Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions with leading positions in advanced wound care ostomy care continence care and infusion care. With around 10000 colleagues we provide our products and services in almost 100 countries united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits from infection prevention and protection of atrisk skin to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatecs revenues in 2023 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more about Convatec please visit
Change is everywhere at ConvaTec. Its transforming our business and helping us improve millions of lives. And were nowhere near finished. Across every part of our business were pushing for better.
Join us as Global Corporate Affairs Editorial & Content Lead and youll do the same.
At Convatec our Global Corporate Affairs team plays an integral part of bringing to life Convatecs vision of pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch and our brand promise to be forever caring.
The successful Global Corporate Affairs Editorial & Content Lead will join a fastpaced high impact and growing team at the heart of the business adept at partnering with colleagues at all levels to make an important contribution to the successful planning design and of our companywide communications and corporate affairs priorities and be committed to delivering high quality work and building lasting relationships with stakeholders.
This role will provide dedicated support to a broad range of editorial storytelling and content creation projects and activities. The balance of work will be geared to internal communications with a growing focus on external communications materials over time.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Communications editorial
- Lead the production of highquality engaging content across various channels and audiences with a particular focus on impactful internal corporate and creative communications
- Support excellence in the delivery of Convatecs communications cadence messaging proofing and editorial oversight
- Shape and implement strategic content including drafting multimedia materials across channels/tools and evaluating communication activities
- Develop communications materials for issues and incidents as required
- Develop targeted external communications content such as social media posts aligned to internal and external activity and messaging
- Support translation of the external environment into broader business communications messaging and narrative
- Project manage specific companywide communications including global awareness campaigns (e.g. employee feedback survey)
- Play an active role in the team as we continue to strive to deliver engaging and best in class communications support for the company
- Collaborate with a range of Business Units and functions to deliver agreed communications activity aligned to priorities
- Manage the implementation and cascade of key content working with colleagues in Global Corporate Affairs and relevant leadership teams
- Provide advice constructive challenge and daytoday support for agreed deliverables and colleagues seeking support.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Degreelevel qualification or equivalent experience of 8 years in communications roles
- Exceptional writing and editorial skillsfor a range of audiences
- Experience in the development and of drafting receiving and executing project and creative briefs across internal and external communicationsprojects
- Experience of working within a corporate communications function in a global matrix organisation ideally including experience in a business partner role
- Ability to draft clear concise compelling and highquality content for engaging communications programmes and activities
- Ability to blend strategic thought creativity and framing with tactical delivery
- Deliver communication plans that achieve clear and measurable outcomes
- Ability to build effective relationships and strong rapport with a wide range of colleagues including leaders
- Strong communications skills with an ability to flex styles depending on purpose/audience
- A strong team player who is used to working collaboratively and is willing to challenge in a direct but collegiate style with tact and diplomacy
- Strong attention to detail
- Comfortable working at pace
- Proactive and selfdirected
- Experience in project management working with multiple deadlines simultaneously
- Advanced Microsoft office package user across range of applications and tools
- Familiar with AI/productivity tools
- Experience in the health and life sciences industry is a bonus but not essential
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Occasional travel may be required depending on projects/activities.
- The position is a hybrid role with an anticipated office attendance in our London Paddington office of 13 days per week at a maximum
Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. Youll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. Youll be encouraged and supported to make things happen too. It can be challenging. But as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions itll be worth it.
This is stepping up to a challenge.
This is work thatll move you.
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