Head of Communication

Are you motivated by promoting sustainable urban development and energy solutions? Do you have a passion for engaging communication and leading a team? Do you want to work from the heart of an international business? And do you have business acumen and excellent collaboration skills?

Then here is a great opportunity to extend your potential.

BUILD OUR BRAND

COWI is an international engineering and architectural consultancy firm with leading positions within energy, infrastructure, buildings, water, and environment.

We work across the globe with a stronghold in Scandinavia. Our approximately 6,800 colleagues work together with customers and partners to shape a sustainable and liveable world.

Your primary tasks will be to lead our local communications team, establish a strong collaboration with local management, and promote and protect our brand in Norway among customers, decision-makers, partners, and talent.

You will get support and cooperate closely with highly skilled communications colleagues across COWI as well as with local market and HR leaders.

ADVISE THE CEO

As Head of Communication, you will act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Vice President (EVP) of COWI’s Norwegian business line and the rest of the management team.

Moreover, you will spearhead the development and execution of our local communications plans and daily communication activities for our growing business in Norway, counting more than 1,400 employees.

The Norwegian communications team is part of our global coms team with more than 50 specialists reporting to our global Head of Communications with a dotted reporting line to the Norwegian EVP.

You will also join our group-wide Communication Leadership Team.

DEVELOP THE STRATEGY

Your day-to-day tasks include:

• Leading the local communications team consisting of four highly skilled colleagues.
• Advising, assisting, collaborating with, and supporting the EVP as well as the rest of the Norwegian management team.
• Contributing to the development of COWI's group-wide initiatives, aligning local plans with group priorities, and leading the application in the local context.
• Developing, leading the execution, and measuring the impact of local communication plans and initiatives.
• Identifying, developing, training, and supporting thought leaders in our business.
• Improving employee engagement and developing our employer brand.
• Analysing the effects of communication activities to develop the team, channels, and solutions.
• Writing and editing compelling speeches, presentations, briefs, etc.

To succeed in this position, we believe that you should be a team player with excellent networking skills, the ability to prioritise, set a clear direction, to work and lead in a structured way, and be proactive.

Furthermore, you should:

• Hold a degree in communication, journalism, or other relevant field of study
• Have more than 8 years of experience, preferably from another international company or agency, and more than 3 years’ experience as a leader.
• Have a strong understanding, ability, and willingness to manage multiple stakeholders in a sometimes complex setting.
• Be experienced in engaging colleagues and leading projects and initiatives across functions and borders.
• Have a profound understanding of markets, business dynamics, employee engagement, and leadership communication.
• Be well-versed in proactive media initiatives as well as crises communication.
• Be able to develop or grasp concepts and translate them into concrete briefs, presentations, articles, and SoMe posts.
• Be fluent in Norwegian and have excellent English skills.

JOIN OUR GLOBAL PEOPLE AND COMMUNICATION TEAM

In COWI, communication is organised together with HR function in People & Communication which numbers more than 130 skilled HR and communication specialists across the globe. You will be working mainly from our office in Oslo.

We are dedicated to supporting our culture, telling our stories, building our brand, optimising our processes, and attracting, developing, and retaining COWI's most important asset: Our people.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

Please write or call: Vice President and Head of Group Communication Manuel Vigilius on mlvs@cowi.com, tel. +45 2441 3026; Group Brand and Employer Brand Manager Nanna Wang Carlsen on naca@cowi.com, tel. +45 2264 7322; or Head of HR Norway Annette Dahl Franck on anfk@cowi.com, tel. +47 995 94 996

HOW TO APPLY

Click on the link below and tell us why you are the right person for this role. We look forward to receiving your application as soon as possible since the recruitment process is ongoing. The application deadline is stated at the top of the page.

EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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