Corporate Communications Advisor

Location: Cape Town

Working Practices: Hybrid, two office-based days and three remote working days per week.

Contract Type: Permanent

Reports to: Head of Corporate Communications (AU)

Role Summary

The Corporate Communications Advisor supports delivery of OES’s global communications strategy through high-quality content, publishing, channel management and communications coordination. Based in Cape Town, the role has a particular internal communications focus for employees in Cape Town, the UK and the US, helping these teams stay connected to OES’s purpose, strategy, priorities and culture while supporting accurate and timely communications across global internal and external channels. 

Key Responsibilities

- Support delivery of internal communications for employees across Cape Town, the UK and the US, ensuring regional teams receive clear, timely and relevant information aligned to OES priorities.

- Support regional leaders and contributors across Cape Town, the UK and the US by coordinating local stories, announcements and engagement activity.

- Work with Internal Manager to coordinate day-to-day internal communications channels, including newsletters, Honeycomb, Viva Engage, OES TV and staff updates. 

- Support global internal communications by adapting and coordinating content for regional audiences and ensuring Cape Town, UK and US perspectives are represented. 

- Coordinate local delivery of monthly OES Buzz meetings, ad hoc town halls and employee events, including logistics, presentation inputs, rehearsals and follow-up communications.

- Support publishing and distribution across approved internal and external channels, including LinkedIn, the corporate website, intranet and employee advocacy platforms. 

- Maintain integrated content calendars, publishing schedules and workflow records across internal and external communications activity. 

- Create and adapt written, visual and multimedia content, including news stories, newsletters, social posts, presentations, videos, event materials and employee communications.

- Work across the Corporate Communications team to provide practical delivery support and flex between internal and external priorities as required.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience in:

- Internal communications and or external communications.  

- Coordinating internal events, town halls, webinars or employee engagement activities, including logistics, communications and stakeholder liaison

Technical:

- Exceptional writing and editing skills across internal and external communications.  

- Ability to produce content across multiple formats, including newsletters, intranet content, presentations, video and digital channels; proficiency in Canva is desirable.  

- Strong project management and stakeholder management capability across geographically dispersed teams. 

Behavioral:

- Brings energy and persistence to building employee connection, maintaining a constructive and solutions-focused approach through change and competing priorities.

- Collaborates effectively across teams, functions and locations, building trusted relationships and connecting people to shared organisational priorities.

- Adapts quickly, experiments with new channels and technologies, and continually improves how OES communicates and listens.

- Handles sensitive information appropriately, communicates honestly and directly, follows through on commitments and supports a culture of accountability and trust.

- Demonstrates sound judgement, attention to detail and a willingness to seek guidance or escalate when required.

- Designs communications around what employees need to know, feel and do, and creates genuine opportunities for dialogue and feedback.

Benefits

About OES

OES is a vibrant and values-led organisation, and we are passionate about enhancing lives through education. We work with university partners, training institutes, and professional bodies worldwide, to develop and enable immersive and engaging learning experiences. We empower our teams to be student-focused, innovative, and embrace change with a growth mindset to ensure we achieve our vision of being the world’s most impactful enabler of education. We encourage our people to grow and develop through teamwork and a diverse range of projects, programs and challenging work. We trust our people to deliver, so when you work with OES, you will join a team who are empowered to impact every day.

Company Culture & Values

We are a people-focused organization with a culture built around collaboration, connection, and working together toward one common goal. Our vibrant, values-led culture is grounded in four core principles that guide everything we do:

Passion and Perseverance: We love what we do (even though it’s not always easy) and take pride in creating transformative learning experiences. We bring a ‘can-do’ attitude to our work, tackling challenges and inspiring others.

Teamwork: We operate as cross-functional teams globally with trust and respect, celebrating success. We have fun while we work and enjoy collaborating with each other and OES partners.

Agility and Innovation: We are innovative, lateral thinkers who use our skills to do things better for our students. We thrive in ambiguity, embrace change and challenge conventional thinking.

Integrity: We do what’s right, and what we say we will do, every time. We value a culture of respectful feedback and believe that respect trumps harmony.

These are some of the benefits you can expect when you join the team:

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and up to 8 friends and family

- Medical allowance

- Commute allowance

- Flexible work for genuine career-life fit

- A healthy and supportive company culture

- Generous annual leave

- Paid maternity and paternity benefits

- Study leave

- Professional development and mentoring

- OES Culture Club events

- Company funded lunch and drinks every 8 weeks

*Policy T&Cs apply for certain benefits