis communications policies and procedures, together with required written materials. Ensure that key spokespeople are prepared with crisis media training and practice.
• Collaborate with outside advisors and senior leadership at the Group and regional level to oversee and implement issues management and litigation support efforts.
• Reputation and brand awareness management: identify and manage opportunities to raise the company profile among target stakeholder audiences and enhance its expert positioning through speaker opportunities, expert comment, conferences etc.
• Define appropriate KPIs to measure the performance of the different communication actions and adapt if necessary.
• Work on transversal projects in an international and collaborative team within a dynamic and evolving context.

Job Specifications:

Education: Master’s degree with a specialization in PR, Media communications or journalism. 

Experience: 10+ years in a PR or Crisis communications agency or international company with PR and crisis  experience.

Technical skills: excellent writing skills

Language: Perfectly fluent in French and English (native English or French)

Imerys Soft Skills:

• Adaptability
• Rigor
• Good interpersonal skills and sense of diplomacy
• Ability to prioritise tasks
• Analytical and synthetic mindset
• Autonomy
• Deep experience in working with CEO and executive management teams
• Worked in a fast-paced and challenging communications environment – either in-house or agency. 
• Strong relationship management and interpersonal communications skills including active listening, assertiveness, flexibility, influencing and negotiating.
• Team spirit

Specific Job related Skills:

• Excellent writing skills in both French and English as well as the ability to translate abstract business concepts into meaningful ‘everyday’ language.
• Crisis Management
• Able to have operational and strategic approaches
• Ability to manage relationships at all levels and strong customer service skills to effectively deal with the competing demands of various stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to execute projects on time and to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Intuitive grasp of brand, customer and a drive to impact and satisfy customers.
• Strong organization skills: self-directed and capable of working effectively in a fast-paced environment whilst managing multiple projects.
• Experience of international environments and cultural differences.

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Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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