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Director, Communications
Aluminum Products Company
Montreal

Position

• Reports to the Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Communications.

Company

• A global leader in aluminum and packaging, as well as aluminum recycling.
• The second largest primary aluminum producer in the Western world
• Produces value-added aluminum in the form of sheet ingot (mainly used by the automotive, beverage can and foil markets), extrusion billet, rod and foundry ingots for affiliates and for third-party customers, serving the transportation, building and construction, consumer goods and machinery markets.
• Employs 20,000 and has operating facilities in 15 countries and regions with revenues of 2.6B in 2003.

Responsibilities:

• The development, the implementation and the management of the Business Group’s external and internal communications infrastructure.
• The establishment and maintenance of the complete inventory of issues facing the Group, the coordination of internal and external communications strategies for each country where the Group is present.
• Support the Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Communication with Government relations and public issues in coordination with the Company’s Corporate Affairs Group.
• Active and hands-on role working directly with each of the Group’s business units.

Profile:

• A university degree and ideally an MBA
• At least 10 years of internal and external communications experience in the private sector.
• Strong writing skills in both English and French.
• Systemic and process oriented combined with demonstrated strong strategic communication skills.
• A team player with leadership and project management skills: ability and willingness to work with people at different levels of the hierarchy.
• Capacity to perform under stress.
• Diplomacy, respect and ability to develop, influence and empower others.