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Communications Specialist 5

Commercial Airplanes is looking for a Communications Specialist Level 5 to support Global Corporate Citizenship (GCC) and State & Local Government Relations (SLGR). The successful candidate will be familiar with the Pacific Northwest region, its culture, issues and political system. The specialist's role is to provide timely and credible information to key audiences to motivate them to support Boeing and GCC/SLGR objectives. The job is broad-based and requires senior-level proficiency in core practitioner skills. Specifically, the job includes:

Communications Planning and Execution-Partners with key stakeholders to develop and execute communication plans, strategies and tactics that support Boeing and GCC/SLGR objectives. Co-leads the integrated conditioning plan team.

Reputation and Issues Management-Working with internal and external groups, leads the development of communications positioning, plans and strategies in anticipation of and response to relationship or reputation risks to the company related to the mission of GCC/SLGR.

Media Relations-Develops and maintains relationships with key media outlets-traditional and new media-especially those reaching individual communities and diverse ethnic groups, and leverages them to tell the Boeing story. Monitors and analyzes content to anticipate potential events and issues, and assess impact to the company.

Executive Support-Supports the GCC/SLGR vice president and his leadership team. Counsels management on communication strategies and tactics, and provides advice and guidance regarding visibility plans; develops and executes an executive visibility plan. Researches, organizes and drafts reports, speeches and presentation materials for management to deploy key messages. Determines priorities and needs and translates them into appropriate actions.

Internal Communications-Leverages internal communication channels to share information about Boeing presence and investment in the PNW with employees. Use these tools to inform and engage employees in company-sponsored events, programs and activities. Plans, coordinates and implements planned and emergent special events for employees and other key audiences.

GCC Support-Develops and proactively maintains effective relationships with the communications offices of the nonprofits organizations and educational institutions that align with Boeing objectives. Manages communications for GCC sponsorships, working with benefiting agencies and organizations. Manages communications for the company's special-interest drives, appeals and projects. Serves as focal point for trademark approvals relative to sponsorships.

Employees Community Fund (ECF) Support-Provides support to ECF, specifically, leads communication for the fund's annual campaign and ongoing promotion. Leads the development of Fund information and materials, including the ECF annual report and communication around trustee elections.

Practitioner Skills-Applies comprehensive communications skills, including planning and writing for a wide variety of media and technologies. Creates presentation materials incorporating multimedia and other innovative features. Demonstrates the ability to benchmark best practices, analyze research data and recommend appropriate actions to meet GCC/SLGR objectives. Applies brand and communications standards to ensure a positive presentation of the Boeing image, and consistent and clear communication. Demonstrates sound judgment and understanding of communication and audience development. Leads teams and provides guidance to lower-level communicators as needed. Demonstrates project management skills. Competent in budget forecasting and management.

Competencies

General


Communication
Consistently and proactively clarifies purpose and importance; stresses major points; follows a logical sequence. Guiders others in keeping their audience thoroughly engaged through use of techniques such as analogies, illustrations, humor, an appealing style, body language, and voice inflection. Frames highly complex and or advanced information in line with audience experience, background, and expectations; uses terms, examples, and analogies that are meaningful to the audience. Regularly seeks input from audience; checks understanding; presents message in different ways to enhance understanding. Uses syntax, pace, volume, diction, and mechanics appropriate to the media being used. Attends to both direct and indirect messages from others; correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately. Mentors and advises fellow project leads and other internal employees on effective communication techniques.

Decision Making
Consistently and proactively recognizes a wide range of highly advanced or unusually complex issues, problems, or opportunities across the organization; determines whether action is needed. Adeptly identifies the need for and collects information to better understand issues, problems, and opportunities; has advanced knowledge in integrating unusually complex information from a variety of sources; detects unusually complex trends, associations, and cause-effect relationships. Guides others in creating relevant options for addressing problems/opportunities and achieving desired outcomes; can be relied upon to formulate clear decision criteria; evaluates options by considering implications and consequences; chooses an effective option; implements decisions reliably and initiates action within a reasonable time; includes team leaders, managers and internal employees in the decision-making process as warranted to obtain good information, make the most appropriate decisions, and ensure buy-in and understanding of the resulting decisions.

Gaining Commitment
Serves as a role model in describing expectations, goals, requests, or future states in a way that provides clarity and excites interest. Proactively seeks, gives, and summarizes information; consistently ensures that the situation/issue at hand is understood. Dynamically presents own ideas; seeks and develops suggestions of others; consistently makes procedural suggestions. Uses appropriate influence strategies (such as demonstrating benefits or giving rewards) to gain genuine agreement with fellow team leads, managers, internal employees, and customers; persists by using different approaches as needed to gain commitment. Summarizes outcomes of discussions and establishes next steps if needed; consistently and proactively establishes good interpersonal relationships by helping people feel valued, appreciated, and included in discussions.

Impact
Proactively maintains a professional, businesslike image. Consistently exhibits a calm appearance in a wide range of situations; does not appear nervous or overly anxious; responds openly and warmly when appropriate. Consistently speaks with a self-assured tone of voice to a wide range of audiences; presence instills confidence among fellow team leads, internal employees and customers.

Managing Work
Identifies and creates hierarchy of activities and tasks based on criticality; adjusts priorities when appropriate. Deploys and ensures that required equipment and/or materials are in appropriate locations so that own and others' work can be done effectively and efficiently. Effectively allocates own time to complete work; coordinates own and others' schedules to avoid conflicts and maximize resources. Takes advantage of available resources (individuals, processes, departments, and tools) to complete work efficiently. Consistently uses time effectively and prevents irrelevant issues or distractions from interfering with work completion. Technical


Communications Planning
Ability to lead and mentor others in the creation and implementation of communication plans, strategies, and tactics for a broad range of high visibility issues.

Media Relations
Advanced/expert knowledge of complex media relations tools and activities. Ability to employ experience and knowledge of media representatives processes and interviewing techniques to appropriately represent the company's position to the media and to anticipate questions and prepare effective responses.

Presentation Skills/Techniques
Advanced/expert knowledge of and ability to employ innovative presentation techniques (e.g., posture, speaker's relationship to audience, use of intonation and props, use of visual aids and pacing) covering complex subjects to senior level audiences. Ability to use this Advanced/expert knowledge to coach other presenters.

Professional Writing
Advanced/expert ability to write clear, compelling prose in different styles, voices, tones to most effectively communicate to multiple audiences. Advanced/expert ability to apply highly developed knowledge of writing skills to various communication materials (e.g., news releases, news and feature articles, promotional materials, brochures, web communications, presentations, speeches) to meet customer requirements.

Speech Writing Knowledge
Expert, advanced knowledge of speech writing theory, practices, and techniques to help speakers deliver compelling oratory. Apply knowledge of the style, personality, and intent to craft speeches that are sincere, authentic, and effective.

Typical Education/Experience

Bachelor's degree and proven related work experience, a Master's degree and proven related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Other Job related information

Experience in community and/or government affairs preferred.

*** Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, credit checks, and/or other requirements. These additional items are required for the Company to comply with various laws and regulatory rules.***

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