Communications Coordinator

Thank you for checking out our vacancy, we are delighted you want to learn more about joining Dechra. A career at Dechra is different. Sure, we are a growing global company with a presence in 27 countries but our purpose is simple - to achieve the sustainable improvement of animal health and welfare globally. If you want to be part of a team that invests in your future and ensures you have the support to reach your full potential and thrive, please read on.

The Opportunity

Supporting the Programme Manager through maintenance of key project documents and assisting with the delivery of the project governance.

• Provide support for selected project workstreams including, but not limited to, coordinating meetings, capturing meeting minutes, consolidating actions and reminder notifications.
• Assist in the preparation of reports, presentations and other documents as required.

Role Responsibility

This role has a broad and varied remit and the successful candidate will have responsibility for duties including:

• Ensure deliverables are tracked and managed through the project lifecycle and that they are appropriately authorised.
• Monitor completion of meeting actions and ownership through to completion.
• Liaising with internal colleagues and external suppliers during meetings and follow ups.
• Support coordination of Programme testing and training plan.
• Active diary management, across time zones, of the Programme team ensuring the highest levels of accuracy, presentation and confidentiality at all times.
• Assist in the co-ordination of the SharePoint site used by the Programme.
• Support Communication management from the Programme.
• Work with the Communications Specialist and Marketing team to ensure effective production and distribution of internal communication material.
• Support in the delivery of project communications campaigns.
• Coordinate project workshops, focus groups and events which build awareness across the sites.
• Seek out news and content from the wider project team and draft engaging posts for the intranet, working with the Internal Comms Specialist to drive traffic to the site.
• Plan and prioritise a demanding schedule and gather materials to support all appointments including PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Excel and other documents.
• Ability to multi-task and flexibility to re-prioritise in a changing and fast-paced environment.
• Arrange travel requirements for programme team/site visits with travel reservation and itineraries.
• Organise workshops, meetings, site visits, room bookings and refreshments (including across sites).
• Assist with event planning.
• Support group travel to minimise cost and travel time across the Programme team.

The Candidate

Here at Dechra we pride ourselves on being an inclusive employer. We know that individuals' unique background and experience can bring a wealth of variety and expertise to our global workforce. For this role, we are particularly keen to hear from those who have/are:

• Experience of using design/publishing software such as Canva, Adobe, Microsoft Publisher etc.
• Enthusiastic and results driven.
• Creative and able to demonstrate innovative ideas.
• Self-motivated.
• Able to work in a fast-paced change environment, both individually and in a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven experience in building successful partnerships.
• Excellent computer skills (O365/Teams) and an ability to pick up new systems & software as required.
• Ideally experience with Project Server/online and SharePoint.
• Ideally experience working in a complex project environment.

Additional Information:

Occasional travel may be required with this role. This role is based in Northwich/hybrid.

What we can offer you:

• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Bank Holidays).
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Life Assurance.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Discounted Pet Food.

If a career at Dechra has piqued your interest, find out more at Dechra careers. Dechra is a growing, global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide.

We value diversity within our global workforce and encourage an inclusive culture. Any questions or queries, please contact us.