Communications & Administration Coordinator

Job Introduction

We are currently looking to recruit an excellent and experienced Communications and Administration Coordinator to join a key pharmaceutical client of ours in our corporate services segment. If you are an established creative Administrator with a corporate HQ background and strong writing/communication skills, we want to hear from you!

This fantastic opportunity would suit an experienced Administration professional with a background in communications (or similar), creativity and a good feel for high standards service; it is a busy varied role so your exceptional organisational skills and attention to detail will be key to your success. Part of your focus will be to collate/ research information and prepare copy/ creative/ presentation for engagement communications; outstanding written and verbal communications skills are therefore essential.

This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

Role Responsibility

What you’ll do: 

• Create and deliver a 12-month plan of activities and communications to support Sodexo team engagement
• Support the Vibrancy Lead to:

• Create and deliver a 12-month plan of activities to support the Client vibrancy ‘Great Place To Work’ (GPTW) programme
• Create supporting communications campaigns optimising digital and physical platforms available

• Supply copy and creative in standard formats for the above to celebrate ‘good news stories’, socialise new initiatives and to inform of business updates
• Collaborate with the Comms Champions (North) and support the UK strategy and goals as led by Contract Comms Lead
• Provide administrative support to the Sodexo South leadership team, Vibrancy Lead & internal engagement programme
• Support the contract with promotion & administration of the employee recognition and rewards schemes
• Ensure all managed mailboxes are monitored and communicated accordingly
• Deputise for Vibrancy Lead in their absence

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

What you bring: 

• To be able to work proactively, autonomously and independently up to approvals stage of comms and activity process
• To be an engagement focused individual with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and build relationships at all levels and across functions
• To be a forward thinker with a methodical approach and eye for detail
• Exceptional planning, excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise projects
• Creative thinker and able to articulate new concepts and ideas
• Ability to research new areas of potential interest
• Ability to process overall content to pick out relevant and salient points from a larger body of information
• Self-motivated, proactive and works well under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills with the ability to express views clearly & succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles
• Flexible and able to cope with ambiguity & challenge the norm
• Team player
• Role model for best practice in field of expertise

Package Description

£30,000pa + benefits

Location: Cambridge CB2

Permanent

Work Pattern – 40 hrs pw Mon – Fri

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
• Full training

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more!

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process