Republic Services
environmental services
SrMgrExternalCommunications
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“Sr Mgr External Communications at Republic Services. Skills: External communications strategy and program management, Reputation management, Media relations, Corporate issues management, Sustainability communications. Manage both short- and long-term communications strategies and programs designed to advance and protect the company’s external reputation. Responsible for company positioning and communications strategy/execution for critical and corporate issues related to the environmental servic”
What You'll Achieve.
Advance and protect the company’s external reputation; Advance, enhance, and protect the company's sustainability position and reputation; Achieve goals through cross-functional collaboration; Ensure delivery of agreed-upon objectives
Industry & Context.
Triaging immediate and long-term communications needs in a dynamic, fast-paced environment; Planning for, monitoring and acting on reputational opportunities and threats
This position may require travel by air, car and/or other modes of transportation up to 10% of the time, 4 days/week onsite and 1 day / week remote
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Corporate issues management strategy and communications experience, Experience serving as a spokesperson with national media and preparing executives for media engagement, Excellent verbal and written communications skills, Experience ideating, developing and implementing through cross-functional collaboration to achieve goals, Responsible for communications for critical corporate sustainability focus areas and our sustainability innovation initiatives to advance plastics circularity and decarbonization, Responsible for developing proactive and reactive communications campaigns and strategies to advance, enhance, and protect the company 's sustainability position and reputation both nationally and in our local markets, Corporate sustainability strategy and communications experience required
Nice to Have
Familiarity with the environmental services industry and environmental sustainability issues, Familiarity with the federal/state regulatory environment, Ideal candidate will have understanding of sustainability communications best practices and media relations
What You'll Do.
Manage both short- and long-term communications strategies and programs designed to advance and protect the company’s external reputation
Responsible for company positioning and communications strategy/execution for critical and corporate issues related to the environmental services business and hazardous waste management
monitoring and acting on reputational opportunities and threats
Representing the company with media and training executives to do the same
Developing messaging for use with various audiences
Develop content for media
corporate reports and social platforms
Work directly with other functional teams and stakeholders to quickly align company positioning
Provide direction to external agencies
Establish meaningful KPIs and ensure delivery of agreed-upon objectives
tactics and messaging that protect and advance the brand
Serve as company spokesperson
Triaging immediate and long-term communications needs in a dynamic
fast-paced environment
Develops proactive and reactive communications campaigns and strategies to effectively advance and protect and enhance the company’s reputation nationally and locally
Develops short- and long-term company messaging and content
and is responsible for accuracy
timeliness and relevancy
Manages issue tracking in coordination with key internal partners
including public affairs
Develops new processes and best practices
obtaining buy-in from internal partners
Actively builds partnerships with colleagues
external organizations and executives
Conducts media training and serves as company spokesperson
Directs agency partner support
execution and KPI reporting
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work directly with other functional teams and stakeholders to quickly align company positioning; Work closely with internal partners, including the field, legal, sustainability, public affairs and investor relations to develop strategies, tactics and messaging that protect and advance the brand; Actively builds partnerships with colleagues, external organizations and executives; Manages issue tracking in coordination with key internal partners, including public affairs; Obtaining buy-in from internal partners
Communication Scope
Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Developing messaging for use with various audiences; Developing content for media, executives, corporate reports and social platforms; Serving as company spokesperson; Media training
Process & Methodology
Managing both short- and long-term communications strategies and programs, Planning for, monitoring and acting on reputational opportunities and threats, Establishing meaningful KPIs and ensuring delivery of agreed-upon objectives, Developing proactive and reactive communications campaigns and strategies, Developing short- and long-term company messaging and content, Directs agency partner support, including planning, execution and KPI reporting
Full Job Description
**POSITION SUMMARY:** Republic Services is a leader in the environmental services industry, providing customers with the most complete set of products and services, including recycling, solid waste and environmental solutions. It is a Fortune 300 company based in Phoenix, with 40,000 team members across the U.S. and Canada. Its world-class Communications team is responsible for strategic external and internal communications, as well as charitable giving and meetings and events. The Senior Manager, External Communications, reports to the Director, External Communications, and manages both short- and long-term communications strategies and programs designed to advance and protect the company’s external reputation. This position is responsible for company positioning and communications strategy/execution for critical and corporate issues related to the environmental services business and hazardous waste management. Duties include planning for, monitoring and acting on reputational opportunities and threats, representing the company with media and training executives to do the same, and developing messaging for use with various audiences. This person will develop content for media, executives, corporate reports and social platforms, and work directly with other functional teams and stakeholders to quickly align company positioning. They will provide direction to external agencies, establish meaningful KPIs and ensure delivery of agreed-upon objectives. The Sr. Manager will work closely with internal partners, including the field, legal, sustainability, public affairs and investor relations to develop strategies, tactics and messaging that protect and advance the brand, and serve as company spokesperson. They must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a strong understanding of corporate issues management, sustainability and communications best practices. Daily work will require triaging immediate and long-term communications needs in a dynamic, fast
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