Principal Communications Advisor

Fortescue • Advisor • Oxford • 1w ago

Our Opportunity

Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

Roster: Monday to Friday

About the Role
It’s an exciting time to be part of the Fortescue family. We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Principal Communications Advisor to join our team in Oxford, supporting our UK workforce with a focus on Electromobility function within Fortescue Zero.

In this role, you will drive and deliver internal communications and employee engagement strategies across a dynamic and globally connected portfolio. A key focus of the position is acting as a strategic advisor to the Chief Technology Officer, Electromobility, providing high-quality communications counsel, shaping executive messaging, and supporting the delivery of key priorities across the function.

You will partner closely with senior leadership to ensure clear, consistent and impactful communication of strategy, transformation initiatives and business priorities. You will also play an important role in supporting and delivering key internal events for our UK workforce, helping to create meaningful experiences that bring our people together and strengthen engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver internal communication strategies and engaging content across company-wide channels.
• Act as a trusted advisor to the Chief Technology Officer, Electromobility, providing strategic communications support, messaging and counsel.
• Partner with senior leaders to translate complex technical and strategic priorities into clear, engaging communications.
• Create and execute tailored communications plans for major projects, transformation initiatives and technology programs.
• Drive employee engagement through innovative and impactful communication approaches.
• Support leadership with key engagement activities, including town halls, briefings and executive communications.
• Plan and support internal events for the UK workforce, alongside broader engagement and external activities as required.
• Ensure all communications reflect Fortescue’s Values and align with global communications, brand and market disclosure guidelines.

Qualifications and Experience

Tertiary qualification in communications, public relations, journalism, digital communications or a related discipline (preferred).
Demonstrated experience in internal communications, ideally within an industrial, resources, technology or similarly complex environment (or transferable experience).
Experience supporting senior executives, with the ability to provide strategic counsel and influence at leadership level.
Strong background in internal communications, with exposure to media, multi-channel content creation, public relations and events.
Proven ability to tailor messaging for diverse audiences and communication channels.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
Strong writing, storytelling and content development skills.

About You
You are a proactive and collaborative communications professional who thrives in a dynamic environment. You bring creativity, sound judgement and strong executive presence, with the ability to build trusted relationships at senior levels.

You are passionate about building culture, fostering connection and delivering high-quality communications that make a real impact, particularly in supporting leaders to communicate with clarity, authenticity and influence.

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.