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Title: Head of Communications - Performance Excellence
Division: Group
Location: Flexible

Hybrid

Purpose of Role:

You'll be responsible for the Performance Excellence Communications workstream within the overall Change & Engagement workstream, driving and delivering strategic and business critical internal communications to support change management and engagement within a complex and global multi-functional transformation.

Working closely with the Head of Change and Engagement, this role will collaborate with stakeholders across the programme to devise and deliver an impactful , effective and strategic communications programme over multiple years.

Your energy, creativity and determination are essential to success in this role. You’ll also be able to strike a balance between strategic and hands-on work.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviours in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture.

Providing communications expertise and advice to the Performance Excellence programme, delivering a holistic change communications strategy to support our people through a global multi-functional transformation. Accountable to the Head of Change and Engagement, you'll ensure regular reporting of the communication workstream within the TMO Governance framework; identifying deliverables, key milestones, risks/issues and changes.

Responsible for the production of engaging and well written content in multiple formats and multiple languages. Incorporating story-telling, briefings and events with high editorial and design standards to represent a compelling and impactful image of the programme to key target audiences. You'll also ensure that programme communications are aligned with We are Weir and presented and delivered consistently with Corporate Communications standards and processes.

Demonstrating effective, strategic networking skills to develop relationships with key stakeholders, you will keep key programme sponsors up to date with

communications plans, listening and responding to feedback to ensure

continuous improvement. You'll engage with other workstreams and Functional Transformation leaders to understand and translate their communication needs as part of the change, engagement and communications strategy.

Responsible for articulating a key narrative and defining strategic messaging, you will lead the creation of key communications, ensuring all communications are consistent and on message. · Accountability for the effectiveness and measurement of communications to drive continuous improvement and ensure activity meets the needs of key audiences.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For additional information about what it is like to work at Weir, please visit our and .

Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.