Senior Communicator – Strategic Communication in Public Projects

Do you want to work in a complex and socially important project where communication plays a crucial role? We are now looking for a senior communicator with strong strategic ability and operational implementation skills.

As a communicator, you will have a central role in the project, responsible for planning, driving, and developing communication in close collaboration with project managers and other partners. The assignment is characterized by many stakeholders, a fast pace, and a need for clear, coordinated, and goal-oriented communication.

Your main areas of responsibility

Your tasks will include:

• Developing and implementing a communication strategy and communication plan
• Identifying, planning, and executing communication efforts targeted at:
• politicians
• steering group and project team
• internal and external stakeholders
• the public and media
• Driving communication work proactively and strategically together with other communicators
• Ensuring quality and anchorage of communication deliverables
• Producing and developing:
• communication plans
• texts, images, video, and presentation materials
• content for web, intranet, and social media
• graphic profiles and governing documents
• Handling received feedback from the public and stakeholders
• Planning and participating in meetings with different target groups
• Following the project's progress through active participation in project meetings
• Ensuring that communication work is delivered with the right quality and progress

Candidate profile

We are looking for someone with:

• At least 10 years of experience as a communications strategist/communicator
• Experience as a responsible leader in at least one assignment
• Documented experience of strategic communication in complex projects (at least 3 assignments), including:
• at least one assignment with media interest from the public
• Ability to use communication as a strategic tool to:
• achieve project goals
• analyze target groups and stakeholders
• adapt messages and channels
• build and develop the project's brand
• Post-secondary education (at least 3 years) in media and communication studies or equivalent
• Very good knowledge of Swedish, both spoken and written

Other

• CV must be attached where the above skills are clearly shown
• Experience from the public sector or community development projects is meritorious

Here is a short and professional formulation you can include:

Partial remote work possible, but the assignment also requires physical presence at the client, averaging about two days per week depending on the project's needs.

Application

Does this sound like the right assignment for you? Send your application to:

Mark the application with: Senior Communicator