Corporate Communications Officer

Job description

Worldline [Euronext: WLN] is the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Worldline delivers new generation services, enabling its customers to offer smooth and innovative solutions to the end consumer. Key actor for B2B2C industries in 20 countries, with over 40 years of experience, Worldline supports and contributes to the success of all businesses and administrative services in a perpetually evolving market.

Worldline offers a unique and flexible business model built around a global and growing portfolio, thus enabling end-to-end support. Worldline activities are organized around three axes: Merchant Services & Terminals, Mobility & e-Transactional Services, Financial Processing & Software Licensing. Worldline employs more than 8,600 people worldwide and generated 1.22 billion euros revenues in 2015. Worldline is an Atos company.

What your overall challenge will look like:

As a Corporate Communications Officer, you will be responsible for translating Worldline Belgium’s corporate communication strategy towards both internal & external stakeholders, thus strengthening the Worldline brand & reputation in full alignment with the business, through dedicated external and internal communications.

What you will be responsible for:

External Communications

· Press Relations & Public Affairs: you develop the press strategy, as well as manage and execute the resulting actions, such as press questions, press releases, events, crisis communication, and communication to federations, government & other stakeholders. You detect reputation opportunities and create content for editorial paid and earned (trade) media. You create a network of press contacts which you maintain autonomously. You build a network of internal partners to help you reinforce the press strategy, and you organize their media training.
· You act as official spokesperson for Worldline Belgium.
· Together with the Digital Communications Manager, you support the content optimization of the corporate websites.
· You support the Global External Communications Manager with the development and execution of partner events.

Internal Communications

· You translate Worldline’s mission, vision, values and objectives towards all Worldline employees; you develop, implement and execute your internal communication strategy accordingly.
· You localize global internal communication initiatives to suit your Belgian stakeholders.
· At the request of the different internal stakeholders, you autonomously create content for intranet, mails, and internal events such as company meetings and roadshows.

Who are you?

· You have a Master degree or equivalent by experience (either on business or on agency side, B2B or B2C).
· Concretely, this experience translates as minimum 7 relevant years - in communications and public relations, including press relations.
· You have at least had one prior experience as a press spokesperson.
· Your mother tongue is Dutch, and you are proficient in French, with a very good level in English.
· You have an affinity for (new) technology.
· You are assertive and confident – while remaining diplomatic!

Last but not least: you are a true and passionate communication professional with management skills - but also with production skills and a total hands-on approach to getting things done.

Why work at Worldline?
Our success comes from strong skills, new ideas, diverse points of view and the energy of all women and men from Worldline. Not only do they represent our Human Capital, they are also key players in our success. We make managing our talents a major asset in the success of our business.
But, at Worldline, we do more than just managing our talents. It is our top priority to involve them, inspire them, and develop them. In line with our guiding principle “Build your career and grow with us”, it is our mission to ensure that their potential can grow and flourish through the numerous development programs and career opportunities we offer.

Your Application
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