External Communications Officer

Location: Ottawa, Canada

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

External Communications Officer

Ottawa, Ontario Canada- Hybrid

Position Summary

The External Communications Officer is responsible for writing, proofreading, and distributing External Communications content, in addition to conceiving new communication methods and creative approaches. Duties include creating and sharing content, with a heavy emphasis on identifying and crafting stories, on a variety of platforms to educate and inform stakeholders, ensuring clear, concise communications. This role will also entail event, exhibition & sponsorship execution.

Approximately 70% of the role will be focused on Canadian defense communications with 30% focused on broader North America communications.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Story “mining” and generation on Defense growth in Canada and strategic activities

• Content generation for key Thales Canada Defense initiatives such as Artic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) and Joint Support Ships (JSS) & Minor Warships and Auxiliary Vessels In-service Support, Night Vision System Modernization, Innovation/AI/Cyber in Defense and other

• Indigenous relations communications

• North America story development & external communications

• Distribution of communications across multiple distribution channels

• Canada Defense & North America speech writing

• Canadian event, exhibition & sponsorship execution (35+ annually)

• Broader North America communications activities as needed

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, English or comparable field with a minimum of 3-5 years’ relevant experience

• 3-5 years of experience in written and oral communications

• Ability to work autonomously, without daily supervision

• Well organized and able to work on several simultaneous projects, according to priorities to achieve results

• Solid business acumen, and express interest in business strategy and goals

• Comfortable interacting with various stakeholders to provide communications guidance, while leveraging resources across multi-functional and diverse teams on projects and programs

• Comfortable in working in an evolving environment, and capacity to adapt quickly to changing priorities

• Project management skills, including the definition of communication plans describing deliverables, target audiences and timelines

• Ability to coordinate work with external agencies or suppliers as required

• Strong analytical and written skills, be highly organized, and be efficient and effective in a fast-paced multi-platform environment with a variety of projects

• Ability to work with colleagues from different countries and cultures, as well as managing requests from multiple stakeholders while remaining aligned with the North America Communications Team

• 15% domestic travel is required to support regional events 

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Special Position Requirements

Travel: 15% domestic

Physical Environment: Must be able to lift and carry items such as boxes or other for trade shows and events, and engage in set-up activities.

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