Description
We are IT Recruitment Specialists partnered with a prestigious Global Consultancy who require a Communications Managerfor one of their Banking sector Clients based with Remote/Sheffield/London.
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Job Description:
- The specific purpose of the communication lead role is to work closely with Project Managers, Product owners and Senior stakeholders, establishing, delivering and reporting progress on a number group wide communication workstreams within projects/programmes that will ensure that Client meets its obligations in respect of a number strategic and operational initiatives and require liaison across both technology and business teams.
Key Skills required:
- Ownership of communication plans for specific project outcomes eg new application product introductions
- Develop and drive communications that support strategic goals and initiatives - both within and outside of the function
- Manage internal campaigns and news that are relevant to all service lines and/or products, including ensuring important business updates, success stories from the teams and other relevant information are communicated to employee audience groups
- Create compelling content and messages to engage employees about the progress and priorities of ITID and aligned to our purpose, strategies and priorities
- Equip people managers with briefings and material that inform and mobilize employees
- Communicate major initiatives and support programme communication, in collaboration with relevant project teams and other communication colleagues as required
- Engage stakeholders across Client by delivering key messages through appropriate channels
- Provide insight and counsel to senior management on communications strategies and messaging
- Work collaboratively with teams, to ensure local employee communications plans are aligned with global communications strategies as well as Client business priorities.
- Monitor the overall quality of communications within the function
- Develop strong relationships with key business support teams, advocates and other colleagues to facilitate execution of communication plans
- Ensure execution to world-class standards and share knowledge and best practice across the communications network
- Keep up-to-date with latest employee communications research, techniques and approaches, and network externally with peers
- Support, coach and develop tactical communications practitioners across the region helping them to deliver consistent and high-quality communications in line with overall HOST communications principles and Client's strategic priorities
If you are interested in this position and would like to learn more, please send through your CV and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible. Please note, candidates are often Shortlisted within 48 hours.