Crisis Communications Manager
Witt O'Brien's
Crisis Communications Manager
Witt O'Brien's
Global crisis and emergency management consultancy
Are you looking for an opportunity to truly make a difference? Do you want to join a collaborative, mission-driven team that protects the planet, strengthens communities, and supports businesses when they need it most? Are you seeking a place where your work contributes directly to an organization known for excellence in environmental services, crisis management, and emergency response? If your answer is “yes,” then you belong at Ambipar.
Crisis Communications Manager
Central London
If you can name a ship, it’s probably because it sank. We work to keep our clients’ vessels off the list of ships you’ve heard of.
Navigate Response, a Witt O’Brien’s company, is the strongest global crisis communications network specializing in the international shipping, port and offshore industries; headquartered in London, Houston and Singapore, we operate a global network of 45 offices in 30 countries around the world.
We provide expert advice, counsel and hands-on support at the scene of an incident, from our clients’ offices or from our offices to ensure that our clients’ side of the story is presented to the outside world in a coherent and professional manner. Preparation is key to successful crisis communications, and we provide annual planning, testing, exercising and training services to all of our clients.
The role:
Based at our London headquarters, you will be an integral part of the crisis communications team including managing initial responses and manning our incident line some evenings and weekends. You will coordinate emergency response drills using our in-house media and social media simulation platform, Triton, and will work with our senior trainers (and on your own) to provide high quality media response training to our clients at all levels. Day-to-day duties will include client liaison, internal and external comms advice and support, copywriting, media management, business development and much more.
You:
Excellent (and we do mean excellent) writer
Confident and polished public speaker
Knowledge of commercial shipping and/or crisis communications experience
Experience delivering senior level media (or other relevant) training programs
Willing and able to travel internationally (sometimes on short notice)
Highly organized with abundant common sense and the ability to muck-in and get the job done
Work well under intense pressure and show initiative during slow periods
Social media management and monitoring experience would be a significant asset
Business development experience would be an asset
Tech skills and website development experience would be an asset
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled
With you when it counts.
Global crisis and emergency management consultancy
Witt O’Brien’s is a global crisis and emergency management firm serving governments and private sector clients to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate disruptions. It covers the full disaster life cycle, including preparedness, training and exercises, business continuity, grants management (such as FEMA Public Assistance), and regulatory compliance, plus maritime support like Qualified Individual representation and Spill Management Team coordination. It differentiates itself by pairing former FEMA leadership and oil-spill response expertise with a global footprint and end-to-end services, supplemented by acquisitions in crisis communications and reputation management. Its goal is to help organizations become more resilient to both natural and man-made disruptions, protecting operations, people, assets, and reputations.
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