Job Description

Description

Who We Are

Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE: TROX) is the worldxe2x80x99s leading integrated manufacturer of titanium dioxide pigment. We mine titanium-bearing mineral sands and operate upgrading facilities that produce high-grade titanium feedstock materials, pig iron and other minerals. With 6,600 employees across six continents, our rich diversity, unmatched vertical integration model, and unparalleled operational and technical expertise across the value chain, position Tronox as the preeminent titanium dioxide producer in the world. Today, with $3.3 billion in annual revenue, we are the second largest in our industry, providing products that add brightness and durability to paints, plastics, paper, and other everyday products.

At Tronox, we believe living our values allows us to create a stronger, more successful company for everyone who works with us. We care deeply about our people, and we seek to attract and retain talented individuals who share our values. These are:

• We have an uncompromising focus on operating safe, reliable and responsible facilities
• We honor our responsibility to create value for stakeholders
• We treat others with respect, and act with personal and organizational integrity
• We build our organization with diverse, talented people who make a positive difference, and we invest in their success
• We are adaptable, decisive, and effective
• We are trustworthy and reliable, and we build mutually rewarding relationships
• We share accountability and have high expectations for ourselves and one another
• We do the right work the right way in every aspect of our business
• We celebrate the joy of working together to accomplish great things

Position Title

Senior Communications Specialist (FTE)

Location

Regional

Position Overview

This position will be responsible for assisting in designing and coordinating company communications. Maintains policies and procedures, monitoring company media, and utilizing electronic publishing technology.

Primary Responsibilities

This role is accountable for:

• Coordinate communication content creation and implements assignments in line with established policies. Implementation of communication plan and shares company information through a combination of methods internally and externally.
• Promotes communication guidelines for all employees to use.
• Coordinates and executes the communications activities at tactical level, monitors the performance measures, reports on progress
• Monitors the performance measures/success to report on project's progress and present results to Senior management.
• Contributes in maintaining policies and procedures, monitoring company media, and utilizing electronic publishing technology.
• Has knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job

General-Personal Exefxacx80ectiveness

Creativity & Innovation:

• Knowledge of the approaches, tools, and techniques for promoting creative, original thinking. Ability to apply a range of tools and techniques to the development of new ideas and initiatives to improve organizational performance

Level Independence:

• Finds new or non-traditional ideas to improve exefxacx80ectiveness in own area of responsibility.
• Encourages and shares new ideas; builds on suggestions of others. Participates in exefxacx80orts to develop ideas generated by other team members.
• Explores possibilities, assesses their viability and experiments with new ideas and approaches. Analyzes own assignments and work environment for creative changes.
• Raises awareness of ideas (from other groups) that apply to the team.

Exefxacx80ective Communications:

• Understanding of exefxacx80ective communication concepts, tools and techniques. Ability to exefxacx80ectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Level Mastery:

• Communicates well downward, upward, and outward.
• Must be fully conversant in the English lanquage.
• Employs appropriate methods of persuasion when soliciting agreement.
• Plans and targets the structure and content of written documents and presentations to ensure they support exefxacx80ective and efficient communication with the intended audience.
• Develops and delivers complex reports and presentations which convey key information and messages with a high degree of clarity and impact.
• Reviews others' written documents and / or presentations and provides feedback and coaching. Demonstrates both empathy and assertiveness when communicating a need or defending a position.

Planning & Organizing:

• Ability to manage concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making exefxacx80ective judgements as to priorities and mobilizing time and resources to get things done.

Level Independence:

• Completes current work according to assigned priorities and manages concurrent activities without reducing productivity.
• Applies the concept of 'critical path' in order to complete work in a timely manner and keep larger tasks on track. Raises awareness of potential bottlenecks and disruptions to the schedule. Creates action plans that ensure the accomplishment of responsibilities. Monitors progress
• continuously and adjusts tactics for handling situations on a case by case basis.
• Recognizes changing demands and priorities; validates changes with manager and/or project stakeholders.
• Responds to day-to-day operational priorities while still making progress on project work.

Interpersonal Exefxacx80ectiveness:

• Knowledge of interpersonal techniques and ability to work exefxacx80ectively with a varied individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner to positively inxefxacx82uence processes and decisions within and outside own immediate work group.

Level Independence:

• Adapts interaction style and inxefxacx82uencing techniques appropriately to dixefxacx80ering people and situations.
• Describes team mission and objectives in the context of results to be achieved. Demonstrates open, accepting and supportive behaviors with team members and shares information, knowledge and experience freely.
• Uses active listening skills and probing techniques to surface other points of view and identify opportunities to inxefxacx82uence positively.
• Presents ideas and suggestions in persuasive terms whilst demonstrating understanding of and respect for alternative points of view.

TP-Corporate Communications

Organizational Communications*

• Knowledge of and ability to fully utilize the means, tools, techniques and media to communicate information about the organization internally and externally.

Level Independence:

• Explains the rationale for major organizational communication initiatives. Participates in developing and coordinating a communications event or campaign.
• Implements the major communications activities within the organization and helps support these functions.
• Works with public media such as print, radio or television.
• Researches common communications events and the associated media for such events.

Internal Communications:

• Knowledge of and ability to develop, produce and distribute news, newsletters and other communications materials targeted at the employees.

Level Independence:

• Participates in internal communication events or campaigns.
• Assesses alternative delivery mechanisms for internal communications. Assists in the development of internal communication materials.
• Explains the organization's ethical practices, categorizing language as acceptable versus unacceptable.
• Resolves common internal communications problems and obstacles.

Public Relations:

• Knowledge of organizational practices and considerations for communicating in the public arena, from the community to global public relations (PR); the ability to communicate to various forms of media outlets exefxacx80ectively and establish favorable public relations.

Level Independence:

• Reviews standard guidelines on the avenues involved in public relations. Positions the general layout and content of a press release.
• Works with organizations in the community in support of the local image. Explains the distribution process of a press release.
• Coordinates current PR activities in the community.

News Media Communications:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply the means of news media (radio, television, newspaper) to achieve organizational broadcasting or publishing goals.

Level Independence:

• Assists with coordinating communications for print or broadcast media. Explains the dixefxacx80erence between news and feature story requirements. Evaluates the legal implications of a press release.
• Researches standard journalist editing rules such as 'Associated Press.' Resolves common media communications problems and obstacles.

Publishing*:

• Knowledge of and ability to utilize the processes and tools used in the design, development and publication of various organizational materials such as press releases, briefings, and marketing materials.

Level Independence:

• Assists in the paperwork of a publishing or production function. Develops the content and layout of organization-specific materials.
• Performs the processes and tasks associated with publishing internal or external materials. Assembles components of various presentation materials.
• Researches common publishing problems and resolution techniques.

Copywriting and Editing:

• Knowledge of a variety of formats, styles, and techniques for publishing materials; ability to develop and review these materials to promote business related activities.

Level Independence:

• Writes or edits publishing materials, scripts or other communication media.
• Follows standard style guidelines such as 'Chicago Manual of Style' or 'Associated Press. Selects appropriate marketing copy or promotional text for specific types of publications. Assesses considerations for matching the format and style to audience needs.
• Reviews and discusses common problems with written text.

Graphic Design:

• Knowledge of and ability to apply design principles to the development and publication of organizational information.

Level Independence:

• Develops and produces layouts for publishing.
• Uses standard presentation software and related technologies. Participates in training to operate computer graphics design software. Assists in choosing layout considerations for specific types of publications. Explains common design problems and considerations.

Desktop Publishing Tools*:

• Knowledge of and ability to use desktop publishing software for the design and development of various organizational materials.

Level Guided Working:

• Identifies tools used for the publishing function.
• Names key features and functions of desktop publishing software. Locates components of a standard publishing software toolkit.
• Reports issues, considerations, and limits surrounding desktop publishing.

Qualifications & Experience

• BCom/BA: Bachelor's degree in public relations / journalism, communications (Mandatory)
• Computer Literacy (Word, Excel, Outlook,
• PowerPoint) (Mandatory)
• Driverxe2x80x99s License (Code 8) (Mandatory)
• 5 years relevant experience within a corporate environment (Mandatory)

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