Internal Communications Coordinator - إماراتيين (خلاصة القيد)

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This position is responsible for supporting the Middle East communications team with the administration for employee engagement activities. This includes, but is not limited to, organising social, volunteering and community events and creating content to support these activities. A key part of this role will be coordinating the Emirati Network, playing a role in enhancing Emirati culture at AECOM. This role is ideal for a proactive and organized individual who is eager to make a meaningful impact through enhancing employee engagement and community building.

What are we looking for?

• Someone passionate about enhancing corporate culture.
• Demonstrate basic creative knowledge.
• Demonstrate the ability to research around a subject.
• Prioritize a busy workload and manage multiple stakeholders
• Work with other members of the marketing and communications team, including the graphic design studio, to produce timely and consistent communications materials.
• Successfully apply creative thinking and clear communication principles to all communications to improve tone, clarity, style, grammar and terminology; and align with AECOM’s brand voice.

Emirati Community Network

• Event Coordination:
  • Plan, organize, promote and execute social events, volunteering opportunities and community engagement
  • Research and propose external networking events, conferences or workshops that offer industry insights and learning opportunities.
  • Coordinate logistics for events, including venue booking, catering, transportation and materials.
  • Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful event delivery.
• Viva Engage community management:
  • Oversee and manage the Emirati Network’s Viva Engage community page, ensuring a vibrant and active space for interaction.
  • Regularly update the page with announcements, event information, and content that resonate with community members.
  • Foster engagement by responding to queries, facilitating discussions, and maintaining a positive and inclusive environment.
  • Monitor community activity to ensure a positive and inclusive environment.
• Budget management:
  • Manage the budget allocated to the Emirati Network Group.
  • Track expenses and ensure financial accountability for all group activities.
  • Prepare and submit regular budget reports for management.
• Reporting and administration:
  • Maintain accurate records of group activities, attendance, and budget expenditures.
  • Prepare and present regular reports on the Network Group’s activities and impact to senior management.
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures in all group activities.

Internal communications

• Write and adapt copy in the appropriate style for varied internal purposes.
• Use content management systems to keep the MEA pages of AECOM’s intranet and internet up to date.
• Administrate all regional Viva Engage communities to keep memberships up to date and encourage its use.
• Design collateral to support employee engagement initiatives and/or event awareness.
• Write varied copy that supports corporate culture, such as news articles.
• Draft and schedule internal communication to support events and engagement activities
• Provide administrative support for events and employee engagement initiatives.
• Support the Communications and Culture Manager with ideas to enhance corporate culture at AECOM.

• Degree or Diploma in Marketing, Communications, Events, Business Administration or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 2 years of exeprience
• Fluent in English with strong written skills.
• Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a similar role.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities with a keen eye for detail.
• MS Office Suite experience (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to manage budgets.
• Familiarity with Viva Engage or similar community management platforms is a plus.
• Understanding of Emirati culture and a commitment to supporting the Emirati community within the organization.
• As part of AECOM’s commitment to Emiratisation, only UAE Nationals with a family book will be considered for this role.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.