Description
Public Sector client based in London - Communications Manager - this role has been deemed inside scope of IR35
2 x Communications Manager - £365 Umbrella
- The role-holder is responsible for the management of the organisation's employee communications channels, programmes and campaigns, working across the function and with stakeholders across the business to create and deliver effective and innovative two-way employee communications and engagement activities that improve the flow of information to aid effective decision-making, drive employee engagement and improve overall business performance using customer insights and feedback.
- Manage the wide communication channels, online and offline, ensuring innovation in the development of new vehicles and techniques, in particular for face-to-face and social media informed by audience segmentation.
- Contribute to the development of one Intranet, and take accountability for managing content, distributed publishing and social media once launched.
- Manage print and visual media and own the internal distribution chain, ensuring rapid, cost effective and targeted dissemination of employee communications collateral to all parts of the organisation.
- Design, create plans for and lead the implementation of employee communications and engagement programmes and campaigns, managing the processes, interfaces and hand-offs for delivery across all parts of the organisation, ensuring standards are applied.
- Manage the content life cycle, ensuring messages stay relevant and fresh, including the management and development of archiving rules.
- Contribute to the development and support delivery of the editorial strategy and tone-of-voice guidelines.
- Set and share best practice with colleagues and stakeholders across the function.
Key skills and experience:
- Extensive knowledge of effective communications and engagement strategies and techniques across the full range of face-to-face, digital (including social media), print and broadcast communication channels
- Able to identify communication issues and solve problems using sound judgement and analysis, providing practical and pro-active communications guidance and support.
- Proven track record of creating and deploying employee communications and engagement channels, programmes and campaigns with a measurable positive impact on employee engagement and business performance.
- Exceptional project management and organisational skills, able to articulate clear, timetabled plans and co-ordinate the contribution of multiple stakeholders across a variety of inter-dependent business units to deliver targeted business outcomes.
Excellent written, presentation and verbal communication skills with a talent for turning complex management information into relevant and engaging content. - Experience of applying commercial and strategic awareness to problem solving, and project managing large scale, complex programmes to deliver agreed business outcomes.
- Experience of inputting to the development of policy and practice, and implementing communication and engagement policies in large organisations.
Personal impact, with a strong leadership and management background, including experience of managing and developing line managers and experienced Employee Communications professionals.
If you are interested in one or more of the roles, please apply below or give me a call