Description
Purpose
To drive and support the Global Function Strategic communication within the function and the organisation's IT strategy. The role is delivery focused and will lead IT-driven business change.
The primary purpose of the role is to:
- Define the communication plan for the Global Function;
- Develop and deploy communication interventions and wider transformational change initiatives;
- Support the Transformational Change Manager in communication and/or related change deliverables;
Accountabilities
- Work as a Communication Specialist on a project to:
- Develop and execute the communication plan;
- Build and manage communication deliverables and activities to a business-ready standard:
- Create, format and review internal and external communication (including for example newsletters, webcasts webinars, handouts, posters, PowerPoint presentations, videos and photos;
- Help organize, plan, create content and deliver events and initiatives;
- Drive and gain necessary approvals for all communication;
- Able to successfully communicate strategies/messages to relevant stakeholder groups.
- Ensure that the appropriate communication tools and methods are applied to IT projects;
- Partner with other parts of the organization (IC, OD and Learning) to deliver high quality communication & change management interventions
DIMENSIONS
- Member for the Project team;
- You will be reporting to the Transformational Change Manager;
- Individual delivery of high impact communication activities.
SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS
- Demonstrated experience as a Communication Specialist;
- Understanding of change management for IT solutions;
- Excellent communication (oral and written) and written presentation skills;
- Ability to produce high quality business-facing communication deliverables and activities to drive and sustain change;
- Experience with newsletter creation, story writing, photos and video creation and editing.
- Strong editing/formatting skills (especially in PowerPoint);
- Skilled in event organization;
- Keen eye for detail;
- Working knowledge of Office 365 (including SharePoint, Outlook, PowerPoint), photo and video-editing software (preferred);
- Outstanding organizational and planning abilities;
- Proven track record of building strong stakeholder relationships at different organizational levels;
- Resilient and able to manage challenge and resistance;
- Results/outcomes oriented, business value focused;
- Confident and able to work in high-ambiguity work environment.
Michael Bailey International is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.