Senior Communications Business Partner

Senior Communications Business Partner

Req Id: 20562

Job Family: Internal & External Communications

Location:Kuala Lumpur, MY, 50470

Description:

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore's True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us:

SBM Offshore is the world's deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. True. Blue. Transition. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production. While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.

Purpose

• The Senior Communications Business Partner will lead and supervise all the strategic communication initiatives to enhance the company's reputation and effectively convey key messages to diverse stakeholders, in particular interfacing with higher-risk external audiences such as client communications' teams or public and government affairs, media, joint venture, or partner organizations. This senior role involves overseeing complex communication projects, mentoring junior team members, and acting as a trusted advisor.

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Communications Business Partner you are responsible for:
• Understanding the business strategies for assigned scope and defining strategic communications plans in support of business goals and priorities.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive communication strategies to support the company's business objectives and enhance its public image
• Creating content and reviewing press releases, executive speeches, annual reports, and other corporate communications
• Supporting crisis communication efforts, by ensuring timely and appropriate responses to protect the company's reputation and demonstrating the required flexibility for a global organization with operations 365 days per year
• Role modeling, providing guidance, and supporting junior team members to enhance their skills and performance
• Overseeing the planning and execution of major communication campaigns and events
• Tracking and analyzing the effectiveness of communication strategies and campaigns
• Analyzing communication metrics and feedback, making recommendations of strategies to continuously improve, and report on the impact of communication activities to the relevant Heads of Function
• Providing guidance and support to business stakeholders on internal communication best practices
• Maintaining the Group Communications planner to assure strategic and appropriate cadence of news and updates towards targeted audiences.

Education

• Master's degree in Communications, Public Relations, Journalism

Experience

• 7+ years of experience in a communications role, with at least 2 years in a senior or leadership position

Functional Competencies

Stakeholder mapping

Communications production

Analytics and reporting

Business Partnering

Business Acumen

External communications

Employee Communications

Press relations and crisis management

Experience management

Marketing

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group ("the Company"). For further information, please visit our website at The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.