Internal Communications Specialist

Houston, TX

Shell Chemicals is entering the polyethylene business with a significant investment in the construction of a new plant in Pennsylvania. We recognize that to compete in this highly competitive market we must develop and effectively leverage one or more points of differentiation. We believe there is the opportunity to win in this business by doing things differently, better than our competitors, and have made it our ambition to deliver the unrivaled customer experience. This ambition is underpinned by 5 key values all of which have a direct impact on the Customer Experience:

Ownership – We are accountable for our actions and outcome
Innovation – We work to break the status quo (challenge orthodoxies) by finding ways to improve all business processes – for the best possible Customer Experience and to achieve the highest safety standard
Partnership – We know that the road to shared success is through intense collaboration and mutual respect
Communityship – We honor our word and exist to serve our People, our Customers, and our Community
Customer-Centricity – We will win by having a deep understanding of Customers’ needs and exceeding their expectations every day

The Polyethylene business is one of the key growth platforms for Royal Dutch Shell and Shell Chemicals. Our first manufacturing site will produce over 3.5 billion pounds per annum with a slate of ~40 products which will be sold to a diverse set of customers.

Purpose and Accountabilities:

The Internal Communications Specialist will play a key role in developing and transforming our culture to deliver an unrivaled customer experience. This role will sit within the Brand/Customer Experience (CX) team and work closely with the Leadership Teams as well as with many other sub-teams within the Shell Polymers business.

The ideal candidate is one who understands the customer experience landscape and is a self-starter who can pick up quickly on our end-to-end approach to customer experience. The candidate will own and develop the communications strategy, execute/implement, and drive synergies between the Brand marcomm strategy and internal communications strategy. The candidate should be able to translate background knowledge, as well as information gathered from different sources to craft communications that clearly convey the strategy, demonstrate thought leadership and drive excitement internally and externally. Collaboration, organization, proactive/forward thinking, and strong delivery will be keys to success.

Primary accountabilities include:

Customer-Centric Culture:

Set and evolve employee experience strategy and manage related communications, initiatives, engagements
Establish and execute feedback mechanisms to measure culture and pulse of the organization.
Leverage customer/employee experience and customer-centricity advancements across downstream teams and externally

Communications Strategy:

Ownership of the internal communications strategy, plan, and execution
Drive connectivity of Brand marketing communications strategy to internal communications
Business partnership - Advises business partners/functions on messaging and communications planning

Content Creation and Management:

Collaborates closely with Brand team to repurpose/fit existing marketing communications content for internal purposes
Actively contributes to editorial planning & execution and supports cascading of relevant business information, including researching and writing articles, planning meetings, and developing presentations
Identifies the proper channels to reach target audiences
Should have experience working on an entire life cycle of an assignment, from planning through content creation and distribution to target audiences
Organize, store and share assets

Channel Management:

Manages the department’s key internal channels, including newsletters, intranet and virtual event production
Develops and executes plans for continuous improvement of communications channels
Coordinates with enterprise communication partners to create a two-way flow of information
Uses data to improve the employee experience and organizational communications; makes recommendations on improvement opportunities.

Skills & Requirements

What we need from you –

Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis.
Bachelor’s Degree required with minimum of 7 years proven experience in communications
Stakeholder management and ability to effectively work across functions, organizations, and many levels of the organization
Ability to lead and influence without formal authority
Ability to link objectives and expectations of multiple stakeholders, to identify opportunities
Highly organized with excellent follow-through
Intuitive / empathic relationship builder, who puts listening & understanding first
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Project management and organizational skills
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and propose innovative communications solutions
Strategy development and execution
Graphic design/visual communications
Creativity, flexibility and professionalism are vital for a role that involves simplifying complexity for diverse audiences.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to convert technical concepts into customer value stories and create and deliver Executive-level presentations
Experience with Asana and MS Teams preferred; Adobe photoshop, in design premier, Salesforce Marketing cloud also helpful

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